April 2011 - change - Mailing Lists

BreathEasy ODK Android Application and Web Dashboard Design
by Jan Flowers 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

Just came across this today and thought it was a nice use to share with the Change group of ODK in a domestic health application. http://projecthealthdesign.typepad.com/project_health_design/2011/03/breath…

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Gates Foundation Funds VillageReach and UW CSE Paper Digitization Tool
by Yaw Anokwa 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

The Gates Foundations’ Grand Challenges Explorations fosters creative projects that show great promise to improve the health of people in the developing world. In the latest round of funding, Allen Wilcox of Village Reach (http://villagereach.org/) working with UW CSE (Nicki Dell, Gaetano Borriello and Linda Shapiro), received a $100,000 grant for their “Digitizing Paper-Based Data Via Mobile Image Technologies” project. The team will refine and field test a mobile scanning application to transform paper data into a scalable digital system. Their solution could lower time and cost for data capture, improve data quality from the point of care, and provide access to the same information for all levels in the healthcare delivery system. This is the second Gates Foundation Grant that UW Change members have been involved in. The first was the Mobile Midwives Ultrasound (http://change.washington.edu/projects/mobile-midwives-ultrasound/) project. Congratulations to the VilllageReach and UW CSE team! http://change.washington.edu/2011/04/gates-foundation-funds-villagereach-an…

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FW: Symposium on mHealth Strategy for Latin America -- speaker videos now available
by Sherrilynne Fuller 28 Apr '11

28 Apr '11

I had the chance to participate in this excellent m-health symposium in Lima sponsored by Cayetano-Heredia University. Am happy to share the news that video clips are now available - see details below. Sherri Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical and Health Informatics School of Medicine and Information School and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics University of Washington Box 35-4812 Seattle, Washington 98195 206-491-6380 (mobile) <mailto:sfuller@u.washington.edu> sfuller(a)u.washington.edu From: Eduardo Alvarado Vasquez [mailto:eduardo.alvarado.v@alumni-upch.edu.pe] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 5:33 AM To: mschaefer(a)unicef.org; akimball(a)u.washington.edu; sfuller(a)u.washington.edu; pmechael(a)gmail.com; brooke.partridge(a)vitalwaveconsulting.com; john(a)datadyne.org; bob(a)amia.org; jpiette(a)umich.edu; Brendan Smith Cc: Patricia J Garcia; WALTER CURIOSO VILCHEZ Subject: Symposium on mHealth Strategy for Latin America - Thank You Letter Dear friends, On behalf of Dr. Patricia Garcia and Dr. Walter H. Curioso we want to thank all of you for making the Symposium on mHealth Strategy for Latin America a success! We were glad by the participation of over 150 people representing 12 countries, as well as almost 30 speakers / moderators for their participation in the panels and tracks, as well as Dr. Julio Frenk for the keynote remark. A lot of people joined the conversation online, following the event via Elluminate live web casting and on Twitter using #mhealthla. We had more than 800 tweets coming from 79 twitter users.For those of you who were not able to attend the Symposium, archives of our live stream video and clips from the event are being posted at the website: http://mhealth.andeanquipu.org/ (click on "video recordings"). To keep up to date on our activities, please join us on Twitter: @redquipu. Thank you again for all your support to move mHealth in Latin America to the next level! Sincerely, Dr. Patricia Garcia Dr. Walter H. Curioso

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Fwd: ICTs, Climate Change and Development: New Thematic Papers Online
by Yaw Anokwa 28 Apr '11

28 Apr '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> Date: Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 03:01 Subject: ICTs, Climate Change and Development: New Thematic Papers Online To: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> Six new papers on ICTs, climate change and development are now available online at: http://www.niccd.org/resources.htm They cover topics of mitigation, adaptation, disaster management, strategy, governance, and emergent technologies. If you have active interests in this field, we encourage you to share ideas via http://groups.google.co.uk/group/niccd and to comment on key issues at: http://niccd.wordpress.com These papers are the product of the University of Manchester's "Climate Change, Innovation and ICTs" research project, funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre (http://www.idrc.ca) and managed by the University's Centre for Development Informatics (http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi) Richard Heeks & Angelica Ospina

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Adam Taylor on Global to Local
by Eleanor O'Rourke 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

