Digital City Mechanics June, 2009

Engage and Learn Only by doing something Can someone really learn We’re using social media to help produce on-line content, services and live events Training workers in tech and health jobs, along the way A new model for ‘Workforce Development’

Only by doing something

Can someone really learn

We’re using social media to help produce on-line content, services and live events

Training workers in tech and health jobs, along the way

A new model for ‘Workforce Development’

Digital City Mechanics is building a Digital City Project Technology – offer a free dashboard System Integration – setup bureaus, produce events, manage services Content – produce compelling multimedia on-line content and services

Technology – offer a free dashboard

System Integration – setup bureaus, produce events, manage services

Content – produce compelling multimedia on-line content and services

Digital City project Focused on developing Tech Jobs that work in conjunction with software infrastructure Video Help available at all times in dashboard, live operators standing by Digital bureaus house training, video call center and web site production facilities Existing NEO on-line sites & content highlighted Local organizations and businesses supported

Focused on developing Tech Jobs that work in conjunction with software infrastructure

Video Help available at all times in dashboard, live operators standing by

Digital bureaus house training, video call center and web site production facilities

Existing NEO on-line sites & content highlighted

Local organizations and businesses supported

Using Tech job skills for Health and Local Foods Once the trainees are comfortable using computers and our environment We’ll show them how the tech can be used for: Health oriented jobs and services Local Foods projects Much of the work will be in producing compelling on-line tutorials, knowledge bases. Content to TEACH others about Health and Local foods

Once the trainees are comfortable using computers and our environment

We’ll show them how the tech can be used for:

Health oriented jobs and services

Local Foods projects

Much of the work will be in producing compelling on-line tutorials, knowledge bases.

Content to TEACH others about Health and Local foods

2 entities Digital City Foundation: 501c3 Solicits funding from government and foundations Digital City Mechanics: System integrator Develops unique I.P. and processes Builds and runs the system Coordinates with DCF Works with BBM (see next slide)

Digital City Foundation:

501c3

Solicits funding from government and foundations

Digital City Mechanics:

System integrator

Develops unique I.P. and processes

Builds and runs the system

Coordinates with DCF

Works with BBM (see next slide)

Builds on PeopleAggregator Broadband Mechanics social networking platform 4 years old, mature, stable Used by: U.S. Army ROTC program Nvidia Mondadori (Italy) theTimesofIndia (India) Bell Canada (Canada)

Broadband Mechanics social networking platform

4 years old, mature, stable

Used by:

U.S. Army ROTC program

Nvidia

Mondadori (Italy)

theTimesofIndia (India)

Bell Canada (Canada)

Distributed Regional alliance Pilot program = Northern Ohio region Each city has it’s own bureau(s) Shared services across all cities Highlight unique characteristics of each city Unique populace, history, content of each city

Pilot program = Northern Ohio region

Each city has it’s own bureau(s)

Shared services across all cities

Highlight unique characteristics of each city

Unique populace, history, content of each city

Citizen Dashboards – for all Integrate Aggregate Customize

Integrate

Aggregate

Customize

Dashboards offer an Integrated environment Live Video Help built in Social Networking Blogging Media gallery Import friends from Facebook and MySpace Points system Tied into the Digital City Content and Services

Live Video Help built in

Social Networking

Blogging

Media gallery

Import friends from Facebook and MySpace

Points system

Tied into the Digital City Content and Services

Dashboard aggregates all the info you’re interested in RSS, Activity feeds, any accessible data Updates automatically flow into the dashboard Aggregate your friends – from different social networks Aggregate your photos or video – from all around the web Aggregate your existing web accounts

RSS, Activity feeds, any accessible data

Updates automatically flow into the dashboard

Aggregate your friends – from different social networks

Aggregate your photos or video – from all around the web

Aggregate your existing web accounts

Dashboard is highly customizable Design it to suit your needs: People, Services and Content Look and Feel, Designs Colors, background images, etc. Appropriate usage level – matched to what kind of ‘user’ you are Choose from pre-built templates to start, and then customize to your fancy

Design it to suit your needs:

People, Services and Content

Look and Feel, Designs

Colors, background images, etc.

