To this taxonomy, I'd strongly suggest adding "wisdom" - "2. One also needs to consider distinct difference between Data (or resource), Information (resource definition) and Knowledge (resource value to individual) while designing systems for "bridging divides"!!!"
Robert Sternberg at Tufts uses an accepted and workable definition of "anticipating consequences on behalf of others" and has a variety of ways of measuring wisdom and a bunch of other "soft" but really significant thinking processes at http://pace.tufts.edu/ - which may, eventually, trump other less interesting testing programs that measure how much "stuff" is in a kid's head, or, rather, how many google clicks may not be needed to recall trivia. On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:24 PM, tom abeles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Working with my wife who is a pediatric nurse practioner and other health > care folks, it's much more than information. > It's as simple as a toothbrush, a water filter, antiseptic and a sterile > band aid. It maybe having to be carried down a rocky mountain for miles to > reach a road > It is having a trusted person to help It might be a subsidized > micro-pharmacy when there is no trust in the government. > > The need is just that basic in many cases > > tom > > tom abeles > > > Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:16:59 -0400 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net > > Subject: Re: [DDN] The Digital Divide and Human Health > > > > It's an interesting lens to look through. From the link you provided: > > > > "'Value' means something of perceived use, to the Stakeholder > > < > http://www.gilb.com/community/tiki-view_tracker_item.php?itemId=112&show=view&offset=0&reloff=0&status=opc&trackerId=5&sort_mode=f_20_desc > >; > > they need it, they want it, they are willing to sacrifice Resources > > < > http://www.gilb.com/community/tiki-view_tracker_item.php?itemId=116&show=view&offset=0&reloff=11&status=opc&trackerId=5&sort_mode=f_20_desc > > > > to get it, they will be unhappy if it is late or lower in power than > > their expectations." > > > > Let's put that in the context of the digital divide. Based on that > > definition alone, we could solve a lot of world problems - but the issue > > at hand in the context of the digital divide is that sometimes people do > > not see that they 'need' it, or they don't 'want' it, and thus are not > > willing to sacrifice 'resources' to get it, etc. With the socioeconomic > > divide that is a constant part of digital divide discussion, we got the > > poorly planned OLPC - where the focus was on the scant resources due to > > the socioeconomic divide. That is a marketer's approach, and while we > > can learn from marketers we should also learn what not to do from > marketers. > > > > Solutions to digital divide issues, as Cindy again mentioned in a part > > of this discussion I just received, is about *people*. Everything > > technology does should provide 'value'. Yet 'value' is a messy thing - > > what I value highly - such as silence, solitude and a morning surrounded > > by nature - is something that others may not value. I may value a > > discussion about the digital divide and human health, but others may not. > > > > That train of thought leads me to wonder where the Doctors and Nurses > > are in this discussion. Perhaps that is a symptom of the problem. > > Medical administrators are as infamous in the context of patient > > happiness as educational administrators are in the context of education > > (no slights intended, it is a perception of which I speak). Where are > > the hands on people? We have the teachers here for education - and what > > a number! > > > > Maybe we should all pass this along to physicians and nurses we know and > > get them talking about it. They are, after all, a part of the solutions > > we wish to discuss. > > > > But back to value. Does an iPod add value? Some say yes - the market > > says yes. The iPhone? Some say yes. The OLPC? Some say yes. These are > > some of the best marketed devices out there - and that's all well and > > good - but what the first two did was simplified needs of consumers. The > > latter, no one can really say. Why? The digital divide is not *just* a > > marketplace. It isn't a bazaar. It's about access to information. It's > > about the Amazon Kindle without DRM and the ability to share books > > without getting one's underwear sued off. It's about dealing with > > differences in perception on technology in different cultures, races, > > languages and abilities. > > > > It's about people being equal - thus the 'digital *divide*'. It's about > > techno-segregation, where people without access have to ride in the back > > of the bus - but unlike a bus, they cannot sit in the wrong place to > > make their point. Is the answer to redlining the inverse of redlining, > > or rather the removal of redlines? (Redlining reference: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining ) > > > > And how does this really impact the digital divide and human health? > > Indeed, this is a deep topic... > > > > Bakr Al-Tamimi wrote: > > > I would like to address the question : How to measure success? > > > > > > Professor Tom Gilb is an authority on this, as he specializes in > "Competitive Engineering" which takes questions like how to quantify > quality? How to measure a value, or even an emotion (love for example)! > > > > > > He has been a member of the ACM since the dawn of computing industry, > and he has authorized an engineering and planning language called PLANGUAGE. > > > > > > You can read more here: > http://www.gilb.com/community/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=2 > > > > > > Regards > > > Bakr Al-Tamimi > > > > > > > > > -- > > Taran Rampersad > > Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://www.knowprose.com > > http://www.your2ndplace.com > > > > Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ > > > > "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo > > "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." > - Nikola Tesla > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > > DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net > > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > > To unsubscribe, send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the > body of the message. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get more from your digital life. 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