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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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Looking for student programmers for Global Health projects
by Jan Flowers 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Looking for students who program in Java and/or PHP to work on open source global health web-based software[1][2][3][4] with the School of Nursing's Clinical Informatics Research Group[5] (CIRG) and UW I-TECH[6][7]. Health/clinical experience not necessary. Gain experience working here at UW with international teams on projects for Haiti, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Namibia, and Viet Nam. Opportunities for collaboration on posters and publications. Future work includes expansion into mobile development with open source tools such as OpenDataKit[8]. Hourly and RA opportunities. Please contact Jan Flowers at jflow2(a)uw.edu<mailto:jflow2@uw.edu> outlining experience and availability. Links: [1] OpenELIS Global - Laboratory Information System<http://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/> [2] OpenELIS Global Source Code<http://code.google.com/p/openelisglobal/> [3] iSante Electronic Medical Record System in Haiti<http://code.google.com/p/isante/> [4] OpenMRS Electronic Medical Record in Namibia +<http://www.openmrs.org/> [5] UW CIRG<http://cirg.washington.edu/> [6] UW I-TECH<http://www.go2itech.org/> [7] UW I-TECH Informatics Projects<http://www.go2itech.org/what-we-do/heath-systems-strengthening/informatics-…> [8] UW OpenDataKit<http://www.opendatakit.org/>

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TASCHA Talk -- TOMORROW -- Report on Open Cambodia 2011
by Karen Hirst 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

TASCHA TALK: Joe Sullivan Tomorrow -- November 3, 2011, from 3:45 to 4:45 pm Roosevelt Commons Building Fourth floor multi-purpose room In September 2011, members of TASCHA, Mozilla, Aspiration Technology, and the East West Management Institute convened “Open Cambodia 2011″- an un-conference to mobilize makers/doers in Cambodia. The event brought together more than 100 open-source technologists, human rights activists, and civil society representatives to share their work and experiences. This TASCHA talk will report on projects and issues that were featured at the conference and the latest development in nonprofits, libraries, and development in Cambodia. About the presenter Joe’s research interests include visual communication, evidence, design thinking, and evaluation, especially in community technology settings. He has explored themes of employability, youth, social development, philanthropy, organizational development, and design. Joe is completing a Masters degree in Human Centered Design and Engineering<http://hcde.uw.edu/> and holds a Masters of Public Administration<http://evans.washington.edu/> degree from the University of Washington. 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/tascha-talks<http://tascha.uw.edu/what-we-do/tascha-talks/> .

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THATCamp PNW 2011: Technologies & Social Justice
by Lassana Magassa 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

FYI, THATCamp PNW 2011 is a participant-driven "unconference" to be held on Saturday, November 12th at the University of Washington-Bothell<http://www.uwb.edu/>. The theme for the event is tech & social justice<http://pnw2011.thatcamp.org/09/24/theme/>. Location: University of Washington Bothell Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011. For more information visit: http://pnw2011.thatcamp.org/ Questions? Email Jentery Sayers, one of the THATCamp PNW organizers, at jentery(a)uvic.ca<mailto:jentery@uvic.ca>.

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Revi Sterling from Colorado's Atlas Institute, 3:30, MGH 258
by Ed Lazowska 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Program information on their ICTD program, which is terrific - Heather Underwood, CSE ugrad, is currently thriving there. Revi is terrific. 3:30, MGH 258

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Ryan Hartford @ Dimagi
by Nicola Dell 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

This Thursday at Change Ryan Hartford from Dimagi will be discussing the concept of custom development versus product development as an effective model for international development. We may also diverge into the topic of technology as a "force multiplier" for impact. Ryan leads the Logistics initiative at Dimagi solving low-resource low-bandwidth issues with a broad range of technology solutions. Currently Ryan oversees an essential medicines logistics system project in Tanzania and advises on additional logistics projects in Ghana and a community health centered logistics research study in Malawi. Ryan is also the Project Manager for an open-source vaccine trial support system with USAMRMC (US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command) and has been actively involved through the design and implementation of the system at multiple sites in Southeastern Asia. Ryan has deep technical experience in web and application software and an entrepreneurial passion for improving the world with technology. He has built and deployed custom software solutions for the US Government, non profits, NGOs and private industry in more than 20 countries. Please join us for sandwiches, and to discuss the concept of custom development versus product development as an effective model for international development. *What:* Ryan Hartford @ Dimagi *When:* Thursday, Nov 3rd at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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phone as diagnostic device
by Gaetano Borriello 30 Oct '11

30 Oct '11

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/med-tech/dr-smartphone-5-way…

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