This session was presented at the University of Indianapolis\'s Center for Aging and Community\'s "Inside, Outside, All Around the Town" symposium in honor of the Center\'s 10th Anniversary. The presentation focuses on macro-level planning strategies to creatively use rapidly growing elderly populations as a resource to revitalize and save struggling rural communities and urban villages.
Zachary Benedict presented on how an elder-centric network strategy can incentivize urban renewal in historic neighborhoods at the Preserving Historic Places Conference on April 6, 2011. He discussed how communities can benefit from and accommodate a rapidly aging population through vibrant, intergenerational neighborhoods supported by collaborative civic networks and quality public spaces. Benedict argued that small towns' futures depend on nimble service networks that foster successful aging through civic engagement.
The document discusses using continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) to revitalize failing downtowns. It thanks various people who contributed to the research. The main topics covered are: how development patterns have transformed communities and left them unprepared for current market demands; how priorities around quality of place may benefit smaller Midwest cities; and how the aging demographic could be utilized to incentivize downtown revitalization. It presents data on the large and growing older adult population as an untapped resource and discusses understanding what "home" means to seniors who want to age in place.
Dominic Campbell speaking at solace conference Cardiff, October 2010Dominic Campbell
Lessons for the future of local government and the web. Presentation given to 200 local government leaders in Cardiff, October 2010.
For more information see:
http://www.solaceconference.org.uk/2010
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to companies assessing and addressing their impacts on the environment and society. The document discusses what CSR is and is not, how companies use the internet and social media to communicate their CSR efforts, and some examples of companies' CSR initiatives in areas like the environment, community investment, and transparency. It also notes potential issues with CSR like "greenwashing" or token efforts not aligned with company operations.
Future of the workforce: Where Change and Opportunity ConvergeMindset Group
What are the business, people and technology trends transforming business around the world? What does your organization and leadership team need to do to have a strategic advantage and profit from the massive changes coming your way?
Presentation for Keizai Koho Center by Ben BoydEdelman Japan
The presentation discusses profound transformations in the public relations landscape driven by technological, governmental, financial, and societal changes. It argues that old hierarchical models of control and vertical information flows no longer work in isolation. New models have emerged where peer-to-peer horizontal communication and community empowerment are firmly established. Moving forward, communicators must consider three fundamental shifts: from control to community, from fixed messages to variable content tailored for different audiences, and from traditional hierarchies to user-generated stories.
Zachary Benedict presented on how an elder-centric network strategy can incentivize urban renewal in historic neighborhoods at the Preserving Historic Places Conference on April 6, 2011. He discussed how communities can benefit from and accommodate a rapidly aging population through vibrant, intergenerational neighborhoods supported by collaborative civic networks and quality public spaces. Benedict argued that small towns' futures depend on nimble service networks that foster successful aging through civic engagement.
The document discusses using continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) to revitalize failing downtowns. It thanks various people who contributed to the research. The main topics covered are: how development patterns have transformed communities and left them unprepared for current market demands; how priorities around quality of place may benefit smaller Midwest cities; and how the aging demographic could be utilized to incentivize downtown revitalization. It presents data on the large and growing older adult population as an untapped resource and discusses understanding what "home" means to seniors who want to age in place.
Dominic Campbell speaking at solace conference Cardiff, October 2010Dominic Campbell
Lessons for the future of local government and the web. Presentation given to 200 local government leaders in Cardiff, October 2010.
For more information see:
http://www.solaceconference.org.uk/2010
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to companies assessing and addressing their impacts on the environment and society. The document discusses what CSR is and is not, how companies use the internet and social media to communicate their CSR efforts, and some examples of companies' CSR initiatives in areas like the environment, community investment, and transparency. It also notes potential issues with CSR like "greenwashing" or token efforts not aligned with company operations.
Future of the workforce: Where Change and Opportunity ConvergeMindset Group
What are the business, people and technology trends transforming business around the world? What does your organization and leadership team need to do to have a strategic advantage and profit from the massive changes coming your way?
Presentation for Keizai Koho Center by Ben BoydEdelman Japan
The presentation discusses profound transformations in the public relations landscape driven by technological, governmental, financial, and societal changes. It argues that old hierarchical models of control and vertical information flows no longer work in isolation. New models have emerged where peer-to-peer horizontal communication and community empowerment are firmly established. Moving forward, communicators must consider three fundamental shifts: from control to community, from fixed messages to variable content tailored for different audiences, and from traditional hierarchies to user-generated stories.
This document provides an outline for a course on International Financial Institutions and Finance for Development. The course aims to foster alternative economic approaches and equip students with tools to address economic policy issues while appreciating social, political, and environmental welfare dimensions of sustainability. Key topics covered include development and sustainability concepts, international financial institutions, monetary systems, sustainable development goals, and financing options for development. The document defines sustainability and its economic, social, and environmental dimensions. It also discusses concepts like the tragedy of the commons, market failures, and public goods.
Smart City Panel Session at Vietnam ICT Summit 2012Son Phan
1) Smart and connected communities transform cities, countries, and the world through technology that connects people and devices.
