February 2019 - change - Mailing Lists

Would you happen to know of any refugees or migrants who have experienced cybersecurity issues?
by Yosem Companys 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Hey All, Would you happen to know of any refugee or migrant individuals (or groups) who have experienced cyber-security violations (e.g., stolen identities, hacked social media accounts)? A prominent cyber-security company wants to know because it has identified incidents from the threat side but would like to show the human impact. It goes without saying that the company will protect the identities of those who decide to come forward. Thanks, Yosem

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UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Feb 12: Meg Young, UW iSchool, Data Governance
by Philip Garrison 07 Feb '19

07 Feb '19

Please join us for Change next Tuesday (Feb 12) at noon in CSE 203, with a talk by Meg Young. If UW operations are suspended (https://emergency.uw.edu/) the talk will be canceled. Last week's canceled talk (Cliff Schmidt) has been rescheduled to March 5. *Who:* Meg Young *What:* Data Ownership is Not Dispositive: Data Ownership and Access in Outsourced "Smart City" Data Programs *When:* Tuesday, Feb 12, 12-1pm *Where:* CSE 203 *Abstract:* Recent and intensifying interest in how companies govern user data has been met with an emphasis on users' rights with respect to their own data. However, a closer look at how data "ownership" works in practice reveals that ownership does not ensure that data is governed as owners (and subjects) intend. In this talk, I argue that data ownership is not determinative of the rights and obligations that the metaphor suggests. I draw on examples from three data sharing configurations in my dissertation fieldwork on access, accountability and proprietary systems in outsourced local government data programs: (1) ORCA card readers, (2) transit agencies providing first- and last-mile service to transit stations, and (3) a UW-based "data trust" for cross-sector data sharing. In each case, I explore what "work" data ownership does in practice, and find that it is not indicative of who can access data and for what purpose. *Bio:* Meg is a PhD Candidate in the UW Information School and a member of the Tech Policy Lab, Critical Platform Studies Group, and Data Lab. She primarily conducts ethnographic work on technology policy and smart cities programs.

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Fwd: [TIER] Hiring CTO and CFO for a rural connectivity startup in Peru
by Matt Podolsky 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Shaddi Hasan <shaddi(a)cs.berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 2:52 PM Subject: [TIER] Hiring CTO and CFO for a rural connectivity startup in Peru To: <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Sharing on behalf of a friend. Please circulate to your networks, and feel free to get in touch with me (shaddi(a)cs.berkeley.edu) if interested. --- A well-financed rural connectivity start-up is looking for a Technical Director (CTO), Finance Director (CFO) and Compliance Director. It will deploy network throughout rural Peru, from the high Andes to the Amazon basin bringing internet connectivity to millions. The company is structured as a lean (~40 employees), fast moving start-up that needs to disrupt traditional network operations to reach aggressive cost targets. The positions are in Lima and the candidates must be fluent in Spanish. *Technical Director* RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead the overall deployment and operations of the network and platforms that support the company. - Identify and pursue opportunities to expand the services offered by operators. - Design and implement the service network in an efficient way that enables commercial opportunities, taking advantage of innovative technologies and processes appropriate for rural areas. - Responsible for the design, organization and implementation of IT technologies, initiatives and projects - Lead technical and commercial pilots with different suppliers and partners, such as Facebook and Google, with the aim of enhancing and expanding services EXPERIENCE - Experience in technical areas of a telco operator (Engineering, Network Planning and Operations), ideally with prior experience in rural areas. - Technical experience should include radio access, local backhaul, and network operations. - Ability to manage complex infrastructure investment projects - Knowledge and practical experience in agile methodologies - Experience in the management of multidisciplinary teams - Experience in contract negotiation and vendor management *Finance Director* RESPONSIBILITIES - Responsible for ensuring the proper administration of the company, managing the company's resources and controlling the annual revenue budget, OpEx and CapEx. - Set financial policies that promote the culture and vision of the company. - Evaluate new opportunities to ensure that resources are focused on the best opportunities. - Ensure the company's compliance of all current laws and regulations related to the business operation. - Create and manage the annual operating budget. EXPERIENCE - Experience in a controlling or financial position ideally in sectors with extensive infrastructure Capex - Rigorous management of numbers and financial information - Capacity to communicate with stakeholders and inform them promptly of the evolution of the business - Identification and validation of new business opportunities - Financial negotiations - Ability to link operational activities to financial results _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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Re: [change] UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Feb 5: Cliff Schmidt, Amplio Network
by Philip Garrison 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Change will be canceled today, since most UW operations are suspended due to icy conditions. -Philip On Mon, Feb 4, 2019, 12:39 PM Philip Garrison <philipmg(a)cs.washington.edu wrote: > Reminder: the Change seminar will meet tomorrow in CSE 203, with a talk by > Cliff Schmidt. > > *Title:* Audio and Analytics: Strengthening Health Knowledge and Outcomes > in Remote Communities > > *Abstract: *In the most isolated and remote communities in Ghana and > Kenya, citizens face challenges in accessing credible, consistent > information about their health, well-being, and rights. Low literacy > combined with poor infrastructure, low nurse-patient ratios, and limited > access to mainstream media are barriers to the development of thriving and > resilient communities. To address these development challenges, Amplio > Network’s partners in Ghana and Kenya leverage the Talking Book, a rugged, > hand-held, battery-powered audio device, which provides on-demand access to > information for people who can't read. Our partners use Talking Books to > deliver targeted, behavior change messaging in the form of interviews, > songs, and dramas in local languages and dialects, to inform, educate, and > prompt rural communities to practice and adopt key behaviors to reduce > poverty, generate demand for essential services, and improve community > health and protection outcomes. A recent randomized control trial > co-designed by UNICEF Ghana found that people with access to health > messages on Talking Books were 50% more likely to use bed nets and 50% more > likely to wash their hands with soap. > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 4:18 PM Philip Garrison < > philipmg(a)cs.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Please join us for Change next Tuesday (Feb 5) at noon in CSE 203. >> >> *Who:* Cliff Schmidt, of Amplio <https://www.amplio-network.org/> >> *When:* Tuesday, Feb 5, 12-1pm >> *Where:* CSE 203 >> >> Cliff will speak about his time running Amplio Network (formerly Literacy >> Bridge), a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that uses its Talking Book >> audio device to help global partners amplify and widen their impact. Topics >> may include: the Talking Book technology, the business model, evaluation >> approaches, and/or partnerships. >> >> *Bio* >> Cliff founded Amplio Network (formerly named Literacy Bridge) in 2007 to >> address global poverty and disease by making practical agriculture and >> health knowledge accessible to those who need it most. He led the >> development of an audio-based mobile device called the “Talking Book” for >> people with minimal literacy skills living in rural areas without >> electricity or Internet access. Cliff received the Microsoft alumni >> Integral Fellow Award presented by Bill and Melinda Gates twice (in 2010 >> and 2014) and was selected as a member of the Clinton Global Initiative by >> President Bill Clinton. He received the top prize at the Tech Awards in >> 2012 and Computerworld Honors in 2013 and was featured by the PBS Newshour >> as one of five Agents for Social Change in 2013. >> >> Prior to starting Amplio Network, Cliff was a software developer for >> Microsoft and a nuclear engineering officer for the U.S. Navy Submarine >> Force. Cliff holds a B.S. in cognitive science from MIT and an M.S. in >> computer science and engineering from the University of Washington. Cliff >> loves music and playing tenor saxophone. >> _______________________________________________ >> change mailing list >> change(a)change.washington.edu >> https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >> > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > change(a)change.washington.edu > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >

