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New ITID Issue Published
by Yaw Anokwa 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arlene Luck <aluck(a)law.usc.edu> Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 13:57 Subject: [itid-announce] [ITID] New Issue Published To: François Bar <fbar(a)usc.edu>, Michael Best <mikeb(a)cc.gatech.edu> Dear ITID Reader: Information Technologies and International Development has just published its latest issue at http://itidjournal.org/itid. We invite you to review the Table of Contents below and then visit our Web site to read the articles and any items of interest. If you're not an ITID registrant, please do so now at http://itidjournal.org/itid/user/register since future notifications will only be going to registered users. Thank you for your continuing interest in our work. François Bar and Michael L. Best Co-Editors in Chief ________________________________ Information Technologies and International Development Vol 5, Issue 1 - Spring 2009 >From the Guest Editors The Best Papers from ICTD2007 Balaji Parthasarathy & Krithi Ramamritham Research Articles Digital Green: Participatory Video and Mediated Instruction for Agricultural Extension Rikin Gandhi, Rajesh Veeraraghavan, Kentaro Toyama & Vanaja Ramprasad Constructing Class Boundaries: Gender and Shared Computing Renee Kurivan & Kathi R. Kitner A Peer-to-Peer Internet for the Developing World Umar Saif, Ahsan Latif Chaudhry, Shakeel Butt, Nabeel Farooq Butt & Ghulam Murtaza The Case of the Occasionally Cheap Computer: Low-cost Devices and Classrooms in the Developing Regions Rabin Patra, Joyojeet Pal, Sergiu Nedevschi, Madelaine Plausche & Udai Singh Pawar Why Don’t People Use Nepali Language Software? Pat Hall, Ganesh Ghimire & Maria Newton Warana Unwired: Replacing PCs with Mobile Phones in a Rural Sugarcane Cooperative Rajesh Veeraraghavan, Naga Yashodhar & Kentaro Toyama

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Computing at the Margins symposium, Georgia Tech
by Yaw Anokwa 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:41:23 -0400 From: emma brunskill <emma(a)csail.mit.edu> Subject: [Ict4dev] Computing at the Margins symposium, Georgia Tech To: ict4dev(a)csail.mit.edu Message-ID: <eb56a0aa0903291841l34127886h109f6d3e4a0c8129(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- You Are Cordially Invited Finding shelter for the homeless and displaced...??Enabling access to emergency services for the visually and hearing impaired... Liberating the voice of an oppressed population...??Monitoring the spread of disease so emerging nations have a chance to thrive. "Computing for good" has the potential to improve the human condition, locally in our own communities and globally throughout the world. By reaching beyond those who have traditionally benefited from technological advances, we reveal problems that require different kinds of solutions; by addressing these problems we stand to benefit individuals, communities, and societies that have been outside the reach of mainstream technology for too long. On May 6 and 7, 2009, Georgia Tech will host the Computing at the Margins symposium. The symposium is aimed at understanding the technology needs of under-served communities, both domestically and abroad, and exploring the role of innovative technology in serving and empowering these communities. The symposium will bring together leaders from the nonprofit sector, academia, industry and government to discuss the scientific challenges that we must address when creating technology aimed outside the affluent, well-connected, infrastructure-heavy settings that have been the focus of so much computing research. The symposium aims to impact the way the broader computing community approaches social impact, influence the way we educate the next leaders in computing, and help set the national agenda for computing research. Please join us for the symposium, by registering at: www.computing-margins.org/registration SYMPOSIUM INFO Registration Agenda Background External Relations: Vivian Chandler chandler(a)cc.gatech.edu +1 404.385.1252 Symposium Organization: Keith Edwards keith(a)cc.gatech.edu +1 404.385.6783 HOSTED BY The GVU Center School of Interactive Computing www.computing-margins.org May 6 & 7, 2009 On the Georgia Tech Campus Forward email This email was sent to tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu by info(a)computing-margins.org. Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe? | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by School of Interactive Computing | Georgia Institute of Technology | 85 5th ST NW | Atlanta | GA | 30308

