Curious about who is working to build capacity in IT. Found some organizations/projects in the country and hope to speak with people involved.
Bar Camp, Oct 3-4, 2009
(http://barcampphnompenh.org) was held at Pannasasstra University (PUC); there are 1100+ people registered on the site as attending; sponsored by local and international companies.
Conical Hat Software
(http://www.conicalhat.com) Based in Phnom [...]
Trying to get a sense of who among and how large a sector of the population could use a tool that is (a) written (b) computer-based. So, digging for numbers about literacy and telecom ownership, usage, access. I’m not just interested in computer and internet ownership/access. I’m also interested in radio, tv, [...]
Lonely Planet guide to Cambodia, 6th ed, 2008, introduction:
“For every illegal eviction of the city dwellers or land grab by a general, there will be a new NGO school offering better education, or a new clean-water initiative to improve the lives of hte average villager. Such is the yin and yang of Cambodia, a [...]
S-21 or Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (http://www.tuolsleng.com/) was a Phnom Penh school turned into a prison by the Khmer Rouge, now preserved as a genocide museum. It is estimated that as many as 20,000 people may have been detained at S-21 where they were torchered and killed. The map of Cambodia made of skulls and [...]
I attended the Center for Justice and Reconciliation (CJR, http://www.cjr-cambodia.org/) National Conference on Victim’s Participation, “Moving Forward, Together: Transforming Killing Fields to Living Fields.”
A panel of ECCC officials from various branches of the ECCC and victims’ association representatives answered questions from an audience estimated at about 200+ at Pannasastra.
Some observations:
victims want to share their personal [...]
This morning, I met with Phoung Pham from the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center. The HRC conducted a survey, published in 2009, to assess the general public’s awareness, impressions, and interests in the ECCC. They are back now to conduct a follow-up.
Our work intersects — the initial report suggested that both the ECCC [...]
I met with Michelle Staggs and Sovvanath Ngeth when I arrived on Tues, got a light overview of the court and people I might try to meet here.
Sovvanath will be my partner and translator for some of this research. He is a monitor for the court, a graduated law student in Phnom Penh.
East-West Center [...]
Pol Pot’s Shadow, a Frontline World story about Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/
Includes a broadcast story from 2002 with interviews from Cambodia and more recent updates from the field. Also some useful graphics about the history of the country.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/history.html