Telecommunications, Innovation, and the Village TelcoSteve Song
A presentation at the University of the Western Cape on why affordability in telecommunications is so important and about a project called the Village Telco which is aimed at driving down the cost of access.
My TEDx talk on the Village Telco and the Mesh Potato
Project: http://villagetelco.org
Event site: http://www.tedxnewtown.co.za/
More about TEDx: http://www.tedx.com
Slides from a presentation at the Mobile Learning Technology Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 16, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 teachers.
Slides from a presentation at the Mobile Learning Technology Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 16, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
A look at the disruption in the Telecommunications industry by multiple startups. Covering the conditions that created the opportunity for new entrants, their common traits, and the take aways for entrepreneurs.
My motto this year is "Evolve & Disrupt". I did a couple of keynotes on the matter recently, so I'm sharing this presentation to illustrate how I handle the "fuzzy front-end" of product development, aside from the Lean Startup stuff everybody talks about. Don't be fooled by the funny (and a bit irreverent) cartoons; Jobs To Be Done is a major breakthrough with a lot of practical applications. I have been working solidly on it for the last year and it is totally influencing how I see the world.
Telecommunications, Innovation, and the Village TelcoSteve Song
A presentation at the University of the Western Cape on why affordability in telecommunications is so important and about a project called the Village Telco which is aimed at driving down the cost of access.
My TEDx talk on the Village Telco and the Mesh Potato
Project: http://villagetelco.org
Event site: http://www.tedxnewtown.co.za/
More about TEDx: http://www.tedx.com
Slides from a presentation at the Mobile Learning Technology Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 16, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 teachers.
Slides from a presentation at the Mobile Learning Technology Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 16, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
A look at the disruption in the Telecommunications industry by multiple startups. Covering the conditions that created the opportunity for new entrants, their common traits, and the take aways for entrepreneurs.
My motto this year is "Evolve & Disrupt". I did a couple of keynotes on the matter recently, so I'm sharing this presentation to illustrate how I handle the "fuzzy front-end" of product development, aside from the Lean Startup stuff everybody talks about. Don't be fooled by the funny (and a bit irreverent) cartoons; Jobs To Be Done is a major breakthrough with a lot of practical applications. I have been working solidly on it for the last year and it is totally influencing how I see the world.
The Village Telco - A WiFi Mesh Telephone Network - By Steve SongVoiceSA
VoIP technologies are re-shaping how we understand telephony and telephone companies. The Village Telco takes advantage of low-cost wireless and VoIP technologies to offer communities and entrepreneurs the tools to build their own grassroots telephone companies.
Google Wave: Ripple or Tsunami for ResearchCameron Neylon
A talk given at the Edinburgh University IT Futures meeting in late 2009. The talk discusses the potential of and issues with Google Wave as a tool for research.
My talk about telecoms in Africa and the motivation behind Village Telco. The streaming video of the talk can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldd7SIiuJGg
Master Slide Deck from a presentation at the Mobile Learning Technology Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 16, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
This presentation is designed to stimulate discussion and help teachers think about new media options in their curriculum planning. Tools chosen are just an example from many possible provided for planning in the follow-up workshops.
Our students are born into a digital era which has significantly changed their literacy and information encounters and the ways they can learn. Reading, writing, gaming, trans-media, immersive worlds, augmented reality, and the semantic web are all part of the new digital conversation of learning. On top of that the iPad and other mobile devices have compounded the changing role of school libraries forever. This is our story - a story about the transition to a new millennium where our library and learning ecology needs adaptability at its core so it can provide the keys to 21st lifelong learning.
Roadmap to Blended Learning (4 Nov 2011)Wesley Fryer
Where are we headed in K-12 education with respect to technology and learning? What are the vehicles ("ships" in this metaphor using the Waldseemüller map) that will take us into this future? What activities should characterize effective blended learning in the future? These are Wesley Fryer's slides for a presentation on these topics for New York educational leaders in November 2011.
Slides from a presentation at the Riding the Wave of Change conference in Gimli, Manitoba, 14 May 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
This is the presentation I will use to discuss issues at the NESC 2009 Forum in Canberra. My aim was to use as many images as possible to illustrate ideas. I tried to reduce my use of words and included all the references I drew upon, particularly in regard to Flickr Creative Commons images.
Slides from a presentation for Senior High School teachers in the Sunrise School Division at Springfield Middle School in Oakbank, Manitoba, 5 May 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
Open Data and the Economics of Affordable AccessSteve Song
Presentation in Lagos (Nov 2018) on why transparency in telecommunications infrastructure is essential to affordable access
https://a4ai.org/nigeria-oct-30-31-infrastructure-forum-coalition-meeting
The Village Telco - A WiFi Mesh Telephone Network - By Steve SongVoiceSA
VoIP technologies are re-shaping how we understand telephony and telephone companies. The Village Telco takes advantage of low-cost wireless and VoIP technologies to offer communities and entrepreneurs the tools to build their own grassroots telephone companies.
Google Wave: Ripple or Tsunami for ResearchCameron Neylon
A talk given at the Edinburgh University IT Futures meeting in late 2009. The talk discusses the potential of and issues with Google Wave as a tool for research.
My talk about telecoms in Africa and the motivation behind Village Telco. The streaming video of the talk can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldd7SIiuJGg
Master Slide Deck from a presentation at the Mobile Learning Technology Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 16, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
This presentation is designed to stimulate discussion and help teachers think about new media options in their curriculum planning. Tools chosen are just an example from many possible provided for planning in the follow-up workshops.
