March 2012 - change - Mailing Lists

Gates Foundation calls for new innovations to optimize immunization systems
by Nicola Dell 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Balderston, Beth <bbalderston(a)path.org> Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 4:22 PM Subject: Gates Foundation calls for new innovations to optimize immunization systems To: "nixdell(a)cs.washington.edu" <nixdell(a)cs.washington.edu> Hi Nicky, Could you post the announcement to the Change list serv? People should direct questions to GCEhelp(a)gatesfoundation.org (linked below). Many thanks!!**** ** ** Beth Balderston**** Communications Associate**** Reproductive Health Global Program**** PATH**** ** ** Mail: PO Box 900922 | Seattle, WA 98109, USA | FAX 206.285.6619 **** Street: 2201 Westlake Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98121 | TEL 206.285.3500 x4888 **** www.path.org/cervicalcancer | www.rho.org**** ** ** =====**** ** ** WHAT WOULD YOU PROVE WITH $100,000?**** ** ** Gates Foundation calls for new innovations to optimize immunization systems* *** ** ** The Grand Challenges Explorations program is seeking bold ideas from innovative thinkers by offering US$100,000 grants to prove the potential of new approaches to optimize immunization systems. With new life-saving vaccines being introduced in immunization programs around the world, new ideas are needed urgently to ensure that the systems trusted with delivering these products are up to the task.**** ** ** Your unique ideas and innovative thinking are encouraged!**** ** ** Great ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Launched in 2008, Grand Challenges Explorations grants have already been awarded to 602 researchers from 44 countries.**** ** ** Whether you are an engineer, public health specialist, entrepreneur, or student working in a nongovernmental organization, ministry of health, university, or company—you are invited to submit your idea in two pages or less. You could be the next recipient of US$100,000 to prove your idea and have the opportunity to receive additional funding up to $1 million if your project is successful.**** ** ** Priority areas for funding include:**** ** ** • Vaccine product characteristics.**** • Supply system design.**** • Environmental impact.**** • Information systems.**** • Human resources.**** • Vaccination acceptance.**** ** ** Ideal proposals should be responsive to the topic area, daring in premise, and clearly different from the approaches currently under investigation or employed. Solutions should focus on the operational aspects of immunization systems and must have the potential to be scaled up or reproduced in multiple low-resource settings.**** ** ** Launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this call builds on work facilitated by Project Optimize—a joint World Health Organization and PATH project—to develop a common vision for the future of immunization supply systems and logistics.**** ** ** The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2012. For further information about the topic areas and application guidelines, please visit the web pages linked below or contact: GCEhelp@gatesfoundation.org.**** ** ** More information**** ** ** Call for proposals: Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems ( http://tinyurl.com/immunizationsystems)**** Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations website ( http://www.grandchallenges.org/vxf)**** Project Optimize (http://www.path.org/projects/project-optimize.php)****

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Job: Technology Lead at Jacaranda Health in Nairobi
by Brian DeRenzi 18 Mar '12

18 Mar '12

Jacaranda Health is seeking a Technology Lead to be based in Nairobi. See the attached doc for details. --- Jacaranda Health is seeking a Technology Lead to help us become a global pioneer in technology- supported health delivery. We rely on IT to communicate with the women we serve, support our clinicians, and understand our social impact. We want to assemble a portfolio of technologies (including mobile apps, medical record systems, and decision support tools) by using open source software, working with technology partners and consultants, and where necessary developing in-house solutions. There is an immense appetite in the global health community to demonstrate successful implementation of health IT tools in a clinical setting, so this work could be globally important.

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Re: [change] Resume for Network Operations in Rowanda and Kenya
by Yaw Anokwa 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

Please do not post your resume to this list. Doing so will get your account banned. On Mar 15, 2012 5:35 PM, "Ngabuen Nshom" <nnshom(a)verizon.net> wrote: >

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Job: Network Ops Engineer for Inveneo
by Yaw Anokwa 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

>From http://www.inveneo.org/newsfeed/network-operations-Engineer Inveneo is a 501c3 nonprofit social enterprise, which means that we operate like a business with a social mission. Our mission is to get the tools of technology, through computing and regional networking, to organizations operating in rural and highly underserved communities of the developing world. Our model is built on development, not aid. We operate in a number of countries. We work with local partners to develop homegrown ability to deliver quality communications technology and alternative power solutions. The organizations we serve address some of the most pressing problems in their communities: health care, education, economic opportunity and infrastructure. Inveneo is seeking a Network Operations Engineer who will help us stand up NOCs (network operations centers) to monitor and support telecommunications networks in the rural and developing world. We're definitely not looking for a router jockey. This is a unique opportunity for a person with significant network support operations experience to shape how Inveneo supports its networks, and to play a role in defining a replicable framework for supporting networks in locations as diverse as Haiti, Kenya, Rwanda, and beyond. The successful applicant should have a healthy dose of network curiosity: the interest that drives an engineer to go beyond "it's not working" to "this is why, and here's how we keep it from happening again." Inveneo's engineering team is small and agile. Our engineers must be technical generalists able to adapt quickly to unpredictable conditions and unforeseen technical challenges.

