ION Trinidad and Tobago, 5 February 2015 - Beyond the Tipping Point: Global Connectivity Three Years After World IPv6 Launch
Kevon Swift (LACNIC)
June 2015 marks the 3rd anniversary of World IPv6 Launch, when thousands of Internet Service Providers, home networking equipment manufacturers, and web companies around the world came together to permanently enable IPv6 on their products and services. Where are we now on the path to full global IPv6 adoption? We’ll discuss the current state of IPv6 adoption, including statistics and lessons learned from and since World IPv6 Launch, and the next steps needed to move forward with IPv6 deployment.
A social archtiecture for the NEII - Locate 15 Conference Paul Box
The National Environmental Information Infrastructure (NEII) aims to improve the discovery of and access to fundamental environmental data for Australia. It has been conceived as a network of standards-based IT components supported by institutional collaborations.
Information infrastructures (II), also known as systems of systems, comprise information systems that are inter-connected rather than being independent and disconnected. Developing and sustaining II represents an interwoven socio-technical challenge. II typically evolve over a long period of time, building on and extending existing infrastructure or ‘installed base’. The nature of the “installed base”, including both ‘social’ aspects such as standards, work routines, and institutional arrangements, interwoven with information and technology resources, influences the design of new elements (Hanseth, Monteiro et al. 1996). In Australia, the installed base of environmental information infrastructure is complex, with a large number of interwoven technical infrastructure development activities and governance mechanisms.
The limits of ‘governance’
Institutional arrangements have long been recognised as a key enabler for II (Coleman and McLaughlin 1998, Masser 1999, Masser 2005, Lance, Georgiadou et al. 2009), enabling community efforts to build and maintain infrastructure. A key function of institutional arraignments is governance which provides ‘steering’, collaborative decision making and accountability mechanisms. Governance comprises: the rules, policies and mandates; institutional frameworks and processes that enable communities to develop, manage and implement agreements enabling access to information resources (Box 2013).
However, a range of ‘social’ issues much broader than governance influence II implementation. These include: barriers to and motivation and mechanisms to support collective action and participation, trust and leadership. Given the typically large number and complexity of relationships between II stakeholders, addressing these concerns is a challenge. Understanding and navigating this complex landscape of relationships, personal and institutional drivers and blockers for participation is a key success factor for II.
A social architecture
This presentation will present a ‘social architecture’ that has been developed to guide the NEII programme in addressing concerns in the social domain. The term social architecture refers to social aspects of infrastructure development with a particular focus on governance, participation and the management of the agreements that together define how II stakeholders collaborate to achieve collective goals. Results of a review of II initiatives undertaken to identify common themes and lessons learned that could be applied to NEII will be presented together with recommendations for applying the social architecture to the NEII.
ION Trinidad and Tobago, 5 February 2015 - Beyond the Tipping Point: Global Connectivity Three Years After World IPv6 Launch
Kevon Swift (LACNIC)
June 2015 marks the 3rd anniversary of World IPv6 Launch, when thousands of Internet Service Providers, home networking equipment manufacturers, and web companies around the world came together to permanently enable IPv6 on their products and services. Where are we now on the path to full global IPv6 adoption? We’ll discuss the current state of IPv6 adoption, including statistics and lessons learned from and since World IPv6 Launch, and the next steps needed to move forward with IPv6 deployment.
A social archtiecture for the NEII - Locate 15 Conference Paul Box
The National Environmental Information Infrastructure (NEII) aims to improve the discovery of and access to fundamental environmental data for Australia. It has been conceived as a network of standards-based IT components supported by institutional collaborations.
Information infrastructures (II), also known as systems of systems, comprise information systems that are inter-connected rather than being independent and disconnected. Developing and sustaining II represents an interwoven socio-technical challenge. II typically evolve over a long period of time, building on and extending existing infrastructure or ‘installed base’. The nature of the “installed base”, including both ‘social’ aspects such as standards, work routines, and institutional arrangements, interwoven with information and technology resources, influences the design of new elements (Hanseth, Monteiro et al. 1996). In Australia, the installed base of environmental information infrastructure is complex, with a large number of interwoven technical infrastructure development activities and governance mechanisms.
