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LokVidya IT KaryaShala Evam Manthan - July/August 2008 - Dehradoon
Duration - 7 Days
Format - A group of 50 - 60 participants will live together for 7 days and interact in loose group settings.
Costs : Free to participate - Organizations pay for their participants travel, hostel, stationary and food costs - Voluntary contributions welcome
Topic - LokVidya IT and related issues in context of and as relevant to - swadeshi samaj and IT hierarchies.
Access - Open to all age-groups, backgrounds and IT skill levels.
Girls and youth from Hindi speaking and rural background will get priority over English speaking and urban background participants in case hostel accommodation is exceeded.
Breakup - Groups of 10 participants will join together to form Teams. Each Team will have access to One Desktop Computer and Free Software.
Participants should be encouraged to ask questions and actively kill fear of Information Technology.
Leader of each group will be rated by the team on how cooperative and knowledgeable he or she is.
Is knowledge to be shared or to be kept secret and mystified ?
Participants - About 15 from each activist organization - Any participant who has a laptop can bring it along if it has Ubuntu loaded on it or wants Ubuntu loaded on it.
Medium of Instruction - Hindi and English
Proposed Content - A. Karyashala B. Manthan

Rough Outline of LokVidya IT - 1 - Course Content :
A. LokVidyaIT Karyashala and Manthan :

1. Demonstration of component parts of a Desktop Computer and UPS
2. Connecting and Installing a Computer with UPS - Power Connections - Internet connection
3. Examining an Ubuntu Linux CD
4. Installing Ubuntu Linux on a computer - independently by oneself - then reformatting Hard Disk and Reinstalling Ubuntu - Remove fear of Computers - Does Software cause a shock ? Brief discussion of Directory structure.
5. Reading and Discussing about Ubuntu software ownership and Terms of Use - Asking Who is making Free Software for Me and Why ?
Asking who is NOT making Free Software for me and Why ?
6. Tips for teaching others how to Ubuntu - especially children, youth and women
7. Creating a free Email Account and remembering Password details
8. Configuring speaker and multimedia connections
9. Search Engine and how to search for free Information
10. How to download Ubuntu and other free softwares and from where
11. What is Wikipedia - How to make a Wikipedia account and create a page to share information on Wikipedia
12. Writing in Hindi on Desktop Computer and Hindi on Internet
13. Send an email in Hindi
14. How to search and find other Free Softwares - How to search for - and - block pornography -
15. Using a Digital Camera and uploading photos
16. How to compare software features
17. Creating a basic document, spreadsheet and Presentation using Free Software on Ubuntu and Emailing it.
18. Creating a free Blog - Apna Akhbar - MeraAkhbar - Create, Edit, Delete, Search
19. Create a Google Group for family and friends - news and details
20. How to book a Railway Ticket from the Indian Railways website / How to file an Online Income Tax Return / How to send an email to Laloo Yadav in Hindi
21. How to search for information from the Right to Information Act website - How to search for Hindi IT courses offered by Indian Institute of Technology / IIM and other top IT and management training institutes of India
22. How to book a web domain for a website and create a free Hindi website - if time permits
23. Any other interesting topic by Participants Demand

LokVidya IT KaryaShala Evam Manthan - July/August 2008 - Dehradoon
Duration - 7 Days
Format - A group of 50 - 60 participants will live together for 7 days and interact in loose group settings.
Costs : Free to participate - Organizations pay for their participants travel, hostel, stationary and food costs - Voluntary contributions welcome
Topic - LokVidya IT and related issues in context of and as relevant to - swadeshi samaj and IT hierarchies.
Access - Open to all age-groups, backgrounds and IT skill levels.
Girls and youth from Hindi speaking and rural background will get priority over English speaking and urban background participants in case hostel accommodation is exceeded.
Breakup - Groups of 10 participants will join together to form Teams. Each Team will have access to One Desktop Computer and Free Software.
Participants should be encouraged to ask questions and actively kill fear of Information Technology.
Leader of each group will be rated by the team on how cooperative and knowledgeable he or she is.
Is knowledge to be shared or to be kept secret and mystified ?
Participants - About 15 from each activist organization - Any participant who has a laptop can bring it along if it has Ubuntu loaded on it or wants Ubuntu loaded on it.
Medium of Instruction - Hindi and English
Proposed Content - A. Karyashala B. Manthan