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Re: [change] UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Feb 5: Cliff Schmidt, Amplio Network
by Philip Garrison 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

Reminder: the Change seminar will meet tomorrow in CSE 203, with a talk by Cliff Schmidt. *Title:* Audio and Analytics: Strengthening Health Knowledge and Outcomes in Remote Communities *Abstract: *In the most isolated and remote communities in Ghana and Kenya, citizens face challenges in accessing credible, consistent information about their health, well-being, and rights. Low literacy combined with poor infrastructure, low nurse-patient ratios, and limited access to mainstream media are barriers to the development of thriving and resilient communities. To address these development challenges, Amplio Network’s partners in Ghana and Kenya leverage the Talking Book, a rugged, hand-held, battery-powered audio device, which provides on-demand access to information for people who can't read. Our partners use Talking Books to deliver targeted, behavior change messaging in the form of interviews, songs, and dramas in local languages and dialects, to inform, educate, and prompt rural communities to practice and adopt key behaviors to reduce poverty, generate demand for essential services, and improve community health and protection outcomes. A recent randomized control trial co-designed by UNICEF Ghana found that people with access to health messages on Talking Books were 50% more likely to use bed nets and 50% more likely to wash their hands with soap. On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 4:18 PM Philip Garrison <philipmg(a)cs.washington.edu> wrote: > Please join us for Change next Tuesday (Feb 5) at noon in CSE 203. > > *Who:* Cliff Schmidt, of Amplio <https://www.amplio-network.org/> > *When:* Tuesday, Feb 5, 12-1pm > *Where:* CSE 203 > > Cliff will speak about his time running Amplio Network (formerly Literacy > Bridge), a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that uses its Talking Book > audio device to help global partners amplify and widen their impact. Topics > may include: the Talking Book technology, the business model, evaluation > approaches, and/or partnerships. > > *Bio* > Cliff founded Amplio Network (formerly named Literacy Bridge) in 2007 to > address global poverty and disease by making practical agriculture and > health knowledge accessible to those who need it most. He led the > development of an audio-based mobile device called the “Talking Book” for > people with minimal literacy skills living in rural areas without > electricity or Internet access. Cliff received the Microsoft alumni > Integral Fellow Award presented by Bill and Melinda Gates twice (in 2010 > and 2014) and was selected as a member of the Clinton Global Initiative by > President Bill Clinton. He received the top prize at the Tech Awards in > 2012 and Computerworld Honors in 2013 and was featured by the PBS Newshour > as one of five Agents for Social Change in 2013. > > Prior to starting Amplio Network, Cliff was a software developer for > Microsoft and a nuclear engineering officer for the U.S. Navy Submarine > Force. Cliff holds a B.S. in cognitive science from MIT and an M.S. in > computer science and engineering from the University of Washington. Cliff > loves music and playing tenor saxophone. > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > change(a)change.washington.edu > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >

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