The limits of ‘governance’
Institutional arrangements have long been recognised as a key enabler for II (Coleman and McLaughlin 1998, Masser 1999, Masser 2005, Lance, Georgiadou et al. 2009), enabling community efforts to build and maintain infrastructure. A key function of institutional arraignments is governance which provides ‘steering’, collaborative decision making and accountability mechanisms. Governance comprises: the rules, policies and mandates; institutional frameworks and processes that enable communities to develop, manage and implement agreements enabling access to information resources (Box 2013).
However, a range of ‘social’ issues much broader than governance influence II implementation. These include: barriers to and motivation and mechanisms to support collective action and participation, trust and leadership. Given the typically large number and complexity of relationships between II stakeholders, addressing these concerns is a challenge. Understanding and navigating this complex landscape of relationships, personal and institutional drivers and blockers for participation is a key success factor for II.
A social architecture
This presentation will present a ‘social architecture’ that has been developed to guide the NEII programme in addressing concerns in the social domain. The term social architecture refers to social aspects of infrastructure development with a particular focus on governance, participation and the management of the agreements that together define how II stakeholders collaborate to achieve collective goals. Results of a review of II initiatives undertaken to identify common themes and lessons learned that could be applied to NEII will be presented together with recommendations for applying the social architecture to the NEII.
Money Transfer App greatly simplifies money transfer, one of the best value added mobile banking service for the users. The application enables a user transfer money to another person securely, 20 seconds in average.
Designing Services for Financial InclusionJan Chipchase
Presentation to the Mobile Money Conference, Dubai, October 26th 2009. Who benefits more from the introduction of mobile phone banking services – a white-collar worker in New York City or a migrant manual labourer living out of a dormitory in Xi’an? Design research for Nokia Money.
More on Nokia Money can be found here:
http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/new-business/finance/nokia-money
See also: http://www.janchipchase.com/designing-services-for-financial-inclusion
The Evolution of Mobile Money: Retail, the next frontierIsabelle Berner
Presented by Isabelle Berner at the Global Connect Africa conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. This presentation shows how the mobile money market is evolving and highlights retail transactions and ecommerce as the next frontier for this space.
The presentation compares 4 technologies used to make mobile payments in store and concludes that currently only one of these technologies is secure, fast, universal, and inexpensive.
This is an in depth article on design issues in Payments Hubs/Engines. It introduces the concept of a 'spectrum' of various styles of Payment Hubs varying from a 'light' integration centric to a 'heavy' business centric process engine.
#CU12: Building technology capacity for NGO’s around the globe - Rebecca Masi...Connecting Up
Rebecca Masisak joined TechSoup Global in 2001 to launch and chart the growth of TechSoup Global's technology product donation program and social enterprise. After successfully establishing the program in North America, Rebecca developed an international expansion model, which today serves an international NGO audience in 36 countries. Under her leadership, TechSoup Global has distributed nearly 7 million software and hardware product donations, and enabled recipients to save more than US$2.2 billion for direct services. As Co-CEO, Rebecca has been instrumental in building TechSoup Global's capacity and reach to support the entire portfolio of TechSoup Global's programs for bringing products, information, human capacity, and resources to the communities who need them most. Rebecca speaks about social enterprise and global networks and was awarded the Full Circle Fund's prestigious Full Impact Award in Technology. She is a member of the Telecentre.org Foundation's Board of Trustees, a member of the Social Enterprise Institute's San Francisco Forum for Social Enterprise leaders, and she volunteers for the nonprofit organisation S.A.G.E. (Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship).
Money Transfer App greatly simplifies money transfer, one of the best value added mobile banking service for the users. The application enables a user transfer money to another person securely, 20 seconds in average.
