Hi Roger, Eugenio and Yasminas,
many of you are familiar with HONF, the media art and technology lab in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. One of their current projects - 'Micronations / Macronations: Democratising Energy' may be of interest to you. And vice-versa, I think this project in Tanzania can provide some useful reference to the further development of the HONF project. Here's some preliminary info:
http://ix.natural-fiber.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:micronationmacronation-curatorial&catid=63:latest-projects&Itemid=65
and a video:
http://vimeo.com/45452898
cheers,
Stephen
On 02.09.2012, at 05:08, roger malina wrote:
> yasminers
>
> here is a response from eugenio tisseli velez re
> art-science and agriculture
>
> any other examples ?
>
> roger
>
> Eugenio Tisselli Vélez
> Hi Roger,
>
> I just saw that you published a call for projects about art, science
> and agriculture. Maybe our project, Sauti ya wakulima (The voice of
> the farmers in Kiswahili) might be of interest. In short, Sauti ya
> wakulima enables farmers to create a collaborative knowledge base
> about agriculture using mobile phones and a web page. Please take a
> look if you find it interesting:
>
> http://sautiyawakulima.net/
>
> If you want to learn a bit more, please read this article I wrote
> about the project:
>
> http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/11/30/smart-phones-meet-smart-farming-indigenous-knowledge-sharing-in-tanzania/
>
> Best wishes,
> Eugenio.
>
> SAUTI YA WAKULIMA
> sautiyawakulima.net
>
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