The mHealth Alliance and Rockefeller Foundation’s "Top 11 in 2011
Innovators Challenge" has awarded 11 individuals who have contributed
innovations to the mHealth field. Of the 11 individuals that were recognized, 3
are UW-affiliated. Below are the projects and a short description
about their connections to UW.
Derek Treatman: CommCare-Sense
UW-CSE’s Brian DeRenzi led much of the original field work to develop CommCare.
Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElXk_SZS6f4
Joaquín Blaya: MiDoctor
MiDoctor uses Open Data Kit for their interactive voice response functionality.
Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRjr5X519gY
Martin Were: AMPATH’s mHealth Programs
UW-CSE’s Yaw Anokwa and Carl Hartung work closely with AMPATH.
Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skV25YchXlE
These three projects are due to a close collaboration with the Change
group and we are excited to see Derek, Martin and Joaquín recognized
for their work using mobile technology in innovative ways to improve
health systems and outcomes.
Congratulations to Derek, Joaquin and Martin and thanks to all who voted!
http://change.washington.edu/2011/12/three-uw-change-projects-awarded-for-m…
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Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 19:15
Subject: [Cs-grads] FW: Winter 2012 Course Offering: Gaming for Global
Development
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Subject: Winter 2012 Course Offering: Gaming for Global Development
Greetings,
Can you please communicate the following course information to
Computer Science and Engineering students? We thought the students in
your programs would be particularly interested in this course. Please
let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Ellen Weinstein
Director of Academic Services
Evans School of Public Affairs
University of Washington, Box 353055
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206.685.8983
Email: ekwein(a)uw.edu
www.evans.washington.edu
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From: Ellen Weinstein <ekwein(a)uw.edu>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Subject: Winter 2012 Course Offering: Gaming for Global Development
To: evansgrads(a)u.washington.edu
The Evans School of Public Affairs is pleased to announce an exciting
course offering for Winter 2012 . . .
Course: PBAF 599D: Prize Philanthropy and Innovation – Gaming for
Global Development
Instructor: Ann Bostrom
Dates/Times: Please see attached syllabus and slides for additional details
Course Description: Join the X PRIZE Lab@UW for a one-day Workshop
winter term, to test
the waters for a Spring interdisciplinary course on incentivizing
massive global engagement through gaming and prizes.
· Learn the principles of open innovation
· Dive deep into the ways in which gaming and social media are
solving real world problems
· Address pressing issues in global development
· Design a global scale incentive competition
· Pitch your ideas to leaders in innovation
In 2004, the Ansari X PRIZE for suborbital spaceflight captured the
public's imagination, leveraging a $10M prize into over $100M in
innovation. Now the X PRIZE Foundation is developing new prizes to
focus innovation around other "Grand Challenge" themes, including
genomics, energy, health care, and education. Around the world, prizes
are gathering steam as tools for public policy, as well as
philanthropy and corporate innovation.
Our special Winter 2012 workshop and interdisciplinary Spring X PRIZE
course challenge you to apply the tools of gaming and social media to
develop revolutionary breakthroughs in global development. This is not
a theoretical exercise, but a real opportunity to design a $10M prize
for incentivizing high-leverage breakthroughs while adding essential
tools to your innovation toolkit. Together with industry leaders and
maverick innovators, we will examine the intersection of incentives
and innovation, drawing on economic models, historic examples, and
analytic tools, and pitch your ideas to members of the X PRIZE
Foundation.
This is not your usual lecture course. Through interactive projects,
high profile panels, and class discussions, we will explore
cross-cutting themes in technology policy, behavioral psychology,
gaming, social networks, pattern recognition, global development,
entrepreneurship and innovation. Graduate students with diverse
backgrounds welcomed. Advanced undergraduates with permission of
instructor.
The course will meet three Friday afternoons Winter 2012, one of which
will be an all day workshop. Enroll winter term for 1 credit for the
workshop alone, up to 5 credits for the workshop, readings,
discussions and preliminary prize design development. Questions? Email
evansreg(a)uw.edu.