2) By 2025, over 500 million people will be urbanized and 3 billion will be connected to the internet, with top cities consuming 75% of the world's energy.
3) Smart cities leverage investments in infrastructure and technology to pursue sustainable economic development and high quality of life through participatory governance.
The document describes Indonesia's National Community Empowerment Program (PNCE), which consolidates 53 poverty reduction programs into a unified system to be implemented in 2009. The PNCE aims to empower communities and alleviate poverty through community-driven development. It provides block grants and technical assistance to communities to implement small-scale infrastructure projects and economic activities. The program is expected to more efficiently and effectively reduce poverty and inequality in Indonesia by harmonizing existing poverty initiatives and ensuring resources reach vulnerable communities.
Here are three policy questions I would pose based on the document:
1. How can policymakers ensure sharing platforms are producing clear public benefits beyond just commercial outcomes? Regulations may need to consider outputs like environmental, community and access impacts, not just financial sustainability.
2. What policies could support collaboration between sharing platforms, nonprofits and philanthropy to multiply their impacts? Joint projects and data/resource sharing may accelerate progress on social issues if barriers are removed.
3. How should data privacy and use policies evolve to harness the potential of user data for public good? If handled ethically and transparently, aggregate sharing data could reveal insights to tackle problems, but strong protections are also needed.
1) Africa is emerging as one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world, with real GDP growth averaging 4.7% annually over the past few decades.
2) It has abundant natural resources and a rapidly growing consumer market, with over half of African households expected to have annual incomes over $5,000 by 2020.
3) However, doing business in Africa presents challenges such as governance issues and a lack of strong institutions. Companies must navigate political risks and ensure local benefits to projects. Building trust with communities and accountability are keys to success.
Presentation for the Northeast Minnesota STEM NetworkNathan Meyer
This was a 10min presentation for around 100 participants in the first Northeast MN STEM Network gathering. As an invited panel member, I provided a brief introduction to informal STEM education (ISE) in the region, some of the potential benefits for the education network, and some of the potential benefits for ISE of networking with other regional STEM providers.
A Collection Of Community Management AdviceMarketwired
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Brought to you by Marketwire and TheCommunityManager.com
Sara Minard- Umass Social Entrepreneurship Day 2015Erun Fernando
This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. C. Sara Minard on valuing entrepreneurship in the informal economy of West Africa. The presentation compares theories of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship to practices in the region. It discusses research questions around how informal entrepreneurs create social value while expanding business models. Case studies from Senegal show how social networks like Mouridism provide resources and opportunities for entrepreneurs. The presentation recommends taking a human-centered design approach and clarifying assumptions based on local contexts to better understand social entrepreneurship in developing areas.
Presentazione di Roberto Bigotti per "I giovedì dell'agenda digitale" di Bologna del 05/04/2012. http://iperbole2020.tumblr.com/post/19626226816/open-data-a-bologna-come-dove-perche
Megacities may be congested and complex but they are also among the planet’s most exciting places to live. They have proven effective in stimulating creativity, innovation and economic development; factors that often lead to improved quality of life.
A new report, The Next Age of Megacities takes a closer look at how the largest cities in the world can use ICT to address their evolving challenges in a holistic, proactive and collaborative way, through a city management model.
Last year, Ericsson published a report, The Three Ages of Megacities that looked at how the maturity level of a city can help identify the most appropriate ICT solutions.
The document discusses how to convince corporate leadership (C-suite) to take social media seriously. It notes that while most business leaders see social media as important, most efforts are currently ineffective. It also highlights challenges such as social media being disruptive to bureaucratic environments and that leaders now have less control due to social media's accessibility. The document advocates that leaders need to develop a mindset of openness and imperfection to thrive with social media. It also suggests aligning social media efforts with organizational priorities like reducing costs and generating revenue in order to get corporate buy-in.
Customers with complaints have vastly greater options for making their case today. Social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, combined with community organization services like Change.org, make it possible for one customer with a problem to start a campaign that leads to change across an entire industry. The incidence of these attacks is growing, and large companies a learning to respect and fear the growing power of activist customers.
This presentation, which was prepared for SugarCRM's SugarCon 2012 conference in San Francisco, previews a forthcoming book by the same name by Paul Gillin and Greg Gianforte.
By Lake Sagaris, MSc., PhD (c) Planning and
Community Development, Ciudad Viva, Santiago, Chile. Presented at Transforming Transportation, January 26, 2012. Washington, D.C.
During this presentation, MaRS CEO, Dr. Ilse Treurnicht takes viewers through the evolution of this innovation convergence centre through to where it sees itself moving in the future. It covers both MaRS' roots, and the best practices around the world that are informing its development.
For the complete webinar presented by Ilse, visit: http://bit.ly/xliQYz
This paper very clearly outline the vision of my two companies. This is the kind of holistic economic development we work to create.
This paper outlines eight challenges facing cities and the communities they encompass, based on experience in the United States. The authors provide examples of practices and programs led by both government and nonprofit organizations, many technology-enabled, that point the way to solutions, and they conclude with a call for leaders to embrace an agenda for change.