Appropriate usage level – matched to what kind of ‘user’ you are

Choose from pre-built templates to start, and then customize to your fancy

Our secret sauce A process of getting trainees to utilize social media software To alleviate their fears, build comfort level Help them identify which kind of job they’ll excel in, what they’re interested in learning Train skills which will be relevant for ALL jobs Make work - fun

A process of getting trainees to utilize social media software

To alleviate their fears, build comfort level

Help them identify which kind of job they’ll excel in, what they’re interested in learning

Train skills which will be relevant for ALL jobs

Make work - fun

Many elements to a Digital City Internet connects the Digital Cities together Dashboard is a common interface Digital City ID system connects other institutions into our world Our software infrastructure can be used by all

Internet connects the Digital Cities together

Dashboard is a common interface

Digital City ID system connects other institutions into our world

Our software infrastructure can be used by all

A Day in the life of a Digital City

Digital City Content Seniors project (video interviews) History of the Region (via shared timeline) Lead Poisoning education Urban farm and greenhouse construction Polymers construction simulations (and games) Green Jobs knowledge base (‘how to guides’)

Seniors project (video interviews)

History of the Region (via shared timeline)

Lead Poisoning education

Urban farm and greenhouse construction

Polymers construction simulations (and games)

Green Jobs knowledge base (‘how to guides’)

Digital City services Type2 Diabetes video conf sessions Medical digitizing historical research Business Directory promotions with partners Help build Urban farms Help produce local live events

Type2 Diabetes video conf sessions

Medical digitizing historical research

Business Directory promotions with partners

Help build Urban farms

Help produce local live events

Webcams and Location pages See top 16 webcams, editorially selected Rotate throughout the day Click on webcam, go to a location page Location pages: Who lives by Photos, videos Other webcams Leave comments, Reviews, Media, Links On shared servers

See top 16 webcams, editorially selected

Rotate throughout the day

Click on webcam, go to a location page

Location pages:

Who lives by

Photos, videos

Other webcams

Leave comments,

Reviews, Media, Links

On shared servers

Business and Services directory Listings of local storefronts, businesses Independent contractors, professional services Tied into sponsor’s promotional campaigns Match local businesses to movie launch contest Reviews, Ratings, Comments Tied into Video Help services

Listings of local storefronts, businesses

Independent contractors, professional services

Tied into sponsor’s promotional campaigns

Match local businesses to movie launch contest

Reviews, Ratings, Comments

Tied into Video Help services

Digital City ID system Connect different ID systems together Single sign-on with all participating members Use your same username/password – everywhere! SAML based federation Build data portability and interoperability solutions

Connect different ID systems together

Single sign-on with all participating members

Use your same username/password – everywhere!

SAML based federation

Build data portability and interoperability solutions

Software as infrastructure Dashboard is persistent, throughout the region Dashboard adapts itself to the city it’s in An ‘operating system’, that knows it’s context Features and services available to all Hardware, Bandwidth, Servers, Access Applications and Services Solutions, Compelling Experiences

Dashboard is persistent, throughout the region

Dashboard adapts itself to the city it’s in

An ‘operating system’, that knows it’s context

Features and services available to all

Municipal Apps & Services Webcams, club cams, traffic cams, security cams Maps, GPS, mobile social networking Bus and Train schedule School, Hospital, Fire, Police services Fresh food market prices Weather, Tides, Sunset cams Federal, State, County, Municipality info Laws, regulations, forms, small biz info Pay taxes, fines Vote

