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Fwd: Opportunity for Input in Global Development
by Yaw Anokwa 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chad Skeers <chadskeers(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 08:44 Subject: Opportunity for Input in Global Development To: Yaw Anokwa <yanokwa(a)gmail.com> Hey Yaw, I was working with some folks over at Global Washington on a project you might be interested in. They're having a conference next month and they are planning to produce an agenda for the global development sector in Washington State. Although they have their own agenda and it will most likely reflect the desires of their constituents, they have created an opportunity for more general input. They're using UserVoice to crowdsource ideas. I thought maybe your crew over at Change would be interested in putting in their 2 cents. Also I noticed that their technology section only has one idea, so check it out if you have a minute.

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Inaugural UW iSchool Research Fair
by Elizabeth A. Gould 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

The University of Washington Information School cordially invites you to attend the first in a series of annual research fairs. Come learn more about the research and scholarship of our faculty, researchers and students. Refreshments will be served. November 19, 2009, 6 pm - 7:30 pm University of Washington Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture You may R.S.V.P. by November 17 using Catalyst. The R.S.V.P. Web site can be found at http://tiny.cc/0ALD3.

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Global Development at UW’s Evans School
by Yaw Anokwa 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

While Change has historically been based in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, it is a campus wide organization that cares about more than just the technical parts of global development. To help expose more of what the University of Washington has to offer in global development, I wanted to start a series of posts which feature some (but not all) of the relevant degrees, programs and faculty at UW. First up is the Evans School of Public Affairs. The Evans School is the pre-eminent graduate school of public policy and management in the Northwest, and ranks nationally in the top tier of graduate schools in its field. The school emphasizes policy analysis and management through their Master of Public Administration and Public Policy and Management Ph.D. programs. The Evans School also offers a one-year International Development Policy and Management Certificate Program (IDCP) gives students the tools and frameworks needed for addressing pressing international issues in developing countries. IDCP students are drawn from diverse departments from across the university, giving the core classes a unique, interdisciplinary perspective on development. Some of the faculty from the Evans School interested in development are listed at http://change.washington.edu/2009/11/global-development-at-uws-evans-school/. If we missed someone or something, feel free to add the information in the comments. Hopefully, we'll have some from this list presenting their work at Change!

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Fwd: Dimagi is hiring!
by Yaw Anokwa 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

we and work with many of the folks at dimagi. it's a fantastic place to combine computer science and global development. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:18:50 -0500 From: Rowena Luk <rowenaluk(a)gmail.com> Subject: Dimagi is hiring! I'm pleased to announce that my company has a new opening for a full-time engineer, available immediately. For anyone interested in the technology side of ICT4D, you'll be hard-pressed to find a company as awesome as this one. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please feel free to email me directly. Best, Rowena --- Senior Engineer at Dimagi Charlestown, MA 02129 Dimagi is a socially-conscious technology company that helps organizations deliver quality health care to urban and rural communities around the world. Our primary clients are hospitals, NGOs, nonprofits, governments and foundations. Our team of exceptional doctors, researches, and engineers apply their experience in global health care delivery and technology development to further personal and public health. We inhabit a fast-paced environment with many small and large projects, supporting like-minded groups across the globe to implement our technology and we strive to build local capacity for our projects. To support these efforts, we lead several open source communities in Electronic Health Records and Mobile Health to make our technology accessible for current and future implementers. We work on a broad range of issues, including strengthening community health programs, electronic medical records, care coordination, and remote data collection. We have projects in Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, Senegal, Mexico, Nigeria, Kenya, Afghanistan and the United States. We are seeking a full-time programmer to join our core team in Boston and lead or support development on multiple projects. The ideal candidate prefers small organizations to large ones, multi-tasking to single-project assignments, and enjoys travel and field work. Our developers share a passion for rapid prototyping, design iteration, and focusing on making things work in the field Depending on the specific skill set and preference, the candidate would immediately focus on one of several potential roles: - Core developer on a project to coordinate cancer care with various domestic partners and systems for a NIH funded research project with Boston Medical Center. - Core developer on an open source J2ME mobile health application for community health workers. - Core developer on a C# based medical record system that is the national HIV care system in Zambia and being piloted in Ethiopia. - Core developer on a Python/Django based web application to help manage community health programs. Required Skills - Excellent programming skills - Excellent technical documentation - Excellent communication skills - Strong problem solving and debugging skills to troubleshoot complex deployments - Self-managed Desired Skills - Mobile development experience - GUI design experience - Providing mentorship for students and volunteers Love your work. At Dimagi, you will have tremendous freedom to pursue your own interests and grow your skill set as well as make a real impact around the world. The position is available immediately. If interested, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs(a)dimagi.com.