Designing Services for Financial InclusionJan Chipchase
Presentation to the Mobile Money Conference, Dubai, October 26th 2009. Who benefits more from the introduction of mobile phone banking services – a white-collar worker in New York City or a migrant manual labourer living out of a dormitory in Xi’an? Design research for Nokia Money.
More on Nokia Money can be found here:
http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/new-business/finance/nokia-money
See also: http://www.janchipchase.com/designing-services-for-financial-inclusion
The Evolution of Mobile Money: Retail, the next frontierIsabelle Berner
Presented by Isabelle Berner at the Global Connect Africa conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. This presentation shows how the mobile money market is evolving and highlights retail transactions and ecommerce as the next frontier for this space.
The presentation compares 4 technologies used to make mobile payments in store and concludes that currently only one of these technologies is secure, fast, universal, and inexpensive.
This is an in depth article on design issues in Payments Hubs/Engines. It introduces the concept of a 'spectrum' of various styles of Payment Hubs varying from a 'light' integration centric to a 'heavy' business centric process engine.
#CU12: Building technology capacity for NGO’s around the globe - Rebecca Masi...Connecting Up
Rebecca Masisak joined TechSoup Global in 2001 to launch and chart the growth of TechSoup Global's technology product donation program and social enterprise. After successfully establishing the program in North America, Rebecca developed an international expansion model, which today serves an international NGO audience in 36 countries. Under her leadership, TechSoup Global has distributed nearly 7 million software and hardware product donations, and enabled recipients to save more than US$2.2 billion for direct services. As Co-CEO, Rebecca has been instrumental in building TechSoup Global's capacity and reach to support the entire portfolio of TechSoup Global's programs for bringing products, information, human capacity, and resources to the communities who need them most. Rebecca speaks about social enterprise and global networks and was awarded the Full Circle Fund's prestigious Full Impact Award in Technology. She is a member of the Telecentre.org Foundation's Board of Trustees, a member of the Social Enterprise Institute's San Francisco Forum for Social Enterprise leaders, and she volunteers for the nonprofit organisation S.A.G.E. (Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship).
Expanding Internationally Through Partnerships: Practical Lessons For 21st Ce...Rmasisak
Rebecca Masisak and Marnie Webb, Co-CEOs, TechSoup Global
Your organization is currently doing critical work in the United States, but you recognize the need to grow its reach and impact internationally. What models should be considered? How do key staff and boards step up to support experimentation and adroitly shape and govern the emerging structures and brand?
Important lessons can be learned from pioneering TechSoup Global. As worldwide demand for its programs grew, TechSoup Global's leadership team and board struggled with developing an organizational model that would mobilize partners around a common mission and include contributions from multiple players. Like most organizations, key considerations included expansion without significant additions in headcount and overhead. Now operating in 33 countries with three distinct boards of directors, TechSoup Global has successfully built a growing global network of locally driven programs.
A showcase of applicable insights, this session explores lessons learned, innovative technologies deployed, organizational models piloted and refined, and how boards influence and model the kind of leadership needed as organizations expand internationally.
ION Cape Town, 8 September 2015: The Internet Society is working toward fostering a larger and more engaged network operator community around the IETF and protocol development work. Part of that work was a survey of network operators in 2014 and an Internet-Draft about its results. We’re also interested specifically in bringing more African engineers with operational experience into the IETF, and perhaps even bringing a physical IETF meeting to the continent of Africa within the next few years. We’ll outline some of our recent work and hope to make this an interactive session to learn from the local community how to encourage more IETF participation.
The role of IXPs in bridging the Digital Divide
Presentation by Betel Hailu, Communications Coordinator, African Regional Bureau, Internet Society
8th WEST AFRICA INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM
17 November 2016
About the IETF: Presentation for the University of BotswanaInternet Society
Until now, the participation of Africans in IETF is almost inexistent. This has to change if Africa wants to be at the forefront of the development of the next standards of Internet Technology that will define the Internet of tomorrow.
