oneVillage Community Day Dissemination of Innovation International Conference on Open Source (ICOS) Sep 27, 2009 10AM-12PM Taipei, Taiwan

oneVillage Introduction/Background April 03 oneVillage Foundation was born with the following focus areas: Effective use of technology to facilitate sustainable development globally include ICT; Develop Holistic Open Source ICT4D approach called oneVillage Initiative; Later in 2007 building on our past efforts an Open Digital Village was established in Ghana Idea Lab/Digital Accelerator incubating income generating social enterprises

April 03 oneVillage Foundation was born with the following focus areas:

Effective use of technology to facilitate sustainable development globally include ICT;

Develop Holistic Open Source ICT4D approach called oneVillage Initiative;

Later in 2007 building on our past efforts an Open Digital Village was established in Ghana

Idea Lab/Digital Accelerator

incubating income generating social enterprises

5 Key Transformational aspects of Open Digital Villages Wireless Network - Low cost disruptive technology links people in the community together; Social Enterprises - Create jobs & through business incubation driven by community needs; Focus on Open Source Technologies - low cost and easy to use; Affordable Computing - Reliable, efficient & suited to challenging conditions; Promote sustainable technologies – Serving as a model for local development.

Wireless Network - Low cost disruptive technology links people in the community together;

Social Enterprises - Create jobs & through business incubation driven by community needs;

Focus on Open Source Technologies - low cost and easy to use;

Affordable Computing - Reliable, efficient & suited to challenging conditions;

Promote sustainable technologies – Serving as a model for local development.

WODIV Facility in Winneba

OVF NTHU Partnership – A Timeline Fall 07 - Joy Speech as VP of Accton at NTHU student auditorium inspires students and faculty alike with proposal for Ecotour resulting; Spring 08 – Prep done for student travels to Ghana including fundraising for trip; Aug 08 – First 10 students from NTHU International Volunteers Program travel to Ghana and follow-up is discussed; Winter 09 – Joy Consults for NTHU international Student Volunteers Program as planning for next trip begins; May 09 –Community Day Launch support OV efforts in Taiwan with focus on NTHU Ecotour Aug 09 – Ecotour’s 2 nd year sees another 10 students travel to Ghana and transformed by the experience into Visionary Global Citizens.

Fall 07 - Joy Speech as VP of Accton at NTHU student auditorium inspires students and faculty alike with proposal for Ecotour resulting;

Spring 08 – Prep done for student travels to Ghana including fundraising for trip;

Aug 08 – First 10 students from NTHU International Volunteers Program travel to Ghana and follow-up is discussed;

Winter 09 – Joy Consults for NTHU international Student Volunteers Program as planning for next trip begins;

May 09 –Community Day Launch support OV efforts in Taiwan with focus on NTHU Ecotour

Aug 09 – Ecotour’s 2 nd year sees another 10 students travel to Ghana and transformed by the experience into Visionary Global Citizens.

What is Community Day? Community discussion on the role of Open Source and Knowledge Sharing; Builds awareness of what we call the “ Dissemination of Innovation ;” Stresses the importance of ICT as an enabler of local & network capacity ( Collective IQ ); Expresses appreciation to our sponsors and supporters.

Community discussion on the role of Open Source and Knowledge Sharing;

Builds awareness of what we call the “ Dissemination of Innovation ;”

Stresses the importance of ICT as an enabler of local & network capacity ( Collective IQ );

Expresses appreciation to our sponsors and supporters.

OV Community Day Sign @ Ecole Cafe

Community Day July 17th OV Community Day was launched in July 2009 in support of OV Ecotour 2009 trip to Ghana.

Joy Speaks to Community Day Audience

Our Mission: To develop sustainable human habitats and societies that involve and empower people from all over the globe in mutually supportive, win-win relationships.

To develop sustainable human habitats and societies that involve and empower people from all over the globe in mutually supportive, win-win relationships.