Rough Outline of LokVidya IT - 1 - Course Content :
A. LokVidyaIT Karyashala and Manthan :

1. Demonstration of component parts of a Desktop Computer and UPS
2. Connecting and Installing a Computer with UPS - Power Connections - Internet connection
3. Examining an Ubuntu Linux CD
4. Installing Ubuntu Linux on a computer - independently by oneself - then reformatting Hard Disk and Reinstalling Ubuntu - Remove fear of Computers - Does Software cause a shock ? Brief discussion of Directory structure.
5. Reading and Discussing about Ubuntu software ownership and Terms of Use - Asking Who is making Free Software for Me and Why ?
Asking who is NOT making Free Software for me and Why ?
6. Tips for teaching others how to Ubuntu - especially children, youth and women
7. Creating a free Email Account and remembering Password details
8. Configuring speaker and multimedia connections
9. Search Engine and how to search for free Information
10. How to download Ubuntu and other free softwares and from where
11. What is Wikipedia - How to make a Wikipedia account and create a page to share information on Wikipedia
12. Writing in Hindi on Desktop Computer and Hindi on Internet
13. Send an email in Hindi
14. How to search and find other Free Softwares - How to search for - and - block pornography -
15. Using a Digital Camera and uploading photos
16. How to compare software features
17. Creating a basic document, spreadsheet and Presentation using Free Software on Ubuntu and Emailing it.
18. Creating a free Blog - Apna Akhbar - MeraAkhbar - Create, Edit, Delete, Search
19. Create a Google Group for family and friends - news and details
20. How to book a Railway Ticket from the Indian Railways website / How to file an Online Income Tax Return / How to send an email to Laloo Yadav in Hindi
21. How to search for information from the Right to Information Act website - How to search for Hindi IT courses offered by Indian Institute of Technology / IIM and other top IT and management training institutes of India
22. How to book a web domain for a website and create a free Hindi website - if time permits
23. Any other interesting topic by Participants Demand

लोकविद्या आई टी कार्यशाला एवम मन्थन - सन् २००८ - देहरादून उत्तराँचल -

LokVidya IT KaryaShala Evam Manthan - July/August 2008 - Dehradoon
Duration - 7 Days
Format - A group of 50 - 60 participants will live together for 7 days and interact in loose group settings.
Costs : Free to participate - Organizations pay for their participants travel, hostel, stationary and food costs - Voluntary contributions welcome
Topic - LokVidya IT and related issues in context of and as relevant to - swadeshi samaj and IT hierarchies.
Access - Open to all age-groups, backgrounds and IT skill levels.
Girls and youth from Hindi speaking and rural background will get priority over English speaking and urban background participants in case hostel accommodation is exceeded.
Breakup - Groups of 10 participants will join together to form Teams. Each Team will have access to One Desktop Computer and Free Software.
Participants should be encouraged to ask questions and actively kill fear of Information Technology.
Leader of each group will be rated by the team on how cooperative and knowledgeable he or she is.
Is knowledge to be shared or to be kept secret and mystified ?
Participants - About 15 from each activist organization - Any participant who has a laptop can bring it along if it has Ubuntu loaded on it or wants Ubuntu loaded on it.
Medium of Instruction - Hindi and English
Proposed Content - A. Karyashala B. Manthan

Rough Outline of LokVidya IT - 1 - Course Content :
A. LokVidyaIT Karyashala and Manthan :

