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change site project/people listings
by Yaw Anokwa 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

if you are uw affiliated and consider yourself a member of change, please check http://change.washington.edu/projects and http://change.washington.edu/people to confirm your information is listed and accurate. if your name is not listed or is wrong, use this http://goo.gl/wFNGU if your project is not listed or is wrong, use this http://goo.gl/KVhUS this process should only take a few minutes and it will ensure the surge of visitors we get during the ictd and dev conferences can find out about you and your project. yaw

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Funded OpenROSA Mentorships
by Yaw Anokwa 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

The OpenROSA consortium was formed in an effort to create a set of standards to allow mobile data collection tools to interoperate. These standards allow you to mix-and-match tools from Cell Life, Dimagi, DataDyne, UW, D-Tree, AED-Satellife and a number of other institutions. If you've used CommCare, EpiSurveyor, XLS2XForms, GATHER, Open Data Kit, JavaRosa, openXdata, PurcForms, Kobo, or EMIT, you have used an OpenROSA tool. OpenROSA is seeking applications from organizations mentor Coded in Country (CIC) organizations to complete OpenROSA-related projects. The objective of these projects is to engage mentoring organizations seeking to hire CIC partners in low-income countries for projects utilizing OpenROSA technologies. Applying organizations should have a goal to continue the relationship after the project is completed. OpenROSA will provide $5,000 for up to three projects to start in early 2011. The money will go to the implementing organization. The project should be of direct benefit to the mentoring organization. If you are interested in mentoring a project, please apply via http://openrosa.org/2010/11/mentor-a-cic-organization by December 13th. The selected projects will identify implementing organizations early next year, and then we’ll providing funding to complete the projects. If you have questions, email Neal Lesh at neal.lesh(a)gmail.com

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ICTD 2010
by Nicola Dell 03 Dec '10

03 Dec '10

hey everyone As many of us know, the 2010 ICTD and DEV conferences are just around the corner. The Change group has a number of publications/posters/talks that will be presented and I would like to compile a list of all these contributions for the Change website. If you are going to the conference(s) and/or making any contribution, please send me the title of what you will be doing along with a sentence or two about your work so that I can include it. Thanks Nicki

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Joe Cook on Water Accessibility in Ethiopia
by Eleanor O'Rourke 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

This Thursday at Change, Joe Cook from the Evans School of Public Affairs will be speaking about his work on measuring water accessibility in Ethiopia. The vast majority of academic research pertaining to water supply projects in developing countries has focused on health improvements, although the benefits of convenience and time savings are often reported by households as being more important. Time saved may be used for education, income-generating activities or increased leisure. It may, however, be re-allocated within the household so that women and girls (who are the primary water carriers) continue to perform most of the menial, low-value tasks. I will discuss a two-year panel study in rural Ethiopia that recorded household time use before and after water supply becomes more convenient. I will also discuss our use of pedometers on water-collection containers to test measurement error in self-reported time use data, as well as other possible uses of sensors to verify social science or behavioral data. Join us for lunch this Thursday to learn more about water supply projects in developing countries! What: Joe Cook on Water Accessibility in Ethiopia When: Thursday, December 2 at noon Where: Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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Design Opportunities and Challenges in Indian Urban Slums - Community Communication and Mobile Phones
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Abhigyan Singh <abhigyan.singh(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 04:25 Subject: Introduction To: yanokwa(a)gmail.com Cc: abhigyan.sub(a)gmail.com, change(a)change.washington.edu Dear Yaw and Change Group members, I hope you all are doing good. I write this email to introduce my research which may be of some interest to members of Change Group. Earlier this year, I finished my master's studies in New Media Design from Aalto University School of Art and Design (previously known as University of Art and Design Helsinki) Finland. My master's thesis (title: Design Opportunities and Challenges in Indian Urban Slums - Community Communication and Mobile Phones) is based on two ethnographic field studies done in urban slums of India. The aim of this master’s thesis is to identify design challenges and opportunities for mobile based community communication services for marginalized communities belonging to Indian urban slums. The thesis is grounded in the conceptual frameworks of Community Informatics, Communicative Ecology and Communities of Practices. This qualitative research is best identified as participatory bottom-up exploration. In the context of Indian urban slums this thesis discusses the existing practices of mobile phone's use, identifies the 'Human Nodes' of community communication, presents design opportunities and challenges for community communication services, and proposes a design concept called 'Asynchronous Voice based Community Communication Service'. You could see/download thesis presentation and full-text from the following links: Master's Thesis Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/abhigyan1107/masters-thesis-presentation-abhigyan… Master's Thesis: http://www.mobileactive.org/research/design-opportunities-and-challenges-in… I will be available for any discussion in any aspect of this research or similar works. Please feel free to write to me. Best Regards, Abhigyan Singh LinkedIn: http://in.linkedin.com/in/agsingh Sample Portfolio: http://www.slideshare.net/abhigyan1107/portfolio-abhigyan-singh

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Fwd: CFP: Social Media for Development Workshop at CSCW 2011, Hangzhou, China, March 19-23, 2011
by Sam Kaufman 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

