Using Smart Technology to Improve Global Health Initiatives Suzanne Rainey Angela Milton Joe Pringle July 29, 2008 Presented at SID/W

Agenda Introductions Overview Examples Discussion: How can we and our communities benefit from these tools? What are you doing at your organization now? Where are the gaps/challenges? Looking forward.

Introductions

Overview

Examples

Discussion: How can we and our communities benefit from these tools? What are you doing at your organization now? Where are the gaps/challenges? Looking forward.

Welcome to…. SID/W Global Health Internet Olympics 2008! Stretch your mind! Test your limits!

SID/W Global Health

Internet Olympics 2008!

Stretch your mind!

Test your limits!

How Many Do We Have Today? Bloggers? LinkedIn? Facebook? Tweeters? Online community managers? Web masters? Twittervision

Bloggers?

LinkedIn?

Facebook?

Tweeters?

Online community managers?

Web masters?

Twittervision

Overview

Overview

Growth of Internet Users

Worldwide mobile telephone subscriptions reached 3.3 billion -- equivalent to half the global population -- on Thursday, 26 years after the first cellular network was launched Reuters, Nov 29, 2007 Cellphone usage in Africa is growing almost twice as fast as any other region…152 million in 2006.

“ As online communities spread across the world, Wikipedia's knowledge-sharing can free us from poverty and ignorance.” Jimmy Wales, founder, Wikipedia

“ As online communities spread across the world, Wikipedia's knowledge-sharing can free us from poverty and ignorance.”

Jimmy Wales, founder, Wikipedia

How is this relevant to you? You need to: Run successful projects Facilitate knowledge sharing Build capacity Influence policy makers Connect with co-workers and lots of other people Demonstrate progress and success Online tools aren’t THE solution, but they’re often part of the most effective solutions in global health.

You need to:

Run successful projects

Facilitate knowledge sharing

Build capacity

Influence policy makers

Connect with co-workers and lots of other people

Demonstrate progress and success

Online tools aren’t THE solution, but they’re often part of the most effective solutions in global health.

The Internet is a Big Tool Box How do we USE it to improve health? Syntax CMS

Examples

Examples

Blogs: Center for Global Development

Advance Market Commitments (GAVI)

Christine Gorman (TIME) globalhealthreport. blogspot.com/

Communal Libraries

Communal Libraries

Communal Libraries / Repositories Population and Health Infoshare - phishare.org

Communal Libraries / Repositories PSP-One Resource Center and Project Database – psp-one.com

The Power of Communal Creation World Bank: World Development Report – www.worldbank.org/wdr

Social Media Tools

Social Media Tools

Social Networks

Social Media Tools – You Tube The Davos Question: http://www.davosconversation.org "What one thing do you think that countries, companies or individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?"

Ashoka’s Changemakers “ Open sourcing social solutions.”

DailyStrength.org “… the largest, most comprehensive health network of people sharing their advice, treatment experiences, and support.”

Create Your Own Social Network Ning.com

Interaction & Collaboration Online Tools to help people: understand data, manage knowledge, and collaborate with each other

Tools to help people:

understand data,

manage knowledge, and

collaborate with each other

Interaction Online - Data Mapping Tools Gapminder.org

Interaction Online – Data Mapping Hs2020.org

New Breed Tools for Internal Collaboration Better, cheaper, easier…

Pick the right tool for your needs Project management Discussions / Groups Data Web Office Basecamp Yahoo groups ProjectSpaces Social Text Near Time File management Google groups Zoho Project Google SS Central Desktop Zoho Creator Liquid Planner 4Shared DabbleDB

Data Management – Google Spreadsheets

Project Management - ProjectSpaces

File management – Scribd

Wikis - Socialtext

Discussions and e-mail lists – Google Groups

A New Reality (as seen on CNN)

Adoption and use People will only use it if: A) they want to B) they have to

People will only use it if:

A) they want to

B) they have to

Approach to selecting the right tool Survey or interview users Understand what they want to share Prioritize “scenarios” Pilot test

Survey or interview users

Understand what they want to share

Prioritize “scenarios”

Pilot test

Pay attention to the people part Explain why you are using the tool Define expectations for participating Help them get started

Explain why you are using the tool

Define expectations for participating

Help them get started

Discussion How can the community benefit from these tools? What are you already doing? What are challenges do you face, or foresee in adopting new technologies? Thanks! [email_address] [email_address]

How can the community benefit from these tools?

What are you already doing?

What are challenges do you face, or foresee in adopting new technologies?

Thanks!

[email_address]

[email_address]