OneVillage Holistic Approach The Integrated Knowledge Wheel on the left is a tool to promote holistic ICT4D through oneVillage Initiative capacity building efforts.

Our Approach: A Community Based Development Model OneVillage Initiative holistically: Maps out local assets to provide a “big picture” view; Combines various needs, values & assets; a synergistic approach to solving problems; Outlines key areas of community development; People see the integrated systems in which they live in and depend upon; Framework to consider various development options.

OneVillage Initiative holistically:

Maps out local assets to provide a “big picture” view;

Combines various needs, values & assets; a synergistic approach to solving problems;

Outlines key areas of community development;

People see the integrated systems in which they live in and depend upon;

Framework to consider various development options.

Three D’s - Design, Development & Deployment Through our “Dissemination of Innovation” partnerships we will: Design more efficient & powerful ICT tools for community empowerment; Develop & share our practical experiences & knowledge to help one another; Deploy these tools into the field.

Through our “Dissemination of Innovation” partnerships we will:

Design more efficient & powerful ICT tools for community empowerment;

Develop & share our practical experiences & knowledge to help one another;

Deploy these tools into the field.

Using ICT to Augment Collective IQ We use Collective IQ – a term used by Doug Engelbart and others - to explain several things in relation to our work: Knowledge is growing exponentially & information overload is the unsustainable result; Technology is not the solution by itself; It’s merely an enabler of community based strategies to increase human capacity & potential; Thus designing ICT systems to improve Collective IQ is a must for building a sustainable global civilization; This starts at the grassroots w/effective strategies for the dissemination of innovative information and technologies for sustainable development.

We use Collective IQ – a term used by Doug Engelbart and others - to explain several things in relation to our work:

Knowledge is growing exponentially & information overload is the unsustainable result;

Technology is not the solution by itself;

It’s merely an enabler of community based strategies to increase human capacity & potential;

Thus designing ICT systems to improve Collective IQ is a must for building a sustainable global civilization;

This starts at the grassroots w/effective strategies for the dissemination of innovative information and technologies for sustainable development.

Social Enterprise & Open Source Deployment The following is part of the Dissemination of Innovation Focus: Embracing a comprehensive, community-based and business oriented Social Enterprise approach; Promoting rapid replication of ecologically and socially sustainable systems globally; ICT is used as an enabler of human capacity development; Winneba Ghana Open Digital Village (WODiV) is the test-bed. All these ingredients are central to the successful deployment of open source in emerging markets.

The following is part of the Dissemination of Innovation Focus:

Embracing a comprehensive, community-based and business oriented Social Enterprise approach;

Promoting rapid replication of ecologically and socially sustainable systems globally;

ICT is used as an enabler of human capacity development;

Winneba Ghana Open Digital Village (WODiV) is the test-bed.

All these ingredients are central to the successful deployment of open source in emerging markets.

Collaborators oneVillage Foundation; Bamboo Community University and their E-Mate program in Indonesia; Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University; Open Source community in Taiwan; WODiV & Local stakeholders on the ground in Ghana. We see ICOS as a way to enable the sharing of knowledge so that we can empower each other in new and improved ways through the effective use of ICT.

oneVillage Foundation;

Bamboo Community University and their E-Mate program in Indonesia;

Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University;

Open Source community in Taiwan;

WODiV & Local stakeholders on the ground in Ghana.

We see ICOS as a way to enable the sharing of knowledge so that we can empower each other in new and improved ways through the effective use of ICT.

NTHU ’09 Service Learning Project

Ecotour Program Objectives Expand the potential of WODiV’s OS (ICT4D); Highlight the benefits of grassroots inter-cultural Global Collaboration; Build relationships through the sharing of cultural experiences and knowledge; Expand student’s awareness of global issues within a local, focused context; Support local development & empowerment efforts.

Expand the potential of WODiV’s OS (ICT4D);

Highlight the benefits of grassroots inter-cultural Global Collaboration;

Build relationships through the sharing of cultural experiences and knowledge;

Expand student’s awareness of global issues within a local, focused context;

Support local development & empowerment efforts.