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ACM DEV and ICTD 2012 Facebook group
by Rajan Vaish 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hi all, I have created an open group on Facebook, through which all the participants at ACM DEV and ICTD 2012 can stay in touch. This might not only foster collaboration, but also serve as a platform where young researchers can connect and learn from experienced one's. I hope it helps, thanks. Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/323403594374517/ Regards, Rajan -- Rajan Vaish CS PhD student at the University of California, Santa Cruz | http://www.rajanvaish.com

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Job: Tech Lead for Hospital in Nairobi
by Yaw Anokwa 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

>From the attachment... "Jacaranda Health is a social enterprise that aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa. Our goal is to create a chain of clinics providing high quality, affordable, respectful reproductive health services to poor urban women. Jacaranda aims to become the largest provider of affordable maternal health in the region, and also to serve as a global “innovation laboratory” for new approaches to improve maternal health – from outreach and marketing, to low-cost mobile technologies. For more detail about our approach, visit www.jacarandahealth.org. Jacaranda Health is seeking a Technology Lead to help us become a global pioneer in technology-supported health delivery. We rely on IT to communicate with the women we serve, support our clinicians, and understand our social impact. We want to assemble a portfolio of technologies (including mobile apps, medical record systems, and decision support tools) by using open source software, working with technology partners and consultants, and where necessary developing in-house solutions. There is an immense appetite in the global health community to demonstrate successful implementation of health IT tools in a clinical setting, so this work could be globally important."

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ICTD Plenary Sessions - Live Stream
by Yaw Anokwa 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

On Tuesday, March 13th and Wednesday, March 14th, the Plenary Sessions of the ICTD 2012 Conference are being streamed live through the home page at http://www.ictd2012.org. The live stream will start at 9:00am, Atlanta time. If you are unable to attend in person, this is a great way to hear the talks at ICTD 2012.

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Greenstart's $115K Offer for Cleantech + IT Startups
by Beth Kolko 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

> _______________ > From: Forrest Hanson [forrest(a)greenstart.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 1:52 PM > To: GIAN BRUNO > Subject: HCDE and Greenstart's $115K Offer for Cleantech + IT Startups > > Hi Gian, > > My name is Forrest Hanson, and I am reaching out to you from Greenstart<http://greenstart.com/>, a startup accelerator focused on helping entrepreneurs build successful companies at the intersection of Cleantech and IT. HCI is integral to many of these startups, which is why I am reaching out to you. > > Applications<http://greenstart.com/apply> for our fall cohort are available now through April 11, and I’m wondering how we might share this opportunity with folks in the HCDE community and alumni network who are working in that space. > > For more information, here are a few links that cover: > > * our $100k convertible note<http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/05/cleantech-focused-incubator-greenstart-now…>, > * our five current companies<http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/15/greenstart-tightens-focus-goes-after-sexy-…>, > * and <http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/15/greenstart-tightens-focus-goes-after-sexy-…> our application process<http://vimeo.com/37786711>. > > I’d love to answer any questions you have and am happy to set up a call if that's at all convenient. > > In the meantime, I hope all's well in Seattle -- thank you for reading! > > -- > > Forrest Hanson | 303.917.6072 > > Greenstart > 22 Battery Street, 11th Floor > San Francisco, CA 94117 > greenstart.com<http://greenstart.com/> | @greenstart<https://twitter.com/#!/greenstart> > > >

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JOBS: Open faculty position in ICT4D
by Gaetano Borriello 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Subject: Open faculty position in ICT4D To: gaetano(a)cs.washington.edu Dear Gaetano Borriello, UNU-IIST is recruiting to fill an opening for a faculty position in ICT for Development. As the academic arm of the United Nations, UNU offers a unique environment to pursue research in the broader context of the UN mission of development and human rights. We would appreciate if you could please help distribute the vacancy announcement ( http://iist.unu.edu/announcement/research-fellow) to potential candidates for this position. Best Regards, UNU-IIST | Macau, China Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development tel +853 2871-2930 | fax +853 2871-2940 www.iist.unu.edu vacancy-rf(a)iist.unu.edu

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ICT4D research fellowship at UN University in Macau
by Ed Cutrell 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

FYI: http://iist.unu.edu/announcement/research-fellow UN University<http://iist.unu.edu/> research fellowship is available for ICT4D researchers. This could be a pretty cool opportunity.... Deadline for application submission is 27 April. Please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested! ed (Ping me if you want the pdf job announcement for whatever reason.)

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