This Thursday at Change we will be hosting a talk by Adam Taylor of Global to Local<http://www.swedish.org/About/Overview/Mission---Outreach/Global-to-Local>, who will be discussing his work on improving health care in Washington state. *Global to Local is a project based in SeaTac and Tukwila, WA, that is working to understand if global health approaches that have proven effective overseas could also meet the needs of underserved communities here in our own backyard. Adam Taylor, G2L Project Manager will talk about how the project came to be, the opportunities and challenges associated with adapting developing world strategies to the context of the developed world, and where the project is currently focusing its efforts. There will also be a discussion on how UW students are supporting the project to understand how mobile phones can address some of the barriers that the communities face.* ** *Check out this video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTFz2mFFZcU> for more background on Global to Local.* Please join us for sandwiches, and to learn more about public health in Washington! *What:* Adam Taylor on Global to Local *When:* Thursday, April 28th at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship
by Yaw Anokwa 25 Apr '11

25 Apr '11

"To assist persons or projects to effect or which are otherwise involved in social change, with social change being the process whereby values, attitudes or institutions of society, such as education, family and industry become modified, to include both the natural process and action programs initiated by members of the community or any other person.” Their focus is: • Communication and Analytical Skills in Education • Intellectual Property Rights • Open and Collaborative Educational Resources • Telecommunications http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/funding/fellowship-programme/

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TASCHA Talk April 28: Reflections from the Gloal Telecentre Forum
by Karen Hirst 25 Apr '11

25 Apr '11

TASCHA Talk: Chris Coward and Melody Clark April 28, 2011, from 3:30 to 4:30pm Roosevelt Commons Building, fourth floor multi-purpose room Telecenters have long been one of the most prominent examples of ICT4D activity. Since their appearance in the mid-80s in Europe and North America, they have spread around the world, largely spurred by the interest to harness digital ICTs for development. With funding from national and local governments to foundations and social investors, the aim of the telecenter movement has been to bring underserved populations into the information society through computer and internet access, along with training and other services. To support this movement, IDRC launched Telecentre.org at the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis, 2005. After five years of incubation in IDRC, during which the second forum was held in Malaysia in 2007 at the GK3 summit, Telecentre.org was spun out as an independent foundation in the Philippines. On 5-7 April, 2011 the 3rd Global Forum on Telecentres was held in Santiago, Chile. In this TASCHA Talk, Chris Coward and Melody Clark will reflect on their experiences at the Santiago Forum. You will hear two different perspectives. Chris attended the first two forums and has been a longtime follower of telecenters through his research. Melody comes from the library field and for her this was her first encounter with the telecenter community. The "talk" will begin with opening thoughts from Chris and Melody, to be followed by discussion. Some of the questions we faced in Santiago and will bring to the session are: What has been the evolution of the telecenter movement, and where is it headed? What has been the position of libraries within this movement? What should it be moving forward? What are the implications of the gulf between practitioner and academic commentary on the impact of telecenters and other public access venues? How can TASCHA research contribute to this community? About Chris and Melody Chris is co-founder, Principal Research Scientist, and Director of the Technology & Social Change Group. Chris specializes in designing research programs that improve policy and practice. His work focuses on examining the social and economic impacts of information and communication technologies (ICTs), with particular attention to the role of libraries and nonprofit organizations in developing countries. Melody is the Research Coordinator for TASCHA's Global Impact Study. Recently she worked as a research assistant for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Libraries Initiative. Melody's areas of interest include impact measurement, sustainability, ICTs in public libraries, and program evaluation. TASCHA Talks are bi-weekly sessions to share, discuss, and advance new ideas around topics related to technology and social change. Learn more at tascha.uw.edu/taschatalks<http://tascha.uw.edu/2011/04/taschatalks>.

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Yaw Anokwa Hosts Change Trivia Lunch
by Eleanor O'Rourke 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

