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DIRSI to meet in Argentina Print E-mail
Written by Amy Mahan   
Sunday, 26 November 2006

DIRSI (the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Dialogue on the Information Society) members from the Caribbean, Central and South America are meeting this week in Buenos Aires, Argentina to consolidate the network's research strategy and its Mobile Opportunities project. The main goal of this research is to understand the strategies employed by the poor in LAC to access and use mobile telephony services, and identify the major market and regulatory barriers to increased penetration and usage. 

The project also seeks to understand how mobile telephony access contributes to social and economic development by the poor.

The DIRSI meeting will provide an opportunity for addressing organisational logistics for membership and new members, participation in upcoming events and representation of the DIRSI Board of Advisors, whose current membership includes Professor William H. Melody, Professor Manuel Castells, and Dr. Bernardette Lewis.

For more information about DIRSI activities and research:

Regional Dialogue on the Information Society (DIRSI)

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Diálogo Regional sobre Sociedad de la Infomación (DIRSI)

Contactar DIRSI

Digital Poverty: Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives
This work will soon be available in printed book format.

La Pobreza Digital: Perspectivas de América Latina y el Carib