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Web Internship opportunity : Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
by Richard Anderson 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

-----Original Message----- From: Web Intern NYC [mailto:WebIntern.NYC@newyork.msf.org] On Behalf Of Webmaster NYC Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:47 AM To: Richard Anderson Subject: Contact inquiry for Web Internship opportunity Dear Professor Anderson, The Web team of Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres is currently seeking candidates for *paid* internships at its New York office. Please advise on who we should contact to distribute an email or advertisement to students in your department? Thank you in advance for pointing us in the right direction. Best regards, Tina Chen Web Developer Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 655-3774 / tina.chen(a)newyork.msf.org Web Intern Job Description Department: Communications Type of position: Intern, paid Minimum Time Commitment: 20 hrs/week Duration: One semester Location: New York City Objective: To support the Web Development Team while providing a practical learning experience to a student interested in web design, web development and data management. Overview: The Web Intern will assist the Webmaster, offering day-to-day programming support and meeting project-based needs as they arise. The Web Intern will have the opportunity to contribute creatively to a constantly evolving, highly-trafficked website while improving his or her programming skills. An undergraduate looking to put a computer science degree to work for a good cause will be perfect for this position. Duties: The Web Intern will be expected to perform the following tasks: Post daily updated content to site Design and create web layouts and graphics Participate in discussions with other departments regarding site development and growth Apply web optimization techniques to entire site Required Skills: Must be comfortable with hand-coded HTML and CSS Must be able to use Photoshop Attention to detail Ability to troubleshoot ones own work Preferred Skills: Server-side programming SQL database programming Content Management Systems (CMS) Preference will be given to candidates who can provide their own laptop and software (eg. Dreamweaver, Photoshop). For more information please visit: http://doctorswithoutborders.org/work/office/internships.cfm#a2460 --------------------------------------------------------- US Webmaster Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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Fwd: [TIER] Pentaho developer required in East Africa
by Brian DeRenzi 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Alan Leavy" <aleavy(a)tns.org> > Date: March 25, 2009 12:53:09 PM GMT+03:00 > To: <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> > Subject: [TIER] Pentaho developer required in East Africa > > Hi All, > > I work for a non-profit organization in East Africa [http://www.technoserve.org/ > ] > > Our largest program is funded by the Gates Foundation, working with > coffee farmers' cooperatives in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and > Ethiopia. We are using IT to help us monitor, manage and evaluate > the program. e.g. > - Pentaho BI for reporting > - Orbeon XForms for web based data entry > - We may implement offline data gathering solution using smart > phones. > > We've got more potential software development on our hands that we > have the resources to do ourselves (facilitating requirements > gathering, expanding our data model / data gathered, new reports and > dashboards. New data entry channels etc). Technoserve has an > volunteer program, covering travel, accommodation and a local living > allowance. We could also engage a modestly paid consultant if we > found the right person to help us. > > Does anyone have any leads for where I might find people who would > be interested in coming to East Africa for 3-6 months to help us out? > > Regards, > Alan > _______________________________________________ > 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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Fwd: [TIER] Pentaho developer required in East Africa
by Brian DeRenzi 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Alan Leavy" <aleavy(a)tns.org> > Date: March 25, 2009 12:53:09 PM GMT+03:00 > To: <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> > Subject: [TIER] Pentaho developer required in East Africa > > Hi All, > > I work for a non-profit organization in East Africa [http://www.technoserve.org/ > ] > > Our largest program is funded by the Gates Foundation, working with > coffee farmers' cooperatives in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and > Ethiopia. We are using IT to help us monitor, manage and evaluate > the program. e.g. > - Pentaho BI for reporting > - Orbeon XForms for web based data entry > - We may implement offline data gathering solution using smart > phones. > > We've got more potential software development on our hands that we > have the resources to do ourselves (facilitating requirements > gathering, expanding our data model / data gathered, new reports and > dashboards. New data entry channels etc). Technoserve has an > volunteer program, covering travel, accommodation and a local living > allowance. We could also engage a modestly paid consultant if we > found the right person to help us. > > Does anyone have any leads for where I might find people who would > be interested in coming to East Africa for 3-6 months to help us out? > > Regards, > Alan > _______________________________________________ > 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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cs research for development video
by Yaw Anokwa 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

for those who missed kentaro toyama's cse talk on computer science research for global development, i've put the video and the slides online at http://change.washington.edu/ hope everyone is having a great spring break, yaw

