[Chapter-delegates] OECD seeking YouTube video: "How can the Internet make the world a better place?"

[Arnoud van Wijk]

Very interesting.
But I'd love to see some way to get such videos subtitled.

How the internet make the world a better place? Well, by at least try where
possible to make such clips accessible for people who cannot understand the
voice in such clips.
That means people who are Deaf, deaf and Hard of Hearing.
But when such video clips are subtitled, everybody benefits from this. You
can watch such video clips in your office without disturbing your
co-workers. Or when English is not your first language, the subtitles may
help.
Or if you are in a noisy place like an internet café, or in a library where
noise is not appreciated. Subtitles will also help.

Hmmm we should create a video clip explaining why subtitles are a good idea
for video clips that show how the internet makes the world a better place.

I wish I had access to people who can subtitle video clips.

What do you all think about this?

Arnoud  


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Arnoud van Wijk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [mailto:chapter-
> delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Bill Graham
> Sent: dinsdag 3 juni 2008 0:26
> To: Chapter Delegates
> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] OECD seeking YouTube video: “How can the
> Internet make the world a better place?”
> 
> I thought the following might interest some of you (thanks to Michael
> Nelson for this particular pointer)
> =========================
> The OECD is organising a Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the
> Internet Economy on 17-18 June 2008 in Seoul, Korea. Government
> ministers from more than 40 countries, global business and civil
> society leaders, academics and technical experts will meet with more
> than 1000 participants to forge broad principles that can provide an
> enabling policy environment for the Internet Economy.
> To ensure the widest participation to this event, Angel Gurría, the
> OECD Secretary General, invites Internet users to upload a short video
> on a dedicated YouTube video channel answering the following question:
> “How can the Internet make the world a better place?”
> 
> The OECD will select some of the best contributions and, in Seoul,
> will ask ministers and meeting participants to react in a video.
> We would like to invite you to record your answer to this question in
> a short 1 or 2 minute video and to upload it on YouTube. You are
> totally free with regard to how you want to address the question and
> the content of your answer.
> Entries will be closed the day before the opening of the Seoul
> Ministerial Meeting (16 June 2008).
> The links below will help you upload your video on the Web site.
> 
> Links
> ·         Watch the  OECD Secretary General announcement:
> www.youtube.com/FutureInternet
> ·         OECD Press release:
> ·
> www.oecd.org/document/3/0,3343,en_2649_201185_40713859_1_1_1_1,00.html
> 
> ·         Seoul Ministerial Meeting:
> ·         www.oecd.org/FutureInternet
> ·         www.oecdministerialseoul2008.org
> 
> ·         Upload your video: www.youtube.com/FutureInternet - Click
> “Submit”
> ·         How to upload a video on YouTube:
> http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=57924&topi
> c=10525
> ·         What video formats can be uploaded:
> http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=55744&topi
> c=10526
> ·         YouTube Support center:
>   http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/
> 
> The OECD
> The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is a global
> forum for new ideas to create prosperity in developed and developing
> countries. Its members, the governments of 30 market democracies, work
> together to address the economic, social and governance challenges of
> globalisation as well as to exploit its opportunities
> (www.oecd.org/about)
> .
> 
> Figures and facts about YouTube:
> ·         Over 240 million users, of which 66% in the 18-34 age group.
> ·         2/3rds of traffic outside of the US.
> ·         Hundreds of millions of video are viewed daily.
> ·         The Davos Question, a similar initiative, has had over 4
> million views.
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