This document provides an overview of the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce's (CSW) approach to community engagement and initiatives to support entrepreneurship. CSW helps communities innovate to compete, businesses cultivate talent to grow, and people learn to find good jobs or create their own. They do research, policy work, and hands-on community engagement. CSW works with communities facing "wicked problems" like adjusting to economic changes, creating green jobs, and increasing entrepreneurship. Their goal is to help communities develop intelligence and insight to address challenges in unique local contexts.
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THE URBAN CENTRES CANNOT BE ISOLATED ON ITS OWN
Any urban centre that has a hope of being successful must be attached to balanced social, economic and environmental requirement. It cannot exist on its own. Most of the urban centers are the places where investments take place. This means that, the security must be very strict to ensure that these investors are attracted to invest in them. Infrastructure is the most important aspect of any city (Motto, 2008). This means there must be availability of safe transport and communication systems. Before any city is built, therefore, the planners must ensure that the needs of their citizens are taken care of. This is where urban planning comes in. Poor urban planning can destroy the economy completely since most economies are built by the activities carried out in urban centers. Planning also helps in taking care of the environment and protecting the society from adverse effects those come as a result of poor urban planning.
Local government plays a very vital role in ensuring that, urban centers are competitive and attractive to investors and other people living around them. Any time an urban centre is neglected, the health and the wealth of those people living in and around it is highly affected. Poor urban centers bring about growing of slums and indigent ability to expand.
For urban cities to sustain development right from the word goes, they must consider the environment in the early stages of their planning (Motto, 2008). It is imperative to note that, a better urban environment will result into a better and sustainable social, economic development. There are various factors that can influence urban cities. Starting from the high rate of poverty that affects most cities, economic and political changes, pollution, resettlement and health issues. What Motto, 2008 argues is that, these factors don’t affect one city; this are common problems affecting almost if not all, urban environments.
Good urban centers are also able to pass the necessary information to the general public as a part of their environment. Whichever method they use, this means that, if the planning was poor, then this cannot be possible. More than forty percent of the people today live in urban areas (Motto, 2008). This means that, cities can bring together the best entrepreneurs, innovators and other great academicians. When these people come to the city, they expect to get a good life for themselves and their families. If the urban centers cannot provide that, and they become a source of environmental hazards, diseases, insecurity and discrimination, then they don’t meet their purpose of why they are there and this results into crimes (Motto, 2008).
Every successful city must, therefore, be able to offer a balanced life. This means that, socially, economically and even environmental wise, no matter how much pressure the local government is .
This document discusses how emerging technologies like 5G internet, renewable energy networks, and driverless transportation could enable a new sharing economy with near-zero marginal costs of production. It argues that businesses need to understand shifts in audiences, particularly younger generations that value freedom, power and community differently. The document recommends that companies communicate their brands through immersive virtual reality experiences that engage emotions rather than just information. Several examples are provided of brands like McDonald's and Jaguar using VR to help achieve marketing goals.
The Responsibilities Of Multinational Corporations ( Mncs )Tanya Williams
1. Multinational corporations (MNCs) have economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities. While small businesses focus on economic and legal responsibilities, MNCs are better positioned to take on additional responsibilities due to their greater resources.
2. MNCs can help minimize the difference between private and social costs by distributing wealth from developed to developing countries through paying reasonable wages.
3. This paper will provide a critical evaluation of whether modern MNCs adequately fulfill their ethical responsibilities in addition to economic ones.
This document discusses corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the health sector, particularly as it relates to the pharmaceutical industry. It defines CSR and explores arguments for and against firms engaging in socially responsible behavior. While CSR can increase profits if consumers reward firms for it, information asymmetries and lack of transparency can undermine these incentives. The pharmaceutical industry contributes greatly to public health but suffers from a poor reputation due to issues like lack of drug innovation and pricing practices. Increased transparency through various means may help build trust and a virtuous cycle where "doing good" also leads to "doing well" financially.
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1) Africa is emerging as one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world, with real GDP growth averaging 4.7% annually over the past few decades.
2) It has abundant natural resources and a rapidly growing consumer market, with over half of African households expected to have annual incomes over $5,000 by 2020.
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This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. C. Sara Minard on valuing entrepreneurship in the informal economy of West Africa. The presentation compares theories of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship to practices in the region. It discusses research questions around how informal entrepreneurs create social value while expanding business models. Case studies from Senegal show how social networks like Mouridism provide resources and opportunities for entrepreneurs. The presentation recommends taking a human-centered design approach and clarifying assumptions based on local contexts to better understand social entrepreneurship in developing areas.
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This document provides an overview of the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce's (CSW) approach to community engagement and initiatives to support entrepreneurship. CSW helps communities innovate to compete, businesses cultivate talent to grow, and people learn to find good jobs or create their own. They do research, policy work, and hands-on community engagement. CSW works with communities facing "wicked problems" like adjusting to economic changes, creating green jobs, and increasing entrepreneurship. Their goal is to help communities develop intelligence and insight to address challenges in unique local contexts.
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