Webcams, club cams, traffic cams, security cams

Maps, GPS, mobile social networking

Bus and Train schedule

School, Hospital, Fire, Police services

Fresh food market prices

Weather, Tides, Sunset cams

Federal, State, County, Municipality info

Laws, regulations, forms, small biz info

Pay taxes, fines

Vote

Shared Constructs for all to use Digital City ID system Jobs Events Locations (webcam pages) Businesses and Services Directory Timeline of Local History Points

Digital City ID system

Jobs

Events

Locations (webcam pages)

Businesses and Services Directory

Timeline of Local History

Points

Open Digital City platform Any vendor can provide their own compatible ‘Citizen Dashboard’ Many institutions, agencies and corporations will support the Digital ID system Based upon Open Stack standards Shared resources, servers and constructs can be used by any software platform Reusable applications and services provided to empower solutions

Any vendor can provide their own compatible ‘Citizen Dashboard’

Many institutions, agencies and corporations will support the Digital ID system

Based upon Open Stack standards

Shared resources, servers and constructs can be used by any software platform

Reusable applications and services provided to empower solutions

Future experiences We’ll watch TV shows or Movies together

We’ll watch TV shows or Movies together

What makes a GREAT Digital City? When services and content are persistent There all the time Available 24/7/365 – wherever you are As assessable as water, gas and electricity

When services and content are persistent

There all the time

Available 24/7/365 – wherever you are

As assessable as water, gas and electricity

Connecting humans together All software is about people So conceivably wherever you are – is which ‘digital city’ you are in The physical place connected to a virtual place Each person is a member of their own ‘distributed architecture’, the own ‘virtual city’ Connecting cyberspace to meatspace in their own context, relevant to THEM

All software is about people

So conceivably wherever you are – is which ‘digital city’ you are in

The physical place connected to a virtual place

Each person is a member of their own ‘distributed architecture’, the own ‘virtual city’

Connecting cyberspace to meatspace in their own context, relevant to THEM

A Digital City is the combination of: People – the citizens Access – Wifi, Wimax, Gigabit bandwidth Cloud services (storage, computing, distribution) Businesses and Services (local) Live Web (Twittter, IM, activity streams, video) Live Events, Recommendations, Opinions Creativity, Expression, Socializing Content + Applications Solutions = relevant for each citizen

People – the citizens

Access – Wifi, Wimax, Gigabit bandwidth

Cloud services (storage, computing, distribution)

Businesses and Services (local)

Live Web (Twittter, IM, activity streams, video)

Live Events, Recommendations, Opinions

Creativity, Expression, Socializing

Content + Applications

Solutions = relevant for each citizen

Focusing on Solutions Build Apps and Services on top of Infrastructure Build Solutions on top of both Help change people’s lives Help feed people Help connect people together

Build Apps and Services on top of Infrastructure

Build Solutions on top of both

Help change people’s lives

Help feed people

Help connect people together

Solutions Put technology to use Make it relevant If they build it – will they come? You can lead a horse to water, but will he drink? What’s the point of offering the software if no one uses it!

Put technology to use

Make it relevant

If they build it – will they come?

You can lead a horse to water, but will he drink?

What’s the point of offering the software if no one uses it!

Learning by Doing By building great on-line content projects By putting on live events which connect meatspace to cyberspace By getting over their fears of technology We create a new model for workforce training

By building great on-line content projects

By putting on live events which connect meatspace to cyberspace

By getting over their fears of technology

We create a new model for workforce training

People All software is about people Loosely coupled relationships User’s identities must be controlled by THEM!

All software is about people

Loosely coupled relationships

User’s identities must be controlled by THEM!

The Open Stack Open standards for an Open Web

Open standards for an Open Web

Finding things in common When everyone is doing it, make it a standard! Find common constructs and elements And at LEAST agree on common notions

When everyone is doing it, make it a standard!

Find common constructs and elements

And at LEAST agree on common notions

Open Digital City Standards Multi-vendor solution Shared servers and resources Open schemas and protocols

Multi-vendor solution

Shared servers and resources

Open schemas and protocols