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CFP: 3rd Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR '09)
by Tapan Parikh 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

CALL FOR PAPERS _______________ 3rd Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR) To be held with the 22nd ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP) Please distribute widely Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana Sunday, October 11th, 2009 http://www.dritte.org/nsdr09 ** Important Dates ** Submission Deadline: June 15 Notification: August 5 Camera-ready: September 5 Workshop: October 11 ** Background ** Following on two successful workshops hosted with ACM SIGCOMM in 2007 and 2008, the 3rd Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR '09) will provide a venue for researchers to present ideas and results concerning the design, implementation and evaluation of new computing and communications technologies serving developing regions. The decreasing cost and increasing access to information and communication technologies (e.g., mobile phones) are rapidly enabling access to new services and markets for previously disconnected populations. However, due to a variety of factors, including cost, literacy, education, and organizational capacity, conventional approaches to technology design and implementation are often not relevant. Moreover, empirical evidence for the impact of such technologies is largely anecdotal, beyond a few well-known and well-cited examples. Addressing this requires engagement of several disciplines, including but not limited to economics, sociology, anthropology, and political science, and expertise in a variety of application areas - including government, health, finance and agriculture. NSDR focuses on addressing significant technical challenges (e.g., communication infrastructure in rural areas, novel caching techniques for challenged networks, security issues arising in such contexts), and on the deployment and evaluation of novel technologies or applications that address a specific need (e.g. providing remote financial services or health care). ** Papers ** We encourage submission of position papers or the results of preliminary work describing interesting, original, previously unpublished ideas or results pertaining to the design, implementation and/or evaluation of networks and systems for developing regions. Accepted papers will: - propose new research directions; - target a specific application; - inform design and/or deployment; - or generate lively debate at the workshop. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - Low-cost wireless connectivity - Intermittent systems - Power-efficient systems - Low-cost computing devices - Mobile systems and applications - Adapting content and applications for local languages - User interfaces for low-literacy populations - Design and evaluation of applications for public health, microfinance, agriculture, e-governance, education, monitoring, disaster management, etc. ** Submission ** Submissions must follow formatting guidelines and be submitted according to instructions at http://www.dritte.org/nsdr09/submit.html. Submissions that deviate from these guidelines will be rejected without consideration. Reviews will be SINGLE-BLIND: authors' names and affiliations should be included in the submission. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their papers at the workshop. Submissions must be original work not under review at any other workshop, conference or journal. ** Program Committee ** Vivek Pai, Princeton (co-chair) Tapan Parikh, UC Berkeley (co-chair) Muneeb Ali, Princeton John Bennett, Colorado Gaetano Borriello, U. Washington Eric Brewer, UC Berkeley Ravi Jain, Google S. Keshav, Waterloo KyoungSoo Park, Pittsburgh Bhaskaran Raman, IIT-Mumbai Umar Saif, LUMS Lakshmi Subramanian, NYU Bill Thies, MSR India Kentaro Toyama, MSR India

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thursday weekly meeting
by Yaw Anokwa 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

hello all, just a reminder that change holds a weekly meeting to discuss ictd at uw. the meetings will always be on thursdays from 12-1 and everyone is welcome. please put this weekly meeting on your schedule or subscribe to our calendar at http://change.washington.edu/about/events/ for the agenda. see you on thu, mar 12 at 12:00 pm in the paul allen center (cse) rm 303. yaw