1. Demonstration of component parts of a Desktop Computer and UPS
2. Connecting and Installing a Computer with UPS - Power Connections - Internet connection
3. Examining an Ubuntu Linux CD
4. Installing Ubuntu Linux on a computer - independently by oneself - then reformatting Hard Disk and Reinstalling Ubuntu - Remove fear of Computers - Does Software cause a shock ? Brief discussion of Directory structure.
5. Reading and Discussing about Ubuntu software ownership and Terms of Use - Asking Who is making Free Software for Me and Why ?
Asking who is NOT making Free Software for me and Why ?
6. Tips for teaching others how to Ubuntu - especially children, youth and women
7. Creating a free Email Account and remembering Password details
8. Configuring speaker and multimedia connections
9. Search Engine and how to search for free Information
10. How to download Ubuntu and other free softwares and from where
11. What is Wikipedia - How to make a Wikipedia account and create a page to share information on Wikipedia
12. Writing in Hindi on Desktop Computer and Hindi on Internet
13. Send an email in Hindi
14. How to search and find other Free Softwares - How to search for - and - block pornography -
15. Using a Digital Camera and uploading photos
16. How to compare software features
17. Creating a basic document, spreadsheet and Presentation using Free Software on Ubuntu and Emailing it.
18. Creating a free Blog - Apna Akhbar - MeraAkhbar - Create, Edit, Delete, Search
19. Create a Google Group for family and friends - news and details
20. How to book a Railway Ticket from the Indian Railways website / How to file an Online Income Tax Return / How to send an email to Laloo Yadav in Hindi
21. How to search for information from the Right to Information Act website - How to search for Hindi IT courses offered by Indian Institute of Technology / IIM and other top IT and management training institutes of India
22. How to book a web domain for a website and create a free Hindi website - if time permits
23. Any other interesting topic by Participants Demand

New York's City Council has passed a bill to issue 1,000 new permits for street vendors to sell fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods where fresh produce is scarce. The council voted 37-9 on Wednesday to issue the permits, which will be distributed among the five boroughs in neighborhoods where at least 15 percent of people surveyed said they had eaten no fruits or vegetables the previous 24 hours.

Department of Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said the aim of the program will be to introduce fresh produce back into neighborhoods where diabetes and obesity rates have skyrocketed. In was the latest in a series of initiatives by the administration " including a 2006 ban on trans fats and an ongoing fight to make chain restaurants post calorie counts on their menus " to make New York City healthier.

BHARTI retail banner name unveiled

According to reports, Bharti Retail may call its retail outlets - Easy Day. The company is finalising its plans for the rollout and is expected to open its first store later this year. "Easy Day was among the names being considered, adding that the company has not taken a final decision on it," the source added. Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal said, "You can hear from us on the final concrete plans before April-end."

French government attacks food retailers and manufacturers :

The French government has accused food manufacturers and retailers of taking advantage of global food prices to boost their profits and has threatened action against such market “abuses†. Francois Fillon, prime minister, said the government would investigate why prices had risen faster in France than in neighbouring European countries. "There have clearly been abuses on the part of manufacturers and retailers who are profiting from the rises in commodity prices to increase their margins," he said. Retailers rejected the accusation saying that they had already cut their margins to stem price rises.

TESCO accused of setting up offshore tax avoidance scheme :

According to reports in The Times, Tesco has set up an elaborate offshore tax avoidance scheme which could see the retailer avoid paying as much as GBP1 billion (USD2 billion) of tax on profits from the sale and leaseback of its UK properties to external investors through the use of a number of companies in the Cayman Islands. The story cited a Tesco spokesman as saying the allegations were "wrong... Far from avoiding tax, Tesco is a top ten UK taxpayer, contributing more than GBP1 billion (USD2 billion) to the Exchequer last year. The profits from Tesco's share in these offshore property partnerships are included in full in Tesco's UK tax returns and the details of the agreements have been provided to Her Majestys Revenue & Customs department."

Organised Retail sector seeks industry status in this budget

FICCI had prepared a charter of demands for the US$ 12 billion "organised retail sector", which is currently growing at 30-35% per annum.

Here is a list of major demands :

· The sector should be granted industry status.

· Uniform tax structure should be implemented. Gradual shift from the various state taxes to uniform tax would result in ease in sourcing goods efficiently and in turn aid the growth of the retail sector. The introduction of VAT in all states would result into the scrapping of differential sales tax prevailing in different states on the same product.

