mobile for good
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How can we use mobile technology for good? for the arts / museums? for those in need? for education? for health? for a better society? This presentation is a first step in exploring the many opportunities available to us. Be sure to visit the many links, to see some of the great examples people are currently experimenting with.TRANSCRIPT
mobile for good
when you and i think of mobile, we think of....
texting. messaging.twitter. angry birds.non-stop facebooking.
checking in. sharing. .
but for the majority of the world,
mobile, means...
less of this,
and more...
connectivity
giving individuals everywhere the power to connect.
we connect to
learn about the world.share news & information.create a livelihood.
decentralizing information from a select few, and distributing it to the masses.
today we’ll look at mobile for good
today we’ll look at mobile for good
for the arts / museums.for those in need.for education.for health.for society.
to do this
we’ll view a few good examples from each area.
then begin to explore our own opportunities in each area.
mobile for the arts / museums
mobile forthe arts / museums
american museum of natural history apps . ..
mobile forthe arts / museums
museum of modern art / ny .
mobile forthe arts / museums
bravo gustavo .
mobile for eduction
mobile for education
one laptop per child .
education one laptop per child
education one laptop per child
mobile for education
open source university:MIT, Stanford, harvard,yale, TEDtalks
mobile for education
open source university:MIT, Stanford, harvard,yale, TEDtalks
mobile for education
MIT Mobile .
mobile for those in need
mobile for those in need
disaster relief
rebuilding Haiti
crowd sourced surveying, damage assessment, and data collection
rebuilding Haiti
augmented reality for urban planning
rebuilding Haiti
data visualization applications
rebuilding Haiti
decentralized power generation and smart grids
rebuilding Haiti
decentralized power generation and smart grids
rebuilding haiti
via frog / design mind article .
mobile for those in need
chris anderson in pakistan;the 2009 iran revolution
mobile for those in need
extreme poverty
Mohammed Yunus
Founder of the Grameen Bank, Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
Iqbal Quadar
Founder of the Grameen Phone
mobile for those in need
decentralizing the hold oninformation, education, and power
mobile for those in need
provide basic connections that enable one to avoid laboring manual activities
mobile for those in need
provide easy starup business’ for women, 115,000 entrepreneurs in 2005
mobile for those in need
other areas?
mobile for those in need
access to clean water (charity water),
mobile for those in need More than 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water worldwide. Dirty drinking water causes roughly 200 deaths per hour of children below age 5, and stunts development...
mobile for those in need stop human trafficking, (iEmpathize)
mobile for those in need More than 27 million are in modern day slavery (forced labor or sexual exploitation). More so than at in any point in history.
mobile for the environment
mobile forthe environment
the good guide .
mobile forthe environment
duzer down .
mobile forthe environment
monterry bay aquarium .
mobile for health
mobile for health
yes i am precious .
mobile for society
mobile for society
congress app .
mobile for society
nyc bigapps . . . .
mobile for society
every block .
mobile for society
spotcrime .
mobile for society
neighborgoods .
so...
we’re not apple, the gates foundation, or a non-profit tech startup, so what can we do?
our unique opportunity
our unique opportunity
we can partner with non profits as their tech specialist to help them.
our unique opportunity
the person in the non profit is often so passionate and deep in the day to day, that is hard for them to prioritize communication and clearly articulate their voice to others.