Dalai Lama issues support for Tibetan WiFi summit in India

Well, you don’t see this at a technology conference every day. The Dalai Lama has issued a statement of support for the Air Jaldi Summit happening in October in Dharamshala. The Himalayan town is hometown-in-exile for the Tibetan government, and home to a mesh network project I’ve been reporting on for NPR and Wired News.

Here’s the Dalai Lama’s statement — snip:

“The internet’s contribution to the diffusion and dissemination of knowledge and information is truly remarkable.

“By itself the internet cannot feed the poor, defend the oppressed, or protect those subject to natural disasters, but by keeping us informed it can allow those of us who have the opportunity to give whatever help we can.”

Previously:

* Tibetan mesh org hosting community WiFi event in India in Oct.

* Tibetan refugee WiFi org: we were DoSed, China IPs involved

* Xeni’s “reporter’s notebook” trek blog.

* NPR Day to Day radio series “Hacking the Himalayas”: