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ICTD2015 early-bird registration deadline is Mar. 31
by Kentaro Toyama 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

ICTD 2015 early-bird registration closes Mar. 31! http://ictd2015.org/registration/

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VillageReach is Hiring
by Sarah Jackson 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Hi All - VillageReach's tech team is expanding and we are hiring for multiple roles including software development engineer<http://www.villagereach.org/join-us/jobs-software-development-engineer-2/>, <http://www.villagereach.org/join-us/jobs-technology-manager/> dev manager<http://www.villagereach.org/join-us/jobs-software-development-manager/>, and program manager<http://www.villagereach.org/join-us/jobs-technology-manager/>. We are doing exciting work building technology that increases access to health care at the "last mile" of health care delivery. Two of our current technology initiatives supporting this mission are (1) OpenLMIS, an enterprise application automating supply chain operations in low income countries and (2) ODK Scan, a mobile-phone based scanning application to digitize data on clinic forms. These are two examples of open-source solutions that improve supply-chain operations and enable robust data collection and reporting in the most challenging of environments. Feel free to apply directly on our website, or email me to discuss the opportunity. If you are interested but are not an exact match for these roles, we'd still like to hear from you. Cheers, Sarah Jackson Technology Manager VillageReach

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Uber's India Growth team is hiring!
by Sunil Garg 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Hi Change, Some of you might remember me from my days at UW in years past. I now work on the India Growth team at Uber – we're hiring software engineers (and other roles) for my team, which I think is very relevant for Change members. For me, in many ways this is the dream job I envisioned back in my ICTD days at UW – we're working on solving hard technical problems that directly improve lives of people in resource-constrained regions, both by fundamentally improving access to transportation and creating jobs (*thousands of new jobs every week*), with products that are used by millions on a daily basis. Some examples of the problems we're solving: * reinventing safety infrastructure <http://blog.uber.com/send-status-sos> and background checks <http://blog.uber.com/safer-together> to improve safety standards in coordination with local governments * rethinking digital payments <http://blog.uber.com/wallet> in a cash economy where regulations make paying with credit cards a difficult user experience * training underserved populations <http://blog.uber.com/india-women> to develop professional skills and improve their access to equitable earning opportunities Of the 50+ countries we operate in, India is one of the fastest growing markets in Uber's history. By providing access to safe, reliable, and affordable transportation at scale, we’re making India a better place to live and creating a model for technology improving lives in developing countries. If you're interested in joining us (or know someone who might be), feel free to get in touch with me at sunil(a)uber.com. I'm also happy to chat about other roles or teams at Uber. Regards, Sunil

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Upcoming CommCare webinars
by Gillian Javetski 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

Hi everyone, Dimagi is hosting two free 90-minute webinars this March about our mobile platform CommCare <http://www.commcarehq.org/>. This webinar series provides participants with training on advanced technical topics for CommCare. To join either or both webinars, *please sign up here <http://goo.gl/i97F7r>.* - *CommCare 101: An Introduction to CommCare (Wed, 3/25 from 10-11:30 AM EDT): *This webinar will provide a general overview of the CommCare platform, including looking at specific CommCare use cases. We will demonstrate how to build and deploy mobile applications using CommCare, and see how these mobile applications function on a phone.The webinar will end with Q&A from participants. This webinar is geared towards folks who haven’t used CommCare before and are interested in learning more about building mobile apps using CommCare. - *Building Mobile Apps In CommCare: A Deep Dive Into the CommCare Form Builder (Monday, 3/30 from 10-11:30am EDT): *This webinar will provide participants with an overview of how to use CommCare’s form builder. Designed for non-programmers, the CommCare form builder enables people to build and deploy their own forms to register and track people or things of interest. Participants will learn about different question types the form builder supports, how to use basic and advanced logic (including display conditions, validation, and hidden values), and how to add multimedia (including images, audio, and videos) to your mobile forms. The webinar will end with Q&A from participants. To join either or both webinars, *please sign up here <http://goo.gl/i97F7r>.* If you have questions, please email webinars(a)dimagi.com. Thanks, Gillian *Gillian Javetski* *Dimagi, Inc*

