If I am not mistaken this is not the first time that this communique is sent to our list. And to many others, and to individuals (I just get one, again, although I protested several times). It does not present the latest news about this endeavour but is a basic promotional pamphlet whose distribution is close to Spam. As I stressed after earlier postings, the claim of this group to be "the first forum to portuguese and spanish speaking specialists, under the structure of an internet gate", even with the mention of a particular technical platform, is inexact, if it points to chronology, and excessive, not to say more, if it points to importance. It is also intriguing that a portal open to all so conspicuoulsy avoids links to other regional endeavours in the same area (e.g. http://funredes.org/mistica). Even though the latter are conducting for quite a while investigations that are only contemplated by "Sociedad Digital". The latter is however offering courses to the business community, though not for profit and claiming to reinvest the return into the yet to be launched investigation programme. The choice of material presented is not less intriguing than the list of sponsors is impressive. The apparent contradictions in the picture of this organization makes one wonder what it is really about and trying to achieve. And perhaps also points to the ease with which "cyberempires" can be built. Michel J. Menou Thursday, December 12, 2002, 6:01:02 PM, you wrote: alrao> Message: 4 alrao> From: "Charlie Breindahl" <charlie@aoir.org> alrao> To: "Air-L" <air-l@aoir.org> alrao> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:53:42 +0100 alrao> Subject: [Air-l] Digital Society Project alrao> Reply-To: air-l@aoir.org alrao> Versi=F3n espa=F1ol al frente, versi=F3n portuguesa a continuaci=F3n, alrao> versi=F3n inglesa al final. alrao> ________________________________________________________________ snip alrao> Scientific message to the Internet Community and to the Information alrao> Society Community. alrao> The Digital Society =96 www.sociedaddigital.org / alrao> www.asociedadedigital.org=20 alrao> This message has the objective of informing the Internet Community alrao> and the Information Society Community the latest news about The alrao> Digital Society Project. alrao> The Digital Society is a project open mainly to the Internet alrao> Community and the Information Society Community in Latin American, alrao> however without restrictions to any other countries or regions in alrao> the world. It is about the creation of the first forum to portuguese alrao> and spanish speaking specialists, under the structure of an internet alrao> gate (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org). alrao> The structure of this space is divided, in its first level, into alrao> areas considered of extreme importance to the development of the alrao> Information Society, such as language, (brechas digitais), alrao> e-Government, special studies, legislation and country information. alrao> On a second level, there are interactive elements such as news, alrao> special projects and information centres designed to promote alrao> interchanges and synergy between regional specialists, always alrao> searching for new models, applications and research results, alrao> benefiting all users and paving the road between the Information alrao> Society and the Knowledge Society. alrao> Therefore, we invite everyone to visit the Internet site, integrate alrao> yourself in the community, contribute with your knowledge and use alrao> all free available resources. alrao> Our address : (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org). alrao> Please send any queries and comments to info@sociedaddigital.org.=20 alrao> All comments, queries and contributions are welcome. alrao> Cordially, alrao> President of the Digital Society Board of Directors alrao> Ricardo Petrissans de Aguilar, MSc, PhD. alrao> ricardo@sociedaddigital.org alrao> This message will only be sent once, since it is intended to be alrao> directed to the members of the Latin America Scientific Community. alrao> If it is not of your interest, please delete it. Thank you for your alrao> time and attention. alrao> --__--__-- alrao> _______________________________________________ alrao> Air-l mailing list alrao> Air-l@aoir.org alrao> http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l alrao> End of Air-l Digest --