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Nandan Nilekani of Infosys at UW
by Joyojeet Pal 18 Mar '09

18 Mar '09

can someone with access to broader i-School lists forward to those as well -- pls respond to Keith directly who is maintaining the Keith Snodgrass (snodgras(a)u.washington.edu<mailto:snodgras@u.washington.edu>) who is maintaining the guest list. ________________________________ From: soasiagrads-bounces(a)mailman2.u.washington.edu [soasiagrads-bounces(a)mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Keith Snodgrass [snodgras(a)u.washington.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:28 PM To: soasiagrads(a)u.washington.edu; soasiastudents(a)u.washington.edu Subject: [Soasiagrads] Nandan Nilekani of Infosys at UW You are invited to a special session with Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Inforsys. RSVP at the Facebook page below or by replying to this message. Please make sure to include your full name in your RSVP, as well as your major. ' Thank you. Jackson School's South Asia Center & Foster School of Business Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Location: Husky Union Buliding 200 Street: University of Washington City/Town: Seattle, WA Phone: 2066163806 Email: jadrien(a)u.washington.edu<mailto:jadrien@u.washington.edu> Description What is India’s place in the burgeoning technology and business markets of the 21st Century? How will technological innovation factor into India’s entrepreneurial growth? How will India’s growth in the IT sector affect its international relationships? The Jackson School's South Asia Center and the Foster School of Business present Nandan Nilekani, one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2006, sometimes called the "Bill Gates of India." Mr. Nilekani will talk about his new book entitled "Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation" and welcomes questions for audience members. Mr. Nilekani is the man who has made India synonymous with IT and outsourcing, and is consistently cited as one of the world's best technology and business brains. He is currently the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Infosys Technologies Limited. From March 2002 to June 22, 2007, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director and previously held the posts of President and Chief Operating Officer. He is one of the founders of Infosys and has served as a director on the company’s board since its inception in 1981. In January 2006, Nandan became one of the youngest entrepreneurs to join 20 global leaders on the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) Foundation Board. He took over as the elected President of NCAER (the premier, independent, applied economics research institute in India) in April 2008. Nandan has been involved in various initiatives of the central and state governments. In 2005, Nandan was awarded the prestigious Joseph Schumpeter prize for innovative services in economy, economic sciences and politics. Mr. Nilekani received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India in 1978. Space is limited: RSVP required. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=56435523796 -- Keith Snodgrass Associate Director and Outreach Coordinator South Asia Center, Box 353650 Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-3650 w: http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/ p:206.543.4800 f: 206.685.0668 e: snodgras(a)u.washington.edu<mailto:snodgras@u.washington.edu>

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Internship project at MSR Search Labs
by Brian DeRenzi 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Opportunity with MSR and their emerging markets group: Search Labs (http://research.microsoft.com/searchlabs) is a group within Microsoft Research, whose primary focus is on improving the quality of web search and developing search-driven applications. We plan to have a summer internship project on how to use mobile platform for enabling a marketplace amongst the economically disadvantaged (description below). We are also open to exploring the use of mobile platform for education or healthcare. Interested candidates should contact Krishnaram Kenthapadi (krishnaram.kenthapadi(a)microsoft.com) at the earliest. Marketplace for the Long Tail: Providing Goods and Services for the Economically Disadvantaged using Mobile Platform The goal of this project is to build a platform for the exchange of goods and services amongst the poor. Given the rapid growth and the large reduction in the cost of mobile phones and services, mobile phones can soon become economically feasible for the poor to afford and hence we would like our platform to be mobile-based. We would like to focus on goods and services that are produced as well as consumed by the poor as these represent a market segment that is underserved today. It is desirable for our platform to support self-help groups and new payment mechanisms. We would like to ground the project by validating our concepts and ideas through interactions with economically disadvantaged in the bay area. We would also explore collaborations with local universities such as Stanford and Berkeley and mobile-focused divisions in Microsoft such as TellMe.

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