Our students are born into a digital era which has significantly changed their literacy and information encounters and the ways they can learn. Reading, writing, gaming, trans-media, immersive worlds, augmented reality, and the semantic web are all part of the new digital conversation of learning. On top of that the iPad and other mobile devices have compounded the changing role of school libraries forever. This is our story - a story about the transition to a new millennium where our library and learning ecology needs adaptability at its core so it can provide the keys to 21st lifelong learning.
Roadmap to Blended Learning (4 Nov 2011)Wesley Fryer
Where are we headed in K-12 education with respect to technology and learning? What are the vehicles ("ships" in this metaphor using the Waldseemüller map) that will take us into this future? What activities should characterize effective blended learning in the future? These are Wesley Fryer's slides for a presentation on these topics for New York educational leaders in November 2011.
Slides from a presentation at the Riding the Wave of Change conference in Gimli, Manitoba, 14 May 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
This is the presentation I will use to discuss issues at the NESC 2009 Forum in Canberra. My aim was to use as many images as possible to illustrate ideas. I tried to reduce my use of words and included all the references I drew upon, particularly in regard to Flickr Creative Commons images.
Slides from a presentation for Senior High School teachers in the Sunrise School Division at Springfield Middle School in Oakbank, Manitoba, 5 May 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
Open Data and the Economics of Affordable AccessSteve Song
Presentation in Lagos (Nov 2018) on why transparency in telecommunications infrastructure is essential to affordable access
https://a4ai.org/nigeria-oct-30-31-infrastructure-forum-coalition-meeting
Affordable Access, Antifragility, and Skin in the GameSteve Song
My talk at iWeek 2013 (http://www.iweek.org.za/programme-2013/) in which I discuss universal Internet access from the perspective of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's concept of AntiFragility.
A slidedeck history of African Undersea Cables from 1999 - 2012. For an updated animated gif version, check out http://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables-a-history/
A presentation I gave at the Broadband Summit on 25 March 2009 in Johannesburg. In it I make the case for embracing new technologically driven models for spectrum sharing and transparency in spectrum auctions.
Steve Song Mobileactive08 Spectrum And RegulationSteve Song
A one slide presentation on the importance for civil society in developing countries to take a proactive stance on increasing the spectrum commons and ensuring transparency in the sale of regulated spectrum.
Slides from a talk I gave last week to the IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) event in Cape Town. Covers the state of access in South Africa and the Village Telco project
Ten Things You Didn't Know About ICTs and African DevelopmentSteve Song
This is a very basic presentation I gave recently to a Netcorps event where I give a very high level overview of why ICTs are important to African development.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
The Metaverse and AI: how can decision-makers harness the Metaverse for their...Jen Stirrup
The Metaverse is popularized in science fiction, and now it is becoming closer to being a part of our daily lives through the use of social media and shopping companies. How can businesses survive in a world where Artificial Intelligence is becoming the present as well as the future of technology, and how does the Metaverse fit into business strategy when futurist ideas are developing into reality at accelerated rates? How do we do this when our data isn't up to scratch? How can we move towards success with our data so we are set up for the Metaverse when it arrives?
How can you help your company evolve, adapt, and succeed using Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse to stay ahead of the competition? What are the potential issues, complications, and benefits that these technologies could bring to us and our organizations? In this session, Jen Stirrup will explain how to start thinking about these technologies as an organisation.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Enhancing Performance with Globus and the Science DMZGlobus
ESnet has led the way in helping national facilities—and many other institutions in the research community—configure Science DMZs and troubleshoot network issues to maximize data transfer performance. In this talk we will present a summary of approaches and tips for getting the most out of your network infrastructure using Globus Connect Server.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Welcome to the first live UiPath Community Day Dubai! Join us for this unique occasion to meet our local and global UiPath Community and leaders. You will get a full view of the MEA region's automation landscape and the AI Powered automation technology capabilities of UiPath. Also, hosted by our local partners Marc Ellis, you will enjoy a half-day packed with industry insights and automation peers networking.
📕 Curious on our agenda? Wait no more!
10:00 Welcome note - UiPath Community in Dubai
Lovely Sinha, UiPath Community Chapter Leader, UiPath MVPx3, Hyper-automation Consultant, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:20 A UiPath cross-region MEA overview
Ashraf El Zarka, VP and Managing Director MEA, UiPath
10:35: Customer Success Journey
Deepthi Deepak, Head of Intelligent Automation CoE, First Abu Dhabi Bank
11:15 The UiPath approach to GenAI with our three principles: improve accuracy, supercharge productivity, and automate more
Boris Krumrey, Global VP, Automation Innovation, UiPath
12:15 To discover how Marc Ellis leverages tech-driven solutions in recruitment and managed services.
Brendan Lingam, Director of Sales and Business Development, Marc Ellis
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
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What an inspired African leader might say about change needed in communication networks
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http://villagetelco.org
email: steve.song@shuttleworthfoundation.org
blog: http://manypossibilities.net
skype: steve_l_song
twitter: stevesong
26. Creative Commons
Spice Market by GavinBell WRT54G by pabojon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinbell/35089898/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pabojon/85742230/
BY NC ND BY NC SA
Linksys WRT54G Hacking by RobotSkirts
Eric Schmidt, Sergey Brin, and Larry Page by Joi http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackaday/1455548596/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/2505321929 BY SA
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Paradigm shift keyboard
http://www.flickr.com/photos/askpang/327577395/ Google Server by NiallKennedy
BY NC SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallkennedy/102932643
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Internet Map
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Pop!Tech 2008 - Clay Shirky by Pop!tech
http://www.flickr.com/photos/poptech2006/2968666297 gadgets: tuning peg by Jonathan Cohen
BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathancohen/46865060
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Bill Clinton by Chris Denbow
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2237357107/ Rabble by WhiteAfrican
BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2938685296/
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Jacob Zuma by worldeconomicforum
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