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Fwd: Student Design Contest Aims at Humanitarian Challenges
by Yaw Anokwa 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <tier-request(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:56 Subject: TIER Digest, Vol 74, Issue 6 To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu "Student Design Contest Aims at Humanitarian Challenges" (The Institute, http://www.ieee.org/theinstitute) Any students out there with a good idea for solving one of the humanitarian challenges identified by IEEE and the United Nations should enter the Regional Student Design Competition. The contest runs until 28 May 2010 and is open to individual IEEE student members or student teams in each of IEEE's 10 regions. For more information, visit. Article: http://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/15537/702341 Competition details available at: http://www.ieeehtc.org/index.php/htc/students/challenge Student Design Contest Aims at Humanitarian Challenges BY KATHY KOWALENKO Any students out there with a good design idea for solving one of the humanitarian challenges identified by IEEE and the United Nations might want to enter the Regional Student Design Competition. The contest runs until 28 May 2010 and is open to individual IEEE student members or student teams in each of IEEE?s 10 regions. The competition is part of the Humanitarian Technology Challenge, a joint project of IEEE, the United Nations Foundation, and the Vodaphone Foundation that represents a partnership among humanitarians, technologists, and others to develop technical solutions to key challenges facing health care and disaster workers. The object is to provide a working prototype, scale model, or detailed engineering design specifications for a project that attempts to solve one of these three challenges: * Providing a reliable source of electricity in poor and remote areas. * Developing a data-transmission system for exchanging patient information among remote and central medical field offices. * Devising a foolproof electronic system for identifying individuals?one that works with different databases, including a health care system. Contestants must define the scope of their project, identify the technology and solutions being proposed, conduct the systems analysis and do the design, provide information on R&D that may already have been done and bolsters their proposals, develop and present a project plan, and include an estimate of costs. They must also be prepared to discuss and defend all aspects of their work. Teams must be led by an IEEE student member, but may include students who are not members. Faculty members or industry representatives may serve as mentors and champions or just provide guidance to the students. The prizes and team recognition categories will be announced in February. Panels of regional judges designated by the Humanitarian Technical Challenge will review submissions and recommend recipients for the regional awards.

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Fwd: [TIER] Student Design Contest Aims at Humanitarian Challenges
by Melody Clark 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

-- Melody Clark MLIS Candidate 2010 - University of Washington Gates Foundation Global Libraries Graduate Research Assistant ALISS Co-President 2009-2010 iWorld Co-Chair 2009-2010 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: mobile: 206.303.7910 email: melody.r.clark(a)gmail.com or melclark(a)u.washington.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Melissa Ho <mho(a)ischool.berkeley.edu> Date: Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:32 PM Subject: [TIER] Student Design Contest Aims at Humanitarian Challenges To: TIER <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> "Student Design Contest Aims at Humanitarian Challenges" (The Institute, http://www.ieee.org/theinstitute) Any students out there with a good idea for solving one of the humanitarian challenges identified by IEEE and the United Nations should enter the Regional Student Design Competition. The contest runs until 28 May 2010 and is open to individual IEEE student members or student teams in each of IEEE's 10 regions. For more information, visit. Article: http://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/15537/702341 Competition details available at: http://www.ieeehtc.org/index.php/htc/students/challenge Student Design Contest Aims at Humanitarian Challenges BY KATHY KOWALENKO Any students out there with a good design idea for solving one of the humanitarian challenges identified by IEEE and the United Nations might want to enter the Regional Student Design Competition. The contest runs until 28 May 2010 and is open to individual IEEE student members or student teams in each of IEEE’s 10 regions. The competition is part of the Humanitarian Technology Challenge, a joint project of IEEE, the United Nations Foundation, and the Vodaphone Foundation that represents a partnership among humanitarians, technologists, and others to develop technical solutions to key challenges facing health care and disaster workers. The object is to provide a working prototype, scale model, or detailed engineering design specifications for a project that attempts to solve one of these three challenges: * Providing a reliable source of electricity in poor and remote areas. * Developing a data-transmission system for exchanging patient information among remote and central medical field offices. * Devising a foolproof electronic system for identifying individuals—one that works with different databases, including a health care system. Contestants must define the scope of their project, identify the technology and solutions being proposed, conduct the systems analysis and do the design, provide information on R&D that may already have been done and bolsters their proposals, develop and present a project plan, and include an estimate of costs. They must also be prepared to discuss and defend all aspects of their work. Teams must be led by an IEEE student member, but may include students who are not members. Faculty members or industry representatives may serve as mentors and champions or just provide guidance to the students. The prizes and team recognition categories will be announced in February. Panels of regional judges designated by the Humanitarian Technical Challenge will review submissions and recommend recipients for the regional awards. _______________________________________________ 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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evans public school and ictd
by Yaw Anokwa 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

can anyone recommend someone (student/faculty/staff) in the evans public school who is interested in global development or ictd? yaw

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Brent Roraback on OneApp
by Yaw Anokwa 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

