<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=421060111-26072007><FONT face=Arial
size=4>Dear all,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=421060111-26072007><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=421060111-26072007><FONT face=Arial
size=4>To get access to application programs for persons with disabilities, it
cost more for PWD in developing countries, and the income is of course lower. No
insurance can be used. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=421060111-26072007><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=421060111-26072007><FONT face=Arial
size=4>World Blind Union has tried to negotiate with the producer of screen
reading programs, that we from industrial could pay more to reduce the price for
customer in developing countries. But this was not possible due to business
tradition.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=421060111-26072007><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=421060111-26072007><FONT face=Arial
size=4>All the best</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=421060111-26072007><FONT face=Arial
size=4>Kicki </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P align=left><SPAN lang=sv><FONT face=Arial size=4>Kicki
Nordström<BR>Synskadades Riksförbund (SRF)</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=sv><FONT
face=Arial size=4>World Blind Union (WBU)<BR>122 88 Enskede<BR>Sweden<BR>Tel:
+46 (0)8 399 000<BR>Fax: +46 (0)8 725 99 20<BR>Cell: +46 (0)70 766 18
19<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:kicki.nordstrom@srfriks.org">kicki.nordstrom@srfriks.org</A>
</FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN lang=sv>
<P><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial>kicki.nordstrom@telia.com (private)</FONT>
</FONT></P></SPAN>
<DIV> </DIV><BR>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=sv dir=ltr align=left>
<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Från:</B> kwasi boakye-akyeampong
[mailto:kboakye1@yahoo.co.uk] <BR><B>Skickat:</B> den 26 juli 2007
09:20<BR><B>Till:</B> governance@lists.cpsr.org<BR><B>Ämne:</B> [governance] IS
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE A PHANTOM?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Some one recently asked me:<BR><BR>"is it within the remit of ICANN
to ensure access?"<BR><BR>Access is seen from many angles including availability
of the technology and systems and also costs. This fellow was wondering why it
costs more to obtain a .gh (Ghana) domain name than to get a .com or a
.co.uk?<BR><BR>Can members help me explain? Because despite the many years and
many initiatives of attempting to bridge the digital divide, it still costs more
to access technology in developing countries. Is the digital divide a
mirage?<BR><BR>Kwasi<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><FONT class=sqq><STRONG><FONT face=system
color=#007f40>..............................................................................................................................</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=sqq><STRONG><FONT face=system color=#007f40>“If I am not for
myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I?
And if not now, when?”</FONT></STRONG> - <FONT face="arial black"><FONT
face=system>Rabbi Hillal</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=sqq><FONT face="arial black"><FONT face=System
color=#007f40><STRONG>..............................................................................................................................</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P>
<HR SIZE=1>
Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, <A
href="http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html">sign
up for your free account today</A>.</BODY></HTML>