November 2011 - change - Mailing Lists

Re: [change] $35 touchscreen tablet launched in India
by Rohit Chaudhri 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

heh & i thought the guy's talking about roti - the old old bollywood movie starring rajesh khanna & mumtaz :) http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0176105/ On Nov 9, 2011 11:56 PM, "Rahul Banerjee" <banerjee(a)cs.washington.edu> wrote:

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Fwd: [CCC Blog] NSF Unveils Cross-Cutting Smart Health & Wellbeing Program
by Ed Lazowska 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erwin Gianchandani <erwin(a)cra.org> Date: Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:04 AM Subject: [CCC Blog] NSF Unveils Cross-Cutting Smart Health & Wellbeing Program To: erwin(a)cra.org CCC Blog has posted a new item, 'NSF Unveils Cross-Cutting Smart Health & Wellbeing Program' You may view the latest post at http://www.cccblog.org/2011/11/10/nsf-unveils-cross-cutting-smart-health-we… Excerpt ------------ The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) have joined forces to co-sponsor a new, interdisciplinary Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB) program for FY 2012. The solicitation just out today broadens a program first implemented by CISE in spring 2011 -- and is consistent with an outline in last winter's President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report on networking and information technology R&D as well as a prior Computing Community Consortium (CCC) health IT research roadmap: Through the Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB) Program, NSF seeks to address fundamental technical and scientific issues that would support much needed transformation of healthcare from reactive and hospital-centered to preventive, proactive, evidence-based, person-centered and focused on wellbeing rather than disease. The issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to, sensor technology, networking, information and machine learning technology, modeling cognitive processes, system and process modeling, and social and economic issues. Effective technology-based solutions must satisfy a multitude of constraints arising from clinical needs, social interactions, cognitive limitations, barriers to behavioral changes, heterogeneity of data, semantic mismatch and limitations of current cyberphysical systems. The high degree of complexity and broad range of the problems require multidisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers to identify and address barriers limiting quality of life, independence for chronically ill and elder individuals, and other aspects of wellbeing. Fundamental technological advances are also needed to understand the impediments that prevent people from engaging in health-promoting life styles including diet and exercise and from participating in their healthcare decisions. The solicitation calls for two types of projects (after the jump...): You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Erwin Gianchandani erwin(a)cra.org

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UW Work Nominated in HealthUnbound's Innovators Challenge
by Yaw Anokwa 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

HealthUnbound has nominated 30 individuals who have contributed innovations to the mHealth field. Of the 30 projects, 6 are UW-affiliated. Below are the projects and a short description about their connections to UW. We need your help to get down to the winners. Go to http://healthunbound.org/top11_vote to learn more about each project and then vote on your favorite. Congratulations to all the nominees, and please do vote now — the deadline is this Friday! # Derek Treatman: CommCare-Sense UW-CSE's Brian DeRenzi led much of the original field work to develop CommCare. # Joaquin Blaya: MiDoctor MiDoctor uses UW's Open Data Kit for their interactive voice response functionality. # Julius K.A. Awakame: OpenMRS-based telepsychiatry using mobile phones Julius spent a quarter at UW-CPHI working with Sherrilynne Fuller and Bill Lober. # Marc Mitchell: D-Tree International Brian DeRenzi worked closely with D-Tree on implementation and study of IMCI in Tanzania. # Martin Were: AMPATH's mHealth Programs UW-CSE's Yaw Anokwa and Carl Hartung work closely with AMPATH on their CHW and decision support work. # Thomas A. Odeny: Text Messaging Improves Attendance at Post-Operative Clinic Visits Thomas received his MPH at UW and is a part of the Kenya Research Program.

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Discussion: Is local participation and decentralization of development work necessary to make it sustainable?
by Nicola Dell 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