This Thursday at Change, Brent Roraback will be presenting on his work on Microsoft’s OneApp (http://www.microsoft.com/oneapp/) Brent Roraback (a UW Jackson School graduate) is a Principal Program Manager in the Microsoft Startup Business Group’s Mobile team. Brent joined Microsoft in 2007 after Microsoft’s purchase of digital media and technology company aQuantive, where Brent served as Director of Emerging Media Product Development. Brent’s team in SPG Mobile focuses on creating software and platforms for “feature phones”, the non-smartphone handsets most common in the developing world. The combination of cheap, readily available mobile phones, expanded mobile operator data networks, and cloud-based services can help address many of the challenges faced by NGOs, governments, businesses and end users in these markets. Brent will discuss his group’s work and provide examples of how their current product, OneApp, is being used for data collection and diagnoses by field health care workers. What: Brent Roraback on OneApp When: Thursday, November 12 at Noon Where: UW, Paul Allen Center, Room 403

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"UN agency to set up museum of information and communication technology"
by Melody Clark 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CI News <cinewsletter(a)unesco.org> Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:31 PM Subject: CI News: "UN agency to set up museum of information and communication technology" To: Melody Clark <melody.r.clark(a)gmail.com> Having trouble reading this newsletter? Click Here<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…>to see it in your browser. Contacts Suzanne Bilello, UNESCO Office in New York <bilello(a)un.org> Source UN Related links International Telecommunication Union<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…> UN News Centre<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…> Related news 13-07-2009 UNESCO calls for proposals for its pavilion at ITU Telecom World 2009<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…> 04-03-2009 New ITU ICT Development Index compares 154 countries<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…> 26-09-2008 Number of cell phone subscribers to hit 4 billion this year, UN says<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…> 20-09-2007 Better ICT connectivity would unleash Africa's economic potential, UN officials say<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…> 29-06-2007 Promoting journalism training excellence in Africa<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…> UN agency to set up museum of information and communication technology ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré © ITU/V. Martin 10-11-2009 (New York) *The United Nations telecommunications agency announced that it has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to build a new museum that will focus on the impact of information communications technology (ICT) on people's lives.* The new museum will be known as the ICT Exploratorium and will be housed at the headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva when it opens next year, the agency said in a press release. Under the agreement, signed in Abu Dhabi by ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré and Mohamed Al Ghanim, Director-General of the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, the UAE and its authority will donate $2 million to the design and construction of the museum. ITU will acquire the exhibits, equipments and other resources necessary to establish the museum, which will be free of charge to the general public. The agency said the museum will feature permanent interactive exhibits highlighting cutting-edge ICT systems and their role in everyday lives, as well as rotating exhibitions on new inventions, emergency communications and the future of the Internet. Dr Touré thanked the UAE and its telecommunications regulator for their support of the museum. “As we all know, ICTs are not just about technologies any more – they are closely linked with every aspect of our daily lives,” he said. This email was sent to [melody.r.clark(a)gmail.com] *Click Here<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/box.php?funcml=unsub2&nl=3&mi=2210&emai…> * to *instantly* unsubscribe. *Click Here<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/p_m.php?mi=2210&nl=3&ei=bWVsb2R5LnIuY2x…> * to change your preferences. *Communication and Information Sector<http://www.unesco-ci.org/newsletter/lt/t_go.php?i=2210&e=MTQ0MzQ5&l=-http--…> * 1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France + 33.1.4568 4243 -- Melody Clark MLIS Candidate 2010 - University of Washington Gates Foundation Global Libraries Graduate Research Assistant ALISS Co-President 2009-2010 iWorld Co-Chair 2009-2010 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: mobile: 206.303.7910 email: melody.r.clark(a)gmail.com or melclark(a)u.washington.edu

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Fwd: UN Africa Ambassadors Panel Discussion
by Yaw Anokwa 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

-----Original Message----- From: gpaa-bounces(a)mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:gpaa-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Alexandra E. Furness Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:01 PM To: 'gpaa(a)u.washington.edu' Subject: [Gpaa] UN Africa Ambassadors Panel Discussion Please share: UN Africa Ambassadors Panel Discussion November 10th, 2009 3:30pm - 5:30pm Mary Gates Hall, Room 389 The Evans School and Jackson School are co-sponsoring a panel discussion with six United Nations ambassadors. The ambassadors will be speaking about issues important to their countries in Africa including health issues, education, and aid to Africa (how it is allocated and its effectiveness). There will be time for a question and answer session in addition to a discussion on how to secure work in international organizations in Africa. The following UN ambassadors will be participating: Ambassador Eugene-Richard Gasana, permanent representative of Rwanda to the United Nations Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, permanent representative of the Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations Ambassador Steve D. Matenje, permanent representative of Malawi to the United Nations Ambassador Zachary d. Muburi Muita, permanent representative of Kenya to the United Nations Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda, permanent representative of Uganda to the United Nations Ambassador Gerald Scott, Africa area advisor for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. For more information about this event, please contact Alix Furness by phone at 616-1618, or Tamara Leonard at 685-2354. This event is open to: students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, general public. Alexandra (Alix) Furness Manager of International Programs Evans School of Public Affairs 109A Parrington Hall (206) 616-1618 aef4(a)u.washington.edu www.evans.washington.edu

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