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free workshop series for data science newbies
by Dharma Dailey 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Hi All, I'm helping to coordinate a series of hands-on workshops for data science newbies that might be of interest to friends and colleagues of those on the Change list (as either attendees or mentors). The workshops are for total beginners and they are totally free. Please feel free to pass on the info below to those who might be interested. Cheers, Dharma Dailey Graduate Research Assistant Human Centered Design & Engineering University of Washington ddailey(a)uw.edu <mailto:ddailey@uw.edu> ----- Forwarded message from "Benj. Mako Hill" <makohill(a)uw.edu <mailto:makohill@uw.edu>> ----- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:20:33 -0700 From: "Benj. Mako Hill" <makohill(a)uw.edu <mailto:makohill@uw.edu>> To: cdsw-announce(a)uw.edu <mailto:cdsw-announce@uw.edu> Subject: Community Data Science Workshops Message-ID: <20150317182033.GI22963(a)yukidoke.org <mailto:20150317182033.GI22963@yukidoke.org>> Greetings! [ Please feel free to forward this on to any other people or lists you think might be interested! ] By popular demand, I am helping organize another round of the Community Data Science Workshops. The workshops will be three and a half day-long workshops in April and May for anyone interested in learning how to use programming and data science tools to ask and answer questions about online communities like Wikipedia, free and open source software, Twitter, civic media, etc. These will be an improved version of the workshops we have run in the spring and fall last year. The workshops are for people with no previous programming experience and, thanks to sponsorship from eScience and the Department of Communication, are free of charge and open to anyone. Our goal is that, after the three workshops, participants will be able to use data to produce numbers, hypothesis tests, tables, and graphical visualizations to answer questions like: - Are new contributors to an article in Wikipedia sticking around longer or contributing more than people who joined last year? - Who are the most active or influential users of a particular Twitter hashtag? - Are people who participated in a Wikipedia outreach event staying involved? How do they compare to people that joined the project outside of the event? Details and dates are online here: http://wiki.communitydata.cc/CDSW_Spring_2015 <http://wiki.communitydata.cc/CDSW_Spring_2015> If you are interested in participating, fill out our registration at the link above before April 3. Register soon because we have been oversubscribed both previous times we have run these workshops. If you already know how to program in Python, it would be really awesome if you would volunteer as a mentor! Being a mentor will involve working with participants and talking them through the challenges they encounter in programming. No special preparation is required. If you’re interested, there’s a link on the page above or you can send me an email. Regards, Mako (On behalf of Jonathan, Tommy, Ben, Dharma and all the CDSW mentors.) -- Benjamin Mako Hill http://mako.cc/academic/ <http://mako.cc/academic/> Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results. --GNU Manifesto ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Benjamin Mako Hill http://mako.cc/academic/ Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results. --GNU Manifesto

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AECT Webinar info
by Ally Krupar 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

