The Stanford Digital Vision Program: Solutions for an Urbanizing World The “DO” Tank: A Stanford University program that empowers technology-focused entrepreneurs to develop and implement new solutions, build organizations, define best practices, leverage new technologies, business models, and navigate the regulatory policies of global emerging markets.

DV MissionI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Improving productivity in emerging countries: DV Identifies, incubates, and supports ventures to bridge digital, social and economic divides Develops blueprints for emerging market businesses that Enhance productivity Increase economic velocity

Improving productivity in emerging countries:

DV Identifies, incubates, and supports ventures to bridge digital, social and economic divides

Develops blueprints for emerging market businesses that

Enhance productivity

Increase economic velocity

Background: The irretrievable past “ I arrived in the late evening. The city seemed to have no outskirts, the bus emerged all of a sudden out of the dark and empty night into the brightly lit, noisy city center. After getting off the bus, I went for a walk. I reached the edge of Benares. On one side in the darkness, lay the still uninhabited fields, and on the other rose the city, densely peopled, throbbing with loud noise.” -Ryszard Kapuscinski Benares, India 1956:

“ I arrived in the late evening. The city seemed to have no outskirts, the bus emerged all of a sudden out of the dark and empty night into the brightly lit, noisy city center. After getting off the bus, I went for a walk. I reached the edge of Benares. On one side in the darkness, lay the still uninhabited fields, and on the other rose the city, densely peopled, throbbing with loud noise.”

-Ryszard Kapuscinski

The inevitable future More than half of the world’s population live in urban areas: 90% of population growth over the next two decades will take place in developing countries 90% of it will take place in urban areas 90% of that in peri-urban settlements UlanBaator, Mongolia 2006

More than half of the world’s

population live in urban areas:

90% of population growth over the next two decades will take place in developing countries

90% of it will take place in urban areas

90% of that in peri-urban settlements

Urbanization changes everything “ I've been telling people for 30 years that material changes in our lives are almost irrelevant. The important changes are demographic, in health care and education. The demographic revolution of the last 40 years is unprecedented. Today, the majority of people around the world live in cities. Urbanization changes your worldview. So, the real change is in meaning, not in goods.” -Peter Drucker. 1998

“ I've been telling people for 30 years that material changes in our lives are almost irrelevant. The important changes are demographic, in health care and education. The demographic revolution of the last 40 years is unprecedented. Today, the majority of people around the world live in cities. Urbanization changes your worldview. So, the real change is in meaning, not in goods.”

-Peter Drucker. 1998

New urban characteristics Migration from countryside, rapid population growth: 21st Century landscape: ‘ Roadside’ infrastructure Minimal services, amenities Severe environmental stress Uncertain or illegal tenure Lack of recognition by governments “ Peri-urban development almost always involves wrenching social adjustment as small agricultural communities are forced into an industrial way of life in a short time. As well, large-scale in-migration of young people, usually from poor regions, creates enormous demand, and expectations, for community and social services.” - Douglas Webster, Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford University

Migration from countryside, rapid population growth:

21st Century landscape:

‘ Roadside’ infrastructure

Minimal services, amenities

Severe environmental stress

Uncertain or illegal tenure

Lack of recognition by governments

Innovative, entrepreneurial solutions Public/private/non-profit collaborations: Increasing foreign investments Manufacturing operations Outsourcing services Wireless data networks Information services m-commerce transactions Private investing leads public sector Water/power/transportation services by entrepreneurs Social services provided by NGOs

Public/private/non-profit collaborations:

Increasing foreign investments

Manufacturing operations

Outsourcing services

Wireless data networks

Information services

m-commerce transactions

Private investing leads public sector

Water/power/transportation services by entrepreneurs

Social services provided by NGOs

ICT: Transformation catalyst Affordable networks extend services grid: Robust, inexpensive equipment Leverage existing facilities Rapid innovation pace Can expand incrementally Reselling opportunity for entrepreneurs, small businesses

Affordable networks extend services grid:

Robust, inexpensive equipment

Leverage existing facilities

Rapid innovation pace

Can expand incrementally

Reselling opportunity for entrepreneurs, small businesses

New ICT-based applications Promote economic, social and educational development: Financial services Credit, loans, insurance Employment Community services Public safety, Health and telemedicine Education E-Citizen and e-government Opportunities for digital inclusion Improving transparency

Promote economic, social and educational development:

Financial services

Credit, loans, insurance

Employment

Community services

Public safety,

Health and telemedicine

Education

E-Citizen and e-government

Opportunities for digital inclusion

Improving transparency

More Salsa! Entrepreneurship (for start-ups and govt organizations) Stanford Entrepreneurship Network (SEN): Stanford Digital Vision Program Graduate School of Business Business association of Stanford engineering students (BASES) Stanford Technology Ventures (Engineering School) Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE)

Stanford Entrepreneurship Network (SEN):

Stanford Digital Vision Program

Graduate School of Business

Business association of Stanford engineering students (BASES)

Stanford Technology Ventures (Engineering School)

Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE)

Stanford DV program: Real solutions for real needs ‘ High potential’ entrepreneurs, Cisco targeted locations: DV program support At Stanford Seminars, workshops Prototyping Entrepreneurship In the field Researching user needs Operations development Assessing impact Deliverables Prototype Business plan Market survey

‘ High potential’ entrepreneurs, Cisco targeted locations:

DV program support

At Stanford

Seminars, workshops

Prototyping

Entrepreneurship

In the field

Researching user needs

Operations development

Assessing impact

Deliverables

Prototype

Business plan

Market survey

A model that works Critical success factors : Fellows trust and participate in the program DV fellows effectively take product/service concepts to market DV methods produce more sustainable ventures and leaders Program employs scaleable, reusable approaches and tools

Critical success factors :

Fellows trust and participate in the program

DV fellows effectively take product/service concepts to market

DV methods produce more sustainable ventures and leaders

Program employs scaleable, reusable approaches and tools

“ Do Tank” results DV fellows at H*STAR: Sustainable network-centric solutions via Industry-academic collaborations Intensive case studies Building partnerships Prior track record 50% of DV fellows create ventures that grow the number of beneficiaries every year for 5 years.

DV fellows at H*STAR:

Sustainable network-centric solutions via

Industry-academic collaborations

Intensive case studies

Building partnerships

Prior track record

50% of DV fellows create ventures that grow the number of beneficiaries every year for 5 years.

Beyond cyberspace! Visit us please! Contact: Stuart Gannes, Director Digital Vision Program Stanford University http://rdvp.org

Contact:

Stuart Gannes, Director

Digital Vision Program

Stanford University

http://rdvp.org