update: DIGITALDIVIDE listserv has moved!

[Andy Carvin <acarvin@BENTON.ORG>]

Hi everyone... I just wanted to let you know that DIGITALDIVIDE, the
listserv of the Benton Foundation's Digital Divide Network, has =
recently
moved to a new server. Please update your address books and bookmarks =
to
reflect this change.

New address for subscribing: listserv@owa.benton.org
New address for posting: digitaldivide@owa.benton.org

For more information about joining the list, please see below....=20


An invitation to join DIGITALDIVIDE:=20
A discussion list on bridging the digital divide

As part of its ongoing commitment to exploring new ways of bridging the
digital divide, the Benton Foundation's Communications Policy Program =
would
like to invite you to join the DIGITALDIVIDE listserv. DIGITALDIVIDE is =
a
moderated discussion in which citizens can discuss the wide range of =
issues
related to bridging the digital divide. The listserv, which currently
includes over 2200 members from around the world, cuts across =
disciplinary
boundaries: community activists, educators, researchers, =
representatives of
commercial and nonprofit enterprises, volunteers, students and =
concerned
citizens are all encouraged to take part in this online discussion.=20

The listserv tackles the digital divide from a variety of angles, that
include (but are not limited to) the following subjects:=20

-    technology access issues;
-    content creation for underserved populations and communities;=20
-    combating illiteracy in its many forms;
-    online diversity;=20
-    economic development and workforce issues;
-    community building;
-    the Internet and cultural diversity;
-    digital divide news and events;
-    education and training;=20
-    best practices from local, national and international Digital =
Divide
efforts;
-    obstacles to bridging the Digital Divide;=20
-    new tools for measuring the Divide;
-    public/private and commercial/nonprofit partnerships;
-    public policy issues

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DIGITALDIVIDE is moderated by veteran listserv facilitator Andy Carvin,
Senior Associate at the Benton Foundation.

In order to subscribe to DIGITALDIVIDE, send an email message to

listserv@owa.benton.org

In the first line of the body of the message, include the following =
line:

subscribe digitaldivide yourname

with nothing else contained in the message. Be sure to replace =
=ECyourname=EE
with your name.=20

If you prefer to subscribe via the web, you can visit our web site:

http://www.DigitalDivideNetwork.org

Simply fill out your email address on the left side of the page where =
it
says "Sign up for the DIGITALDIVIDE discussion list" and press the =
"submit"
button. You'll then receive a confirmation email that will help you =
complete
your subscription to the list.

For more information, feel free to contact Andy Carvin at
acarvin@benton.org.=20

thanks,
Andy Carvin
DIGITALDIVIDE list moderator
acarvin@benton.org

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