My name is Jason A. Engerman and I am the president of the GSA within AECT. One of our missions this year is to connect with other educational graduate students to share information, opportunities and support. To this end we would like to invite you to attend or pass along our latest webinar entitiled "Improving Adhesion with Culture and Gaming". This webinar feature a prominent leader in the field of instructional design Ali Carr-Chellman as she unpacks her research on Boys, Gaming and the Common Core standards. We will also feature the President of the E-Sports club at Penn State University. He will discuss how E-Sports Club prepares its participants for the 21st Century workplace. A formal invition is included below as well as an attachment for a fuller description. Improve Adhesion with Culture and Gaming Webinar There are many conceptions about the impact of games on our youth, but there is skepticism on their ability to provide significant learning value. Can games provide respectable learning benefits for users or are they purely a waste of time? How can games align with national standards or prepare players for the 21st Century workplace? On behalf of AECT, the Graduate Student Assembly and Culture, Learning and Technology divisions, would like to invite you to the first of our free webinar series entitled "Accelerate Learning". The first of these free insightful webinars will focus on the impact of Culture and Gaming and will be held on March 24th. You may register here (link) As AECT is the premier international community for effective teaching and learning, this webinar will speak to an audience of researchers, educators, parents and gamers alike towards improving preparation for a new generation of 21st Century learners. Expert Presenters: Ali Carr-Chellman, department head of Learning and Performance Systems at Penn State University, will uncover the impact that video games have had on young boy adolescents within their personal cultures and academic development including alignment to national standards. Josh Miller-Day, President of the E-Sports Club also at Penn State University, will inform us of the growing worldwide phenomena that is competitive video gaming. He will also speak to the potential for E-Sports clubs to represent a 21stCentury training grounds for a new generation of learners. In addition to more Accelerate Learning webinars this year, AECT also provides an exceptional annual conference that services a multitude of learners and designers of learning. This year's conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 3-7, 2015 with a committed theme of *Accelerate Learning: Racing Into The Future.* More information on "Improve Adhesion with Culture and Gaming" webinar is provided in the attachment*.* Please join us on March 24th @ 12pm EST. To participate in this insightful session or to receive information on where to view this webinar at a later date, use the Web Registration Form: (*bit.ly/cultureandgaming <http://bit.ly/cultureandgaming>*) Further information on organization and contact information can be found below. AECT Website: http://aect.site-ym.com/ Conference Registration: http://www.aect.org/events/registration/ Contact Information: %2Aaect.gsa.leadership(a)gmail.com <aect.gsa.leadership(a)gmail.com>* *www.aect.org <http://www.aect.org/>* Forwarded from: -- Ally Krupar PhD Candidate, Adult Education and Comparative International Education Pennsylvania State University e: AllyKrupar(a)psu.edu w: http://allykrupar.com/ m: +1 330 217 5130 skype: ally_krupar

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two new ICT-related Gates Foundation Grand Challenges
by Kentaro Toyama 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

Two new, ICT-related Gates Foundation Grand Challenges for $100,000: n Cheap data collection for financial services n Encourage adoption of mobile payments by merchants Deadline is May 13. More info. http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2015/03/Two-Challenges-to-Help-Two-B illion-Reach-Financial-Security

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Fwd: [TIER] Inveneo's Solar Powered Micro-Data Center Design Challenge
by Matt Podolsky 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bruce Baikie <bruce(a)green-wifi.org> Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 9:33 AM Subject: [TIER] Inveneo's Solar Powered Micro-Data Center Design Challenge To: "tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu" <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Tier members, Inveneo, in conjunction with ARM, is has launched a Solar Powered Micro-Data Center Design Challenge, with a grand prize of $10,000 USD. The goal is an small stack of servers that can be solar powered and be place in harsh emerging regions to benefit schools, healthcare, and data collection from sensors. Would you please this forward this challenge to your student groups. Thank you Bruce Baikie bruce.baikie(a)inveneo.org Executive Director Inveneo Micro-Data Center Design Challenge Informational Page http://bit.ly/1vqgU8Y How to Apply http://bit.ly/1M9QqzY Signup Form http://bit.ly/1G8JIYP Important Dates http://bit.ly/1DYPgFw Also, We posted the challenge in the ARM community and it can be found here: http://community.arm.com/message/25847#25847 Finally, we're using the hashtag #invchallenge to promote the contest. _______________________________________________ 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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Study ICTs and research in Ghana this summer
by Chris Rothschild 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Hello, I’d like to let you know of a great opportunity to study ICTs in Ghana and learn about research and development this summer. Applications are now open for the “Experience Research: Communication Technologies and Development in Southern Ghana” Exploration Seminar. This will be the 5th consecutive year the program has run and we are excited to be taking a new group of students. (Graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to apply.) Program topics will include international development, the spread of ICTs in low and middle-income countries, and field research in developing countries. A more comprehensive description is at the end of this email, as is a link to the program site with additional details. It will be 4 weeks long and take place during early fall start, which means it occurs between Summer B and the beginning of Fall 2015. Credits will be counted towards your Fall 2015 load. Students will receive 5 credits (INFX 597 or INFO 497) and the course satisfies the research methods requirement for Informatics students (INFO 470) and qualifies as an elective for the International Development Certificate Program (IDCP). Like all other study abroad programs, we are happy to work with you and your advisor if the program satisfies a different course in your major. We will have 2 information sessions: Thursday 1/29: 12:30 - 1:30, MGH 224 Wednesday 2/11: 12:30 - 1:30, MGH 173R Please also don’t hesitate to contact me (chriskr(a)uw.edu<mailto:chriskr@uw.edu>) or Araba Sey (arabasey(a)uw.edu<mailto:arabasey@uw.edu>) for more information. Application Deadline is March 1 To apply or get additional information, follow this link: https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgra… Thanks! Chris Program Description: If you've ever wondered whether information and communication technologies (ICTs) are really changing lives in African countries, this is an opportunity to find out for yourself. Learn how to design and carry out a research project to answer questions you have about the role of ICTs in socio-economic development, while also experiencing the realities of life in Ghana. The "Experience Research" seminar will guide you to develop research skills by examining how people in different types of communities (urban and rural) use ICTs (defined broadly) in their daily lives. Access to ICTs in Ghana ranges from limited access in many rural areas to high access levels in urban areas comparable to major US cities. How can we understand people's needs and resources across these diverse communities? What strategies do people in conditions of low access use to satisfy their information and communication needs and what are the outcomes for their livelihoods? Are these behaviors any different from those exhibited by people living under similar constraints in the US? Well-designed field research studies can provide insights on these and other questions. You will select an ICT-related topic of interest to you, and receive personalized instruction and practical experience on using field research methods to explore that topic. Course readings, seminar discussions, data collection in the field, community service and observations around the country will not only expose you to the world of research, but will also give us fodder to interrogate our own definitions of development and how it can be attained. This program is designed for students interested in international development, the spread of ICTs in low and middle-income countries, and/or learning about field research in developing countries. Past participants have come from a wide range of backgrounds including: Information Science, Communications, Human Centered Design and Engineering, International Studies, Public Administration, Health, and Political Science. You do not need to have research experience, and we welcome both graduate and undergraduate students. The course satisfies the research methods requirement for Informatics students (INFO 470) and qualifies as an elective for International Development Certificate Program (IDCP) students https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgra… _______________________ Chris Rothschild Research Analyst Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington chriskr(a)uw.edu 206.685.1708

