KO and First Nations receive international recognition as University of Vienna invests in researcher
As Philipp Budka prepares to return to northern Ontario in February to continue his research work with MyKnet.org users, he recently received some much deserved recognition of the importance of his work from his university in the form of a research grant. As Philipp describes below, this grant represents much more than the financial support in the fact that the importance of his research is now being recognized by his university and others in Europe.
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On January 24, 2008, Philipp Budka wrote [ph.budka@philbu.net]
I want to let you know that the University of Vienna has selected me and my dissertation project for a 2008 research grant.
This allows me to work more concentrated on my dissertation over the next 11 months, aiming to finish by the end of 2008.
In addition, I consider this grant as an acknowledgment of the subject and design of the research project, which wouldn't be possible without your support and of course the help of many others.
KO and K-Net, and the work they do, are slowly but steadily getting more and more familiar not only to Austrian students, but also to University funders and researchers.
And I hope that this really will benefit KO, K-Net, NAN, and other indigenous peoples around the world employing and practicing ICTs for their specific needs.
All the best and talk to you soon,
Philipp (http://www.philbu.net)