· Allow retailers to adjust the service tax on all inputs (rents and telephone) against the sales tax they collect from customers. The retailers who pay the state VAT do not have any output service tax against which they can set off service tax paid by them.

· Eliminate multiple licenses and clearances. Retailers need to obtain licenses and permits such as basic trading licenses, product specific licenses, pollution clearances etc for every retail outlet (even its a chain store). This only delays the opening of stores and increases cost.

· FDI limit should be further liberalised, which will ensure development of robust cold chain system, bets retailing practices and wide range of goods and services at competitive prices. It will also bring along with it increased focus on farmer education and training resulting into better crop/ yield management practices. 100% FDI in multi brand retailing must be allowed in certain areas such as electronics, automobiles, sports goods etc.

In Solidarity!

Dharmendra Kumar

Director

India FDI Watch

M-09871179084

Email:dkfordignity@yahoo.co.uk, dkfordignity@gmail.com

New York's City Council has passed a bill to issue 1,000 new permits for street vendors to sell fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods where fresh produce is scarce. The council voted 37-9 on Wednesday to issue the permits, which will be distributed among the five boroughs in neighborhoods where at least 15 percent of people surveyed said they had eaten no fruits or vegetables the previous 24 hours.

Department of Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said the aim of the program will be to introduce fresh produce back into neighborhoods where diabetes and obesity rates have skyrocketed. In was the latest in a series of initiatives by the administration " including a 2006 ban on trans fats and an ongoing fight to make chain restaurants post calorie counts on their menus " to make New York City healthier.

BHARTI retail banner name unveiled

According to reports, Bharti Retail may call its retail outlets - Easy Day. The company is finalising its plans for the rollout and is expected to open its first store later this year. "Easy Day was among the names being considered, adding that the company has not taken a final decision on it," the source added. Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal said, "You can hear from us on the final concrete plans before April-end."

French government attacks food retailers and manufacturers :

The French government has accused food manufacturers and retailers of taking advantage of global food prices to boost their profits and has threatened action against such market “abuses†. Francois Fillon, prime minister, said the government would investigate why prices had risen faster in France than in neighbouring European countries. "There have clearly been abuses on the part of manufacturers and retailers who are profiting from the rises in commodity prices to increase their margins," he said. Retailers rejected the accusation saying that they had already cut their margins to stem price rises.

TESCO accused of setting up offshore tax avoidance scheme :

According to reports in The Times, Tesco has set up an elaborate offshore tax avoidance scheme which could see the retailer avoid paying as much as GBP1 billion (USD2 billion) of tax on profits from the sale and leaseback of its UK properties to external investors through the use of a number of companies in the Cayman Islands. The story cited a Tesco spokesman as saying the allegations were "wrong... Far from avoiding tax, Tesco is a top ten UK taxpayer, contributing more than GBP1 billion (USD2 billion) to the Exchequer last year. The profits from Tesco's share in these offshore property partnerships are included in full in Tesco's UK tax returns and the details of the agreements have been provided to Her Majestys Revenue & Customs department."

Organised Retail sector seeks industry status in this budget

FICCI had prepared a charter of demands for the US$ 12 billion "organised retail sector", which is currently growing at 30-35% per annum.

Here is a list of major demands :

· The sector should be granted industry status.

· Uniform tax structure should be implemented. Gradual shift from the various state taxes to uniform tax would result in ease in sourcing goods efficiently and in turn aid the growth of the retail sector. The introduction of VAT in all states would result into the scrapping of differential sales tax prevailing in different states on the same product.

· Allow retailers to adjust the service tax on all inputs (rents and telephone) against the sales tax they collect from customers. The retailers who pay the state VAT do not have any output service tax against which they can set off service tax paid by them.

· Eliminate multiple licenses and clearances. Retailers need to obtain licenses and permits such as basic trading licenses, product specific licenses, pollution clearances etc for every retail outlet (even its a chain store). This only delays the opening of stores and increases cost.

