Posts Tagged ‘education’

Cambodia — IT initiatives

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 [...]

Stats — literacy, demographic

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, [...]

S-21 — Vann Nath, Phnom Penh students

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 [...]