This was sent to the sustainable-chi list. —Sam ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Susanne Hupfer <shupfer(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:30 PM […] Call for Participation: Workshop at CSCW 2011, Hangzhou, China, March 19-23, 2011 Social Media for Development http://sites.google.com/site/sm4dev Recent projects and studies suggest there is interesting and diverse work emerging at the intersection of ICT4D--the application of information and communication technologies to socio-economic development--and social media. One trend both fields share is the rise of mobile: While ICT4D has been devoting increasing attention to mobile technologies due to their global reach, there has also been a surge in mobile social media applications for the developed world. Whether mobile or web-based, work by social media researchers indicates that social software may have significant potential in developing regions through support for citizen reporting, crowdsourcing, grassroots mapping, and education. Through position papers and interactive discussions, workshop participants will explore current work at the intersection of ICT4D and social media (we'll call it "SM4D"), as well as challenges, emerging themes, and future directions. Workshop Organizers: Susanne Hupfer, Beth Kolko, Kentaro Toyama Workshop Date: March 19 or 20 (TBD)

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TASCHA Talk: Wednesday, December 1 - Public Access ICTs in Colombia
by Melody Clark 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

The last TASCHA Talk of Autumn quarter will take place Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 3:30pm in the RCB multi-purpose room (4th floor of the Roosevelt Commons Building - 4311 11th Ave NE). **Please note: if you have a UW parking permit, you can park under RCB for free using your permit!!** Public Access ICTs in Colombia: Emergent findings Speakers: Ricardo Gomez & Fernando Baron Building on the results of the Landscape Study of Public Access to ICT in 25 countries, Ricardo Gomez (Assistant Professor, iSchool) and Fernando Baron (PhD student, iSchool) did an in-depth study in a single country, Colombia. Using a refined research methodology, we validate trends from the Landscape study (ie, types of users and main uses of public access computing, role of infomediaries, and issues of trust, fees, and education. We also explore new topics: ICT and violence, relation with mobile phones and community radio, and users perceptions of impact. We will present a quick overview of the study, discuss highlights of emerging findings, and explore potential linkages with other TASCHA projects. We hope to see you there! TASCHA -- Melody Clark Research Coordinator | Global Impact Study Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) melclark(a)uw.edu<mailto:melclark@uw.edu> | 206.685.7819 Twitter: @ictimpact www.globalimpactstudy.org<http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/>

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FW: book launch/Dec 2 at UW/Technology at the Margins
by Richard Anderson 27 Nov '10

27 Nov '10

________________________________ From: Sailesh Chutani [sailesh.chutani(a)mobisante.com] Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 12:08 PM To: Sailesh Chutani Cc: Sailesh Chutani Subject: book launch/Dec 2 at UW/Technology at the Margins Dear friends and colleagues, You are cordially invited to the launch event of my book "Technology at the Margins: How IT meets the needs of emerging markets" on Thursday December 2, 2010 at 3:30pm, Burke Museum<http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/>, University of Washington, Seattle. All three co-authors of the book Sailesh Chutani, Jessica Rothenberg Aalami, and Akhtar Badshah will be present. RSVP to snodgras(a)uw.edu<mailto:snodgras@uw.edu>, Keith Snodgrass, Associate Director, South East Asia Center 206.543.4800. A brief talk and Q&A will be followed by a reception. The event is sponsored by the South Asia Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the Global Business Center, Foster School of Business, University of Washington Here is a link<http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470639970,descCd-descri…> to the details of the book. It will be available on Amazon as well. Look forward to seeing you there. Please feel free to invite anyone else who you think would be interested. Best regards, -Sailesh -- Sailesh Chutani, PhD President & CEO Mobisante, Inc. www.mobisante.com<http://www.mobisante.com>

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Reminder about Akhtar's book rollout, 12/2 @ Burke
by Ed Lazowska 25 Nov '10

25 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Akhtar Badshah (LCA) <akhtarb(a)microsoft.com> Date: Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:01 PM Subject: FW: Book launch and Reception To: "Ed Lazowska (lazowska(a)cs.washington.edu)" <lazowska(a)cs.washington.edu> Ed: I am hoping you can join for this. My new book has just been published. Akhtar

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Media Space: Where and Why is Innovation Happening with Margaret O'Mara
by Scott Macklin 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Need something to do tonight? Check out: Media Space: "Where and Why is Innovation Happening?" Margaret O'Mara – Professor, History - University of Washington Wednesday, Nov. 24 @ 9 PM on UWTV short clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e4mPgd4myw Margaret O'Mara is a historian of the modern United States whose work looks at the growth of the knowledge economy and the reasons creativity and innovation thrive in particular places. She is the author of Cities of Knowledge: Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon Valley (Princeton, 2005), which explored how Silicon Valley came to be, why other U.S. regions did not become Silicon Valley, and what the Cold War had to do with it. Her current research includes a study of high-tech globalization and urban change in China, India, and the United States. An Assistant Professor of History at the UW, she previously taught at Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania, where she received her PhD in 2002. From 1993 to 1997 she was a staff member to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, handling policy issues including urban economic development, health care, and welfare reform. full episode may be found online after the UWTV broadcast premiere: http://uwtv.org/mediaspace - Scott Scott Macklin Associate Director – Master of Communication in Digital Media University of Washington 206-616-5054

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