· FDI limit should be further liberalised, which will ensure development of robust cold chain system, bets retailing practices and wide range of goods and services at competitive prices. It will also bring along with it increased focus on farmer education and training resulting into better crop/ yield management practices. 100% FDI in multi brand retailing must be allowed in certain areas such as electronics, automobiles, sports goods etc.

In Solidarity!

Dharmendra Kumar

Director

India FDI Watch

M-09871179084

Email:dkfordignity@yahoo.co.uk, dkfordignity@gmail.com

New York's City Council has passed a bill to issue 1,000 new permits for street vendors to sell fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods where fresh produce is scarce. The council voted 37-9 on Wednesday to issue the permits, which will be distributed among the five boroughs in neighborhoods where at least 15 percent of people surveyed said they had eaten no fruits or vegetables the previous 24 hours.

Department of Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said the aim of the program will be to introduce fresh produce back into neighborhoods where diabetes and obesity rates have skyrocketed. In was the latest in a series of initiatives by the administration " including a 2006 ban on trans fats and an ongoing fight to make chain restaurants post calorie counts on their menus " to make New York City healthier.

BHARTI retail banner name unveiled

According to reports, Bharti Retail may call its retail outlets - Easy Day. The company is finalising its plans for the rollout and is expected to open its first store later this year. "Easy Day was among the names being considered, adding that the company has not taken a final decision on it," the source added. Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal said, "You can hear from us on the final concrete plans before April-end."

French government attacks food retailers and manufacturers :

The French government has accused food manufacturers and retailers of taking advantage of global food prices to boost their profits and has threatened action against such market “abuses†. Francois Fillon, prime minister, said the government would investigate why prices had risen faster in France than in neighbouring European countries. "There have clearly been abuses on the part of manufacturers and retailers who are profiting from the rises in commodity prices to increase their margins," he said. Retailers rejected the accusation saying that they had already cut their margins to stem price rises.

TESCO accused of setting up offshore tax avoidance scheme :

According to reports in The Times, Tesco has set up an elaborate offshore tax avoidance scheme which could see the retailer avoid paying as much as GBP1 billion (USD2 billion) of tax on profits from the sale and leaseback of its UK properties to external investors through the use of a number of companies in the Cayman Islands. The story cited a Tesco spokesman as saying the allegations were "wrong... Far from avoiding tax, Tesco is a top ten UK taxpayer, contributing more than GBP1 billion (USD2 billion) to the Exchequer last year. The profits from Tesco's share in these offshore property partnerships are included in full in Tesco's UK tax returns and the details of the agreements have been provided to Her Majestys Revenue & Customs department."

Organised Retail sector seeks industry status in this budget

FICCI had prepared a charter of demands for the US$ 12 billion "organised retail sector", which is currently growing at 30-35% per annum.

Here is a list of major demands :

· The sector should be granted industry status.

· Uniform tax structure should be implemented. Gradual shift from the various state taxes to uniform tax would result in ease in sourcing goods efficiently and in turn aid the growth of the retail sector. The introduction of VAT in all states would result into the scrapping of differential sales tax prevailing in different states on the same product.

· Allow retailers to adjust the service tax on all inputs (rents and telephone) against the sales tax they collect from customers. The retailers who pay the state VAT do not have any output service tax against which they can set off service tax paid by them.

· Eliminate multiple licenses and clearances. Retailers need to obtain licenses and permits such as basic trading licenses, product specific licenses, pollution clearances etc for every retail outlet (even its a chain store). This only delays the opening of stores and increases cost.

· FDI limit should be further liberalised, which will ensure development of robust cold chain system, bets retailing practices and wide range of goods and services at competitive prices. It will also bring along with it increased focus on farmer education and training resulting into better crop/ yield management practices. 100% FDI in multi brand retailing must be allowed in certain areas such as electronics, automobiles, sports goods etc.

In Solidarity!

Dharmendra Kumar

Director

India FDI Watch

M-09871179084

Email:dkfordignity@yahoo.co.uk, dkfordignity@gmail.com