[Advisors] a "digital strategy" for Canada

[Brian Beaton]

Kristina ... Thanks for the invite to work with you to include remote and
rural representation in your upcoming events. I am including a couple of
colleagues in this message so they know about this invite and the
possibility of developing this opportunity with you. Lyle is the KO-KNET
Videoconferencing Coordinating and he has A LOT of experience in supporting
online events. Penny is the KO-KNET Business Manager who has a wealth of
experience in working with remote and rural First Nations.  

Over the next few weeks I will be relocating to Fredericton, NB so I am
hoping that your offer to work with the KO-KNET team will be extended to the
folks who will be continuing the work that we started ...

Brian Beaton, KO-KNET Coordinator
Keewaytinook Okimakanak
Box 1439, Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1B9
T: 807-737-1135 x1251, Toll-free: 877-737-5638 x1251
C:  807-216-5216
F: 807-737-1720
E: brianbeaton@knet.ca 
W: http://knet.ca 
e-Community - Bringing People Together with ICT Innovations -
http://e-community.knet.ca
First Mile - Sharing First Nation ICT stories and innovations -
http://firstmile.ca
First Nation Innovations - Researching and Publishing First Nation ICT
Innovations - http://fn-innovation-pn.com 
Staying Positive - Keewaytinook Mobile - http://mobile.knet.ca  


-----Original Message-----
From: advisors-admin@tc.ca [mailto:advisors-admin@tc.ca] On Behalf Of
Kristina Verner
Sent: February-24-13 12:04 PM
To: Brian Beaton
Cc: 'Gareth Shearman'; 'TC Advisors'
Subject: Re: [Advisors] a "digital strategy" for Canada

Brian,

I'd be happy to provide a virtual connection for the i-CANADA conference in
June for those that can't make it to Toronto.  However, I would want to be
sure it is an authentic two-way conversation.  To bring in rural speakers,
and even those from around the world that we couldn't have travel for
previous events, we have been fortunate to use telepresence, but this may
not be the ideal solution to foster the dialogue that may be desired.  Do
you think that a reduced registration rate for virtual attendees would be an
option to help cover off the costs for any solution that we put in place to
make this happen (e.g. one of the dedicated solutions I found when searching
quickly was approximately $10k).

Do you have some suggestions on solutions that have worked well so I can
look into their feasibility? If not, I can look for them - but thought
perhaps you may have some past experience(s) with some of the options
available.  Would you be interested in helping me sort through this in time
for the conference?

We are also going to be launching an online discussion/collaboration tool
for an ongoing dialogue in the late spring/early summer for i-CANADA so
please stay tuned for details.

Also - if you have some suggestions for locations for upcoming i-CANADA
events that could be centred on remote and rural communities, I'd be happy
to bring those suggestions forward!

Thank you in advance!
Kristina


On 2013-02-24, at 6:02 AM, Brian Beaton <brianbeaton@knet.ca> wrote:

> Gareth ... Maybe one thing to do is to be lobbying these different 
> conference organizers to begin using ICTs to effectively  include 
> people and communities in a meaningful and respectful way in these 
> events. Instead of always being left out on the edges in online 
> events, it is possible for the folks in remote and rural to be 
> included as presenters and participants in any gathering.
> 
> Drawing everyone to the cities to fill their hotels, airports, taxis, 
> restaurants, stores is just another expensive strategy to take care of 
> the cities and keep everything centralized. Getting people from the 
> cities to travel to and understand the realities of remote and rural 
> communities, especially First Nations, has always been a challenge.
> 
> Brian Beaton, KO-KNET Coordinator
> Keewaytinook Okimakanak
> Box 1439, Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1B9
> T: 807-737-1135 x1251, Toll-free: 877-737-5638 x1251
> C:  807-216-5216
> F: 807-737-1720
> E: brianbeaton@knet.ca
> W: http://knet.ca
> e-Community - Bringing People Together with ICT Innovations - 
> http://e-community.knet.ca First Mile - Sharing First Nation ICT 
> stories and innovations - http://firstmile.ca First Nation Innovations 
> - Researching and Publishing First Nation ICT Innovations - 
> http://fn-innovation-pn.com Staying Positive - Keewaytinook Mobile - 
> http://mobile.knet.ca
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: advisors-admin@tc.ca [mailto:advisors-admin@tc.ca] On Behalf Of 
> Gareth Shearman
> Sent: February-23-13 4:23 PM
> To: TC Advisors
> Subject: [Advisors] a "digital strategy" for Canada
> 
> I would like to pose a couple of questions:
> 
> 1. What can TC do to promote and assist the advent of a bottom up 
> "digital strategy" - from the "grass roots" shall we say?
> 
> 2.  Many of us on this list support the concept of municipally owned 
> and controlled networks - both wired and wireless.  How can we best 
> engage community in actively supporting this concept?
> 
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