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“ Technology can broadly be defined as the development and application of tools, machines, materials, and processes that help to solve human problems.” https://honors.rit.edu/~axrgsl/seniorseminar/index.php/Technology technology
“ A social network is a social structure made of nodes that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network social network
Doug Engelbart Father of the Mouse
Pioneer of ICT
Credited with helping to develop the personal computer
Inventor of the mouse
Social network theorist
developing ICT systems to improve human collective IQ though Networked Improvement Communities (NIC)
His work is a large part of oneVillage mission
‘ Technology is not the solution in itself but as an enabler of strategies to increase human capacity & potential’
From left to right Glen Johnson (open source innovator), Jim Forster (distinguished engineer at cisco) - Doug Engelbart (inventor of the mouse) and Joy Tang.
Vic Hayes
Hayes has made his name not by inventing new technologies but by standardizing them.
Created many of the protocols that govern the Internet today (how e-mail travels from sender to recipient)
Chaired IEEE Committee & developed standards for wireless local-area networks (WLANs) - 802.11
Participated in the 2006 AirJaldi Summit
Helped OVF establish Open Digital Village in Ghana
Father of Wifi Vic at AirJaldi Summit (wireless mesh) in Dharamsala, India in 2006
Vic at AirJaldi Summit
Mary Lou Jepsen
Created largest ambient displays ever; a holographic display over a city block;
former Chief Technology Officer, Intel Display Division
Joined OLPC to lead the laptop through development and into high volume mass production;
Invented the OLPC's sunlight-readable display technology & its ultra-low power management system
Transformed these inventions into high volume mass production rapidly and started Pixel Qi, to commercialize the technologies she invented at OLPC.
information + communication technology --------------------------- =ict +development --------------------------- =ict4d Jim @
Who is Connected?
Who Cares?
Social Enterprise Oriented – doing good and doing well
Ethically Grounded – for happiness, cherish others
Net Savvy - use of Web 2.0 tools to ‘peer 2 peer’
Bridge the Digital Divide – resources maximization
Sharing of Human Intellect – What’s the content?
LOTS!
‘ Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being’
~ by Paul Hawken
Evolution & Design of ‘Digital Center’
1997: GDLN - World Bank - e-commerce, pioneered global networking eCenter concept for the top-down leaders
1999: Leland Initiative Digital Center – government; Scalability – e-Government, connect the last mile rural villages
2000: HP e-Inclusion – private sector/ sustainable model non-existent - emerging markets
Today: community center concept - local/cultural – web2.0
Education as a Tool for Conscious Living
UNESCO's Decade of Education
in Sustainable Development
Goals:
Integrate eco-living into all aspects of education and learning
Encourage changes in behavior to create a more sustainable future
Ensure a just society for present and future generations
Corporate Shift: Cisco a Case Study for Digital Philanthropists?
2000 - Cisco Foundation formed to enable workers to shift to more social/ community work;
2001 responding to non-profit sector and corporate social responsibility. Cisco Fellows for Community Development show the human face of Cisco;
2002 - Cisco Network Academy & Learning Network launched enabling ICT4D in emerging markets;
2006 – Emphasis on the ‘Human Network;’
2009 - Cisco's “Smart Grid” creating jobs, while modernizing the power grid in USA & expanding markets.
OVF Holistic ICT ‘Digital Philanthropy’ Tools
Effective use of ICT including Web 2.0 tools
Immersion in holistic thinking approach with a focus on how to facilitate
Strong ethical foundation for service work and learning based on values of Buddhism
Understanding of the concept of social network and social entrepreneurism
Method of analysis that asks the tough questions to find the best and most sustainable ICT appropriate solution
Open Digital Villages 5 Key Transformational Aspects
Wireless Network - Low cost disruptive technology that links people in the community together
Social Enterprises - Create jobs & through business incubation driven by community needs
R&D on Open Source Technologies - low cost and easy to use
Affordable Computing - Reliable, efficient and suited to challenging conditions
Solar Powered Telecenters - Promote sustainable technologies
Whole System Designer Wanted
Digital Philanthropist Wanted
Joy Tang http://blog.onevillage.tv/ [email_address] +886 988 164 558 skype: joytang facebook: Joy Tang
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