This Thursday at Change, Yaw Anokwa be hosting the first ever Change Trivia Lunch (CTL)! We’ll cover topics including global health, population growth and carbon dioxide emissions and try to get a better sense of the current state of global development. Beyond the fun you’ll have, you’ll also leave with a good understanding about where to find the answers to some hard development questions. Please join us for sandwiches, and come prepared to take on your fellow Change members in the first ever Change Trivia Lunch! *What:* Yaw Anokwa Hosts Change Trivia Lunch *When:* Thursday, April 21st at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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Survey request about global health projects
by Eleanor O'Rourke 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey if you are involved in global health projects at UW. The University is compiling information regarding global health programs across departments, and it would be great if Change work could be well represented. Thanks! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Maren Ohaks Myers <ohaks(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:27 AM Subject: FW: Survey request about global health projects To: Eleanor O'Rourke <eorourke(a)cs.washington.edu> Eleanor, As appropriate, please encourage those affiliated with Change to respond to this survey. It is going to be an important part of telling the whole story around global health work at UW. Thanks! *Maren Ohaks Myers* Industry Relations Officer, Life Sciences ** *Center for Commercialization* *University of Washington* direct 206.685-5591 ohaks(a)uw.edu <woodeb(a)uw.edu> http://depts.washington.edu/uwc4c/ * * * * *From:* Dave Eaton, Interim Vice Provost for Research [mailto:mktg@uw.edu] *Sent:* Sunday, April 17, 2011 5:32 PM *To:* Laura Biggers *Subject:* Survey request about global health projects Problems displaying this message? View the online version<http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=mgY2eW3VbOL6PvwNtSNvwg..> [image: Message header graphic] *Office of Research<http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=pUKC0Z9cujJwYAPSp44YpA..> * Dear Colleagues, We need your participation in a survey about global health<http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=UmeioqPEsoDo6kxjJ3r9mw..>. (If you are not responsible for any global health projects, I encourage you to forward this survey to your most appropriate team member.) The information you provide will help us raise the visibility of the great work you’re doing so that it’s easier for potential partners, funders and others outside the University to discover. With your help, this survey will collect data on global health activities across the University — providing us with a single source for the work being done on global health at the UW. In addition to our uses for the information, the survey results will be shared with the Washington Global Health Alliance (WGHA) and the Seattle Office of Economic Development to help them establish the Puget Sound region as a center of innovation in global health. *Please respond to the survey<http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=lh0KmZQw3PQ72uTD7Q_EgA..>by April 29 * so that the University can meet the WGHA’s deadline. Specifically, the survey asks for: - Name of program - Area of expertise - Program areas or topics - Number of employees - Geographic locations - Partnerships - Number of projects - Project examples We’ve kept the survey as brief as possible because the deadline is coming up so quickly. Your responses are crucial to helping us document the breadth and depth of all the global health work being done at the UW. If you have questions about this survey, please contact Laura Biggers at laurab27(a)uw.edu . Thank you in advance for your time and participation. Sincerely, Dave Eaton Interim Vice Provost for Research *Discover what's next.* *It's the Washington Way.* THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT BY: UW Office of Research, Gerberding Hall G80, Box 351202, Seattle WA 98195-1202 © 2011 University of Washington<http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=SX1qlN37ljzNMO9fvG5dNA..>| Contact Us <http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=7HgfVxFNQuCyyF-En6C4Kg..> | Privacy Policy <http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=jBmK42iNANO_ghNVpHY2Ig..> This e-mail message was sent to laurab27(a)u.washington.edu Manage your subscriptions<http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=uSXTHziVfAujomLnLTVs8g..>or Unsubscribe<http://engage.washington.edu/site/CO?i=0rpezaD30TE7A64psgGecnSBajEHDaZW&cid…> [image: W]

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TASCHA Talk tomorrow: Information society statistics and analysis
by Karen Hirst 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

TASCHA Talk: George Sciadas April 21, 2011, from 3:30 to 4:30pm Roosevelt Commons Building, fourth floor multi-purpose room This presentation will be a guided tour in the area of Information Society statistics and analysis. George will describe, synoptically, the evolution of quantitative research in ICTs from the early days and the preoccupation with access through major milestones such as the digital divide, e-commerce and the ICT sector, to its present state of affairs internationally. This domain provides the common ground for multi-disciplinary research including the quest for "impacts." The presentation will also link to TASCHA's Global Impact Study. The exposition will rely on George's own involvement and experiences. Stops for close-ups will be offered on request. About George George Sciadas, Statistics Canada, is interested in all matters related to the Information Society. He collaborates with United Nations bodies, development agencies, national statistical offices, NGOs, and numerous researchers globally. George holds a Ph.D. in Economics from McGill University. George plays a leading role in the Global Impact Study as a member of the Research Working Group and chair of the Survey team. TASCHA Talks are bi-weekly sessions to share, discuss, and advance new ideas around topics related to technology and social change. Learn more at tascha.uw.edu/taschatalks<http://tascha.uw.edu/2011/04/taschatalks>.

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