Re: [kFW] Draft letter to DTI asking for support...

[Daniel Harris <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim and All,

At 09:19 29/07/2002 +0100, Tim Snape wrote:
>looks like a good start.

Cool! I sent it out before heading off to Big Green Gathering, which was 
great, by the way.

>When you present to the DTI,  I'd suggest making the fruits of the kendra
>initiative available for other initiatives to use. ie A significant amount
>of UK gov. support is going towards content creation. The kendra initiative
>could provide the delivery vehicle for this content - once created.

Yup. Good point to emphasise this. We have always said that the Kendra 
system is an open architecture and that any code coming from any Kendra 
project would be open source and have no cost. This system is intended for 
ALL content owners and ALL consumers.

It is important to note that Kendra will not charge to for code but to 
actually use the system people will need to run it and these service 
providers may charge for their services, which is fair. By the way, I've 
always said that Kendra Initiative (or Foundation for that matter) will not 
be a service provider.

>I have been in talks with South West Regional Development Agency and the
>Gov. Office for the South West (DTI) and there is a clear need for a Kendra
>like delivery vehicle.

Please do tell them about Kendra and get them involved and pushing for it. 
Get them to fund it!

>I would also suggest aiming a little higher. THe EU Commission is spending
>16 billion euros over the next 4 years on various R&D activities under
>Framework Programme 6. Kendra could fit very nicely into this.

Seriously, how high do you think I'm aiming? I need feedback. Do you mean 
aim higher than the DTI? Or aim higher in terms of project goals? Or amount 
of funding we're going for?

I have been invited to a meeting of the eContent group in Luxembourg in 
November. Is this group connected with FP6? FP6 also has a conference is 
November but in Brussels.

I really need help with this stuff. I am of far better use to the Kendra 
project when I am creating and promoting and not trawling through yards of 
documents or filling out forms to get funds in. I really don't want to get 
bogged down in fundraising. How do I get a fund raiser?

Cheers Daniel