09 Ecotour Field Trip 09 NTHU students’ Accomplishments: ICT training for junior high school students/teachers @ New Academic Year IT School; Produced Digital Archive for Denkyira Kingdom; Designed an improved palm oil processing facility for Jukwa Farmer’s Coop; Documented African drum production & study of the forest habitat region at Okurase; Attended Maker Faire Africa.

09 NTHU students’ Accomplishments:

ICT training for junior high school students/teachers @ New Academic Year IT School;

Produced Digital Archive for Denkyira Kingdom;

Designed an improved palm oil processing facility for Jukwa Farmer’s Coop;

Documented African drum production & study of the forest habitat region at Okurase;

Attended Maker Faire Africa.

Examples of WODiV OS ICT Deployment WODiV & ODiV Mediawiki - being used by team to document information from the field and present unique aspects of OVI & supporting programs. Linux USB keys - Prof Hung in Taiwan trained Ecotour students in disseminating the OS concept and practices in the field. Dual Boot Capability – All WODiV computers can run both Windows and Ubuntu. Trainings on OS – WODiV has a track record of many trainings on open source technologies including Drupal, WikiEducator and Friefunk.

WODiV & ODiV Mediawiki - being used by team to document information from the field and present unique aspects of OVI & supporting programs.

Linux USB keys - Prof Hung in Taiwan trained Ecotour students in disseminating the OS concept and practices in the field.

Dual Boot Capability – All WODiV computers can run both Windows and Ubuntu.

Trainings on OS – WODiV has a track record of many trainings on open source technologies including Drupal, WikiEducator and Friefunk.

Students Training the “Digital Accelerators”

Goals/Outcome of this Discussion Map out effective Community Development processes that include: Facilitation of Synergistic & Complementary collaborative frameworks; Building of Collective IQ using Social Networks & their complementary P2P tools; Promotion of regional approach to Sustainable Development , using Open Source driven ICT ; Development of Sustainability Prototypes through the dissemination of Appropriate Technologies .

Map out effective Community Development processes that include:

Facilitation of Synergistic & Complementary collaborative frameworks;

Building of Collective IQ using Social Networks & their complementary P2P tools;

Promotion of regional approach to Sustainable Development , using Open Source driven ICT ;

Development of Sustainability Prototypes through the dissemination of Appropriate Technologies .

Where do we see WODiV in five years? Morphing of WODiV into Unity Center Hub for sustainable development planning in Winneba Region & Ghana; Maturation as a social enterprise focusing on the training and further incubation of that success = $Job Creation$; Replication of WODiV into Open Digital Village network; OVI developed as a proven technique for bootstrapping/empowering communities; Development of an online-based Integrated/Holistic Suite of Open Source ICT Services.

Morphing of WODiV into Unity Center Hub for sustainable development planning in Winneba Region & Ghana;

Maturation as a social enterprise focusing on the training and further incubation of that success = $Job Creation$;

Replication of WODiV into Open Digital Village network;

OVI developed as a proven technique for bootstrapping/empowering communities;

Development of an online-based Integrated/Holistic Suite of Open Source ICT Services.

We are the Change the world has been Waiting for We can find solutions to the world’s pressing problems by learning to care for each other. Open Source ICTs can enable this process of global transformation… Thank You for you time and your open hearts and minds dedicated to this cause!

We can find solutions to the world’s pressing problems by learning to care for each other.

Open Source ICTs can enable this process of global transformation…

Thank You for you time and your open hearts and minds dedicated to this cause!

Joy Tang oneVillage Founder EcoTour Service & Learning [email_address] +886 988 164 558 skype: joytang facebook: Joy Tang

Joy Tang

oneVillage Founder

EcoTour Service & Learning

[email_address]

+886 988 164 558

skype: joytang

facebook: Joy Tang