This Thursday at Change Mayank Goel and Praveen Shekhar will be leading a discussion on local participation and the decentralization of development work. *Is local participation and decentralization of development work necessary to make it sustainable?* In Rajasthan, India, there is school: Barefoot College, that trains local people from the villages to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors. Most of the students in the college are illiterate women. They help in these communities to become self-sufficient and gives the locals in the village the ownership of their projects. The movement has spread to many parts of India, Afghanistan and Africa. Is this model of training people in fields that would directly affect them, giving them the ownership of their projects and letting them come up with their own unique solutions more sustainable than introducing them to new infrastructure abruptly? *What:* Discussion led by Mayank Goel and Praveen Shekhar *When:* Thursday, Nov 10th at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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IDEO.org Seeking 2013 Fellowship Candidates
by Yaw Anokwa 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: IDEO.org <info(a)ideo.org> > Subject: IDEO.org Seeking 2013 Fellowship Candidates > Date: November 7, 2011 11:36:27 AM PST > To: <jwishnie(a)thoughtworks.com> > Reply-To: IDEO.org <info(a)ideo.org> > > We're asking for your support in helping us find outstanding candidates and spreading the word to potential applicants. > Is this email not displaying correctly? > View it in your browser. > > Hello Friends of IDEO.org, > > We're excited to announce that we've opened the application process for next year'sIDEO.org Fellowship Class. We're asking for your support in helping us find outstanding candidates and spreading the word to potential applicants. > > The IDEO.org Fellowship Program enables future global leaders from the design, business, and social sectors to spend one year working with experienced IDEO designers to address poverty-related challenges using the tools of human-centered design. IDEO.org is looking for inspiring individuals with backgrounds in design, business, the social sector, and social enterprise. Individuals with experience working in developing countries and/or with low-income communities are encouraged to apply. We seek candidates with minimum of 5 years work experience or a graduate degree + 3 years experience. Passion for the challenges of poverty and design thinking are a must! > > Please forward this job description to qualified candidates and we?d appreciate your help by publicizing the application through your Twitter, Facebook and/or other networks. > > > Thanks for your support! > > Patrice, Jocelyn + the IDEO.org Team > > forward to a friend > Copyright ? 2011 IDEO.org, All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you opted in at ideo.org > Our mailing address is: > IDEO.org > 100 Forest Ave > Palo Alto, CA 94301 > > Add us to your address book > unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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"ict4d" as a term
by Yaw Anokwa 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

in erik hersman's post at http://whiteafrican.com/2011/11/02/the-subtle-condescension-of-ict4d, he says: "...we’re doing ourselves a disservice with this terminology and that it has a negative perception in the tech startup culture in Africa. Technology is about overcoming inefficiencies in the system, and products succeed because they solve real needs within communities. In Africa, as in the West, some of these solutions are for-profit and some not-for-profit. It’s important to invest in the local startups involved in trying to solve these problems and come at it from a more objective view, instead of labeling innovative technology solutions from Africa automatically as ICT4D." erik's thoughts have sparked a debate on the term "ict4d" that might be interesting to folks on this list. if you want other perspectives on the issue, jonathan donner has a nice overview at http://jonathandonner.com/archives/242. yaw

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"ict4d" as a term
by Yaw Anokwa 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

in erik hersman's post at http://whiteafrican.com/2011/11/02/the-subtle-condescension-of-ict4d, he says: "...we’re doing ourselves a disservice with this terminology and that it has a negative perception in the tech startup culture in Africa. Technology is about overcoming inefficiencies in the system, and products succeed because they solve real needs within communities. In Africa, as in the West, some of these solutions are for-profit and some not-for-profit. It’s important to invest in the local startups involved in trying to solve these problems and come at it from a more objective view, instead of labeling innovative technology solutions from Africa automatically as ICT4D." erik's thoughts have sparked a lively debate on his blog that might be interesting to folks on this list. if you want other perspectives on the term, jonathan donner has a nice overview at http://jonathandonner.com/archives/242. yaw

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negroponte on olpc distribution
by Yaw Anokwa 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

"We will literally take [OLPC] tablets and drop them out of helicopters...When I say I drop out of the helicopters, I mean it...it's like a Coke bottle falling out of the sky..." -- Nicholas Negroponte at Open Mobile Summit pc mag article - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395763,00.asp olpc news commentary - http://www.olpcnews.com/people/negroponte/xo_helicopter_deployments_nich.ht… video of talk - http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2011/06/social-innovation-summit-201… (comments are at 1 hr mark)

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Stanford Launches Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies
by Robert Richards 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Launch apparently took place today: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/seed/ "Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies "The Institute, known informally as SEED, seeks to stimulate, develop, and disseminate research and innovations that enable entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders to alleviate poverty in developing economies. SEED's work is based on the belief that a critical route for economic growth is through the creation of entrepreneurial ventures and by scaling existing enterprises." http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/seed/press-release.html "November 4, 2011 "STANFORD, CA—The Stanford Graduate School of Business has established the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies with a $150 million gift from Dorothy and Robert King, MBA ’60. The gift is among the largest ever to Stanford University. The Institute’s aim is to stimulate, develop, and disseminate research and innovations that enable entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders to alleviate poverty in developing economies...." -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert C. Richards, Jr., J.D.*, M.S.L.I.S., M.A. Ph.D. Student Department of Communication Arts and Sciences The Pennsylvania State University State College, PA 16802 E-mail: robertrichards03(a)gmail.com CV: http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/robert-richards Blog: http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com * Member New York bar, retired status. Any opinions expressed above are mine, not those of my institution. The statements above are not legal advice or legal representation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Gates in Forbes
by Ed Lazowska 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Spectacular article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2011/11/02/the-second-coming-of-b…

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