Course information is available at:
http://evans.washington.edu/courses-degrees/pbaf-599d-special-topics-prize-…
Thank you,
Ellen Weinstein
Director of Academic Services
Evans School of Public Affairs
University of Washington, Box 353055
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206.685.8983
Email: ekwein(a)uw.edu
www.evans.washington.edu
Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter
Are you interested in putting your research and analysis skills to use by engaging in a real project? If so, there is a seminar next quarter that might be right for you.
In Winter Quarter 2012 the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), in collaboration with researchers from Statistics Canada and the UW Statistics Department, will hold a seminar course utilizing comprehensive data from three surveys of operators, users and non-users of public access computing venues (i.e. libraries, telecenters, cybercafés). The surveys were conducted in Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and the Philippines. The result is a richsource of data on demographics, usage needs/behaviors, and services in thesecountries. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to the research and learn and apply quantitative research skills in a variety of ways.
Please see the attached course description (also pasted below) for more information.
For questions or further information on the seminar, including registration, contact Araba Sey (arabasey(a)uw.edu<mailto:arabasey@uw.edu>) or Chris Rothschild (chriskr(a)uw.edu<mailto:chriskr@uw.edu>).
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INFX 571 C/D: TASCHA Research Seminar
Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) research seminars at the Information School offer students an opportunity to gain practical research experience with one of our many projects investigating the design, use and impact of information and communication technologies in communities facing social and economic challenges.
This Winter 2012 section focuses on the Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs), a five-year, $7.2-million international research project sponsored by the Global Libraries initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The goal of the study is to generate evidence about the scale, character, and impacts of public access to information and communication technologies. Looking at cybercafés, telecenters and libraries, the study investigates impact in a number of areas, including communication and leisure, culture and language, education, employment and income, governance, and health.
Seminar Focus: Analysis of Survey Data on Public Access ICTs
The Global Impact Study comprises a variety of research activities, including a comprehensive set of surveys of public access venue owners/operators, users, and non-users at more than a thousand public access venues in Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and the Philippines. The result is a rich source of data on demographics, usage needs/behaviors, and services in these countries. The seminar will focus on analysis of the survey data. This is a great opportunity to learn and apply quantitative methods in a real research context with real data. The seminar will be led by George Sciadas (Statistics Canada), Hil Lyons (UW Center for Statistical Consulting), and Araba Sey (TASCHA).
Students may contribute to the research in a variety of ways including: review of literature on public access ICT use in a variety of social settings; data coding and recoding; exploring the data from different topical angles; identifying useful subsets of the data; learning about and applying appropriate statistical methods; and analyzing, summarizing and interpreting results. Students will work individually or in teams to do all of the above, carving out a well-defined project to be completed by the end of the quarter.
Student Expectations
Students will gain new skills in working on this project. However, the seminar is not intended to be solely a learning experience; activities are intended to feed into the project's survey data analysis strategy and produce tangible outputs for the project. Participation will involve an active application of the skills and knowledge that students already have.
Necessary Skills for the Course
A variety of skills and background will be useful for the course due to the number of components in conducting real research. Skills need not be uniform for all students, as diverse skills and backgrounds can complement each other. It is not necessary to be a statistics expert for this course, but familiarity with quantitative social science research and statistical software (e.g. SPSS) is a plus. Creative thinking, self-motivation, and the ability to thrive in collaborative settings are also highly valued.
For questions or more information on the seminar, including registration, contact Chris Rothschild (chriskr(a)uw.edu<mailto:chriskr@uw.edu>) or Araba Sey (arabasey(a)uw.edu<mailto:arabasey@uw.edu>).
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Melody Clark
Research Coordinator | Global Impact Study
Technology & Social Change (TASCHA)
melclark(a)uw.edu<mailto:melclark@uw.edu> | 206.685.7819
Twitter: @ictimpact<http://twitter.com/#!/ICTimpact>
www.globalimpactstudy.org<http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/>