Opening Slides from ION Belfast by Chris Grundemann of the Internet Society. Introduces the Internet Society and the Deploy360 Programme that hosts the ION Conference Series.
3 July 2017 - Opening slides from ION Costa Rica, introducing the Internet Society, the Deploy360 program, and our work in IPv6, DNSSEC, TLS, routing security, and the IETF
Kelvin Cantafio, Vice Chair of NetHope, will be delivering a keynote address on the Power of Innovation, using information technology as a lever for social change. He will share both innovative organizational models as well as case examples of technology benefiting humanity, based on his global experience with within the ngo sector. He will also describe the partnerships and relationships, facilitated by technology, that have been central to NetHope’s success. NetHope is a new-generation information technology collaboration of 29 leading international nongovernmental organizations (ngo's) representing more than $30 billion of humanitarian development, emergency relief, healthcare, micro-finance and conservation programs serving tens of millions of beneficiaries in more than 180 countries. For more information, visit
www.nethope.org.
Open Humanitarian Initiative -- Google+ Hangout w/ Gisli OlafssonNetHopeOrg
NetHope and its partners are working on an ambitious 5 year initiative to revolutionize information sharing during times of crisis. During this G+ hangout we will introduce you to some of the key aspects of the Open Humanitarian Initiative and then open up for a dialog around this important issue.
Mobile Money Agent Network Development in HaitiNetHopeOrg
The Payment Innovations working group welcomed Nick Lesher of Open Revolution (www.openrev.com) to speak with Cameron Peake of Mercy Corps (www.mercycorps.org) on their experiences with mobile money agent network development in Haiti. We examine how NGOs can play a role in the development of healthy and sustainable mobile money agent networks.
I4Education webinar: IFRC learning network case study. Presented June 21, 2012 by Reda Sadki, Senior officer for Learning systems International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
New High-Speed Network Connects Dadaab Aid Agencies For CollaborationNetHopeOrg
To answer the pressing challenges encountered by agencies working in the Dadaab camp, NetHope, Inveneo and Cisco came together to create a new collaboration network that enables humanitarian agencies to function better, to communicate better with other organizations and to better support operations.
Innovations for Youth Capacity and Engagement (IYCE) aims to utilize the power of innovative technology,
including serious games, to empower, engage and educate youth and assist them in their transition to adulthood. April 2012 update.
Sarah Rotman of CGAP was kind enough to present on the basics of branchless banking to NetHope's Payment Innovations Working Group in March 2012, which is open to all NetHope members. Please contact hamilton.mcnutt@nethope.org for more information.
Explore the multifaceted world of Muntadher Saleh, an Iraqi polymath renowned for his expertise in visual art, writing, design, and pharmacy. This SlideShare delves into his innovative contributions across various disciplines, showcasing his unique ability to blend traditional themes with modern aesthetics. Learn about his impactful artworks, thought-provoking literary pieces, and his vision as a Neo-Pop artist dedicated to raising awareness about Iraq's cultural heritage. Discover why Muntadher Saleh is celebrated as "The Last Polymath" and how his multidisciplinary talents continue to inspire and influence.
This tutorial offers a step-by-step guide on how to effectively use Pinterest. It covers the basics such as account creation and navigation, as well as advanced techniques including creating eye-catching pins and optimizing your profile. The tutorial also explores collaboration and networking on the platform. With visual illustrations and clear instructions, this tutorial will equip you with the skills to navigate Pinterest confidently and achieve your goals.
Hadj Ounis's most notable work is his sculpture titled "Metamorphosis." This piece showcases Ounis's mastery of form and texture, as he seamlessly combines metal and wood to create a dynamic and visually striking composition. The juxtaposition of the two materials creates a sense of tension and harmony, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between nature and industry.
Fashionista Chic Couture Maze & Coloring Adventures is a coloring and activity book filled with many maze games and coloring activities designed to delight and engage young fashion enthusiasts. Each page offers a unique blend of fashion-themed mazes and stylish illustrations to color, inspiring creativity and problem-solving skills in children.
