Afternoon workshop leaders offer compelling reasons why you should attend their workshops.
Learn about communication tools that can survive a storm, providing lifesaving information to the church and its communities. Tools include: ham radio, mapping.
SMS (text messaging) is a simple communications tool that can provide emergency alerts, or church notices – keeping people informed. Learn how TextIt can create engaging SMS and voice applications without the need of a programmer or expensive consulting company.
“Think your ICT4D problems are unique? Want to work through the hard issues inherent in using technology for education, and explore real solutions to sustainability? Then learn from the problems raised by Think Tank winners Gerardo Sánchez, Sora Edwards-Thro and Joe Kilpatrick, in a lively debate moderated by expert Wayan Vota.”
Solar expert Jeff Crystal shares knowledge about the lower cost solar devices that can save your program precious dollars often spent in fuel costs.
Three experts give examples of successful gender empowerment and ICTD projects, then work with you on an actionable plan to make your projects much more relevant and usable by women. Increase the reach and sustainability of your ICTD intervention while helping women to empower themselves in challenging environments and cultures.
Are you trying to set up a computer lab at a school in a remote community? Have you been asked to fund tablets for students in Africa? Learn about education projects that use technology to improve education in the developing world and discuss with us what it takes to implement an education project that integrates technology.
We will select one or two projects from the audience and discuss next steps and what education technology and implementation approach might be appropriate.
Firdaus Kharas:
The world is shrinking!
Hear from a man named this year as one of the World’s Most Talented Social Innovators how technology and content are wiping out borders to reach hundreds of millions of people with behavior change communications to better their lives.
Carmen Strigel:
Tech’n Teachers: Assembling the jigsaw puzzle - but do we even know the picture?
Enter the fascinating world of teachers and technology and through examples from two international case studies learn how to make the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle fit. Explore if we yet have the full picture of technology that truly enhances teaching and learning and provides value for investment.
Lauren Woodman:
Ring! Ring! How The Bank in Your Pocket is Improving Inclusion, Security and Humanitarian Response
Payment Innovations – from cash transfers to mobile money – are opening up innovative new approaches to development and disaster response. Fueled by technology, these efforts can dramatically enhance aid, development and response while simultaneously increasing reach, preserving dignity, and enhancing impact.
Thane Richards:
Library From Space: Getting the Web to 4.3 Billion People Without Internet
Outernet is currently broadcasting 1 GB/day of free data from six satellites covering 99% of humans on Earth. Learn about this project, how you can help decide what Outernet broadcasts, and how to make "a library in every home" a reality.