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Fwd: March 13: Digital Humanitarians, a talk by Patrick Meier - Friday March 13 from 12-1PM PDT
by Matt Podolsky 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matt Podolsky <podolsky(a)berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:33 AM Subject: Fwd: March 13: Digital Humanitarians, a talk by Patrick Meier - Friday March 13 from 12-1PM PDT To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:20 AM Subject: Re: March 13: Digital Humanitarians, a talk by Patrick Meier *March 13: Digital Humanitarians, a talk by Patrick Meier* <http://dil.berkeley.edu/event/digital-humanitarians-a-talk-by-patrick-meier/> B100 Blum Hall, UC Berkeley | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQuXYCUwc5A Please join the Development Impact Lab and the School if Information for a talk by Patrick Meier, author of the book Digital Humanitarians and noted expert on crowd-sourcing and international development, on *Friday March 13 from 12-1PM PDT in B100 Blum Hall*. The event will be livestreamed <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQuXYCUwc5A>. Event Overview: The information overflow that occurs in the wake of a disaster can paralyze humanitarian response efforts. Computers, mobile phones, social media, mainstream news, earth-based sensors, humanitarian drones, and orbiting satellites generate vast volumes of data during major disasters. Making sense of this flash flood of information, or "Big Data" is proving a perplexing challenge for traditional humanitarian organizations. Aid groups are more adept at dealing with information scarcity than overflow. To address this problem many organizations are turning to Digital Humanitarians: tech-savvy volunteers who craft and leverage ingenious crowdsourcing solutions with trail-blazing insights from artificial intelligence. This talk charts the rise of Digital Humanitarians and describes how their humanity coupled with innovative solutions to Big Data is changing humanitarian response forever. Patrick Meier is an internationally recognized thought-leader on humanitarian technology and innovation. His new book "Digital Humanitarians" has already been endorsed by Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Oxford, UN, World Bank and the Red Cross. Patrick directs QCRI's Social Innovation Program where he develops "Next Generation Humanitarian Technologies" in partnership with international humanitarian organizations. He has a PhD from The Fletcher School, Pre-Doc from Stanford and an MA from Columbia. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, BBC, Forbes, Times, Wired and Mashable. Patrick's influential blog iRevolutions has received over 1.5 million hits. He tweets at @patrickmeier.

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