1. 10 YEARS
NetHope
Connecting, Collaborating and Innovating
to Wire A Global Village
2. “I began comparing notes with other
NGOs, I heard a common problem: how
were we going to get technology out
those last 100 kilometers to where it could
do the most good? It seemed to me that
we could do this better, faster and
cheaper if we did it together rather than
each of us reinventing the wheel.”
Edward G. Happ
Chairman of the Board
NetHope
3. CEO BILL BRINDLEY WITH NETHOPE’S FOUNDERS
NETHOPE CO-FOUNDER DIPAK BASU, CEO BILL BRINDLEY & CO-FOUNDER EDWARD G. HAPP
5. 2001
• “Wiring the Global
Village” paper presented
to Cisco
• Dipak Basu, first Cisco
Fellow and first executive
director, coins the name
“NetHope”
• First Summit hosted by
Cisco in San Jose, Calif.,
with seven organizations
represented
16. “Our membership with NetHope is
invaluable. It delivers access to a rich
repository of experts who work in the
same contexts/environments and who
readily share their considerable
knowledge and experience. This set of
resources allows us to shift our focus
from technology mechanics to a
strategic partnership role with our
mission, where it belongs.”
Chip Carter
Chief Information Officer
Plan USA
17. 2003
• Spring 2003 Summit
hosted by Catholic
Relief Services in
Baltimore, Md.
• Fall 2003 Summit
hosted by CARE in
Atlanta, Ga.
19. 2004
• Spring 2004 Summit hosted by Cisco in
San Jose, Calif.
• Edward G. Happ elected as
NetHope’s first chairman
• Fall 2004 Summit hosted by Microsoft
in Redmond, Wash.
• Honored as Tech Awards Laureate
• NetHope receives the SanDisk
Equality Award for the use of
technology to benefit mankind
• Earliest version of the Network Relief
Kit developed
24. 2005
• The Wall Street Journal covers
NetHope’s work during the Southeast
Asia tsunami
• Leadership transferred from Dipak
Basu to Molly Tschang, Cisco’s
second NetHope Fellow
• NetHope signs long-term VSAT
contract with Skylogic/Eutelsat; Phase
II Project begins
• Spring 2005 Summit hosted by Save
the Children in Westport, Conn.
• Fall 2005 Summit hosted by The
Nature Conservancy in Arlington, Va.
27. 2006
• Board of directors elects Bill Brindley as its
first CEO
• Microsoft provides $41 million grant for
NetHope members
• NetHope’s first chapters form in Sri Lanka
and Thailand
• Spring 2006 Summit hosted by International
Rescue Committee in New York
• NetHope selected as Grand Prize winner of
Cisco’s Growing with Technology Awards
• NetHope strategy refresh project’s newest
version of Network Relief Kit developed and
deployed
• Fall 2006 Summit hosted by Wildlife
Conservation Society in New York
30. 2007
• Edward G. Happ, NetHope’s • NetHope India chapter has two-day
chairman, deemed by eWeek and meeting in New Delhi, hosted by
CIO Insight to be one of the Top 100 CARE India
Most Influential People in IT
• Fall 2007 Summit hosted by Christian
• NetHope’s chapter is launched in Children’s Fund, Plan International,
India, hosted by ActionAid Bangalore The International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies, The
Nature Conservancy and Winrock
• Spring 2007 Summit hosted by and sponsored by Dell and
Microsoft in Redmond, Wash. Fundación Ciudad del Saber in
Panama City, Panama
• NetHope’s chapter is launched in
East Africa, hosted by ActionAid • NetHope achieves goal of more than
Nairobi 100 NetHope VSAT installations to
date
• NetHope goes live with new
Collaborative Platform • Shared Services program launched
• NetHope hosts “NetHope 3.0” • I4D program launched
strategy working session at Accenture
in New York
34. 2008
• Spring 2008 Summit hosted by Cisco in • I4D program creates business model
San Jose, Calif. and road map, with support from
Intel, Microsoft and other partners,
• Intel chairman Craig Barrett and launches initial pilots
announces strategic relationship with
NetHope • ICT Skills Building Program piloted in
Africa, Asia and South America
• NetHope chapters developed in West
Africa • Fall 2008 Summit hosted by
International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies in
• Shared Services program road map Geneva
and business plan completed and
initial pilots launched, with substantial
funding and support from members, • NetHope leads first advanced VSAT
Accenture and The Rockefeller installation and maintenance
Foundation workshop in Nairobi
• NetHope Europe Chapter meeting
held at WaterAid
39. 2009
• Stories about NetHope appeared in • In response to economic crisis,
the New York Times, the International NetHope obtained deeply
Herald Tribune, the Stanford Social discounted scale procurement deals
Innovation Review and the Agence and services for members and
France-Presse launched online conferencing task
force
• More than $3 million in new gifts-in-
kind obtained for members • Obtained funding to reach 10,000
field workers by offering instructor-led
live online training and expanded
• Completed launch of ICT Database course offerings for members and
capturing member connectivity professionals
solutions globally
• Shared Services pilot launched in
• NetHope members win two of four Africa and India
Intel INSPIRE•EMPOWER Challenge
awards, demonstrating innovative
uses of ICT • Spring 2009 Summit hosted by
Microsoft in Redmond, Wash
• NetHope awarded major new grants
by The Rockefeller Foundation and
the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
43. 2010
• Responding to Haiti earthquake, NetHope • NetHope launched I4D working groups in
engineers connected 22 humanitarian health, GIS, agriculture and microfinance
organizations through VSAT/wireless
solutions • NetHope responds to the flooding in
Pakistan by working with 15 member
• NetHope, their partners and members help organizations in relief efforts, supplying
to bridge Haiti’s broken laptops, software and video cameras
telecommunications infrastructure by
sending 1.5 tons of donated equipment • The NetHope Academy begins ICT Skills
and hardware Building in Haiti
• NetHope Africa Summit held in Nairobi • NetHope’s I4D education program
• Kenya launched with plans to reach 1.5 million
secondary students
• Adobe Systems Inc. provides largest
software donation in company’s history to • NetHope initiated “Bright Spots” Model and
NetHope members “Humanitarian Cloud” idea
• NetHope chairman, Edward G. Happ, is • NetHope Global Member Summit held in
recognized for contributions to nonprofit Silicon Valley
community and receives NTEN 2010 Lifetime
Achievement Award
• First successful trials of NetHope’s MHP
completed with CARE in Kenya and
Mozambique
47. 2011
• Thirty-nine Haitian IT professionals
graduated from the NetHope
Academy
• Together with its partners, NetHope
provided engineering support and ICT
equipment for members and other
organizations in Japan
• NetHope’s work restoring connectivity
and building ICT skills in Haiti is
featured in a World Economic Forum
report
• NetHope celebrates ten years of
collaboration and value added
service at its Ireland Summit, hosted
by Concern Worldwide and Intel
49. “Many factors work together to eradicate
poverty. Technology multiplies those factors,
increasing our capacity to release children
from poverty in Jesus’ name. Partnering with
other like-minded organizations allows
Compassion to collaborate on emerging
innovations as well as leverage solutions
across multiple groups. Our membership
with NetHope opens doors for many new
possibilities.”
Jim Finwick
Vice President of Information Technology
Compassion International
54. “Save the Children has a long history with NetHope as
one of its charter members. There are many obvious
benefits that we get from our membership that not
only drive cost savings, but allow us to innovate to
bring lasting change to children. At the end of the
day I feel the true value of NetHope is in the
relationships I’ve built. Being able to connect with IT
professionals who face the same trials and tribulations
that I do, who understand the challenges of working
in the developing world, has value beyond the
monetary. These professional relationships that really
have become friendships bring daily value into the
work that I do.”
Ken Supersano
Sr. Director of Technology
Save the Children
