I'll be headed to NYC to hang out at UNICEF for this - let me know if there's anything I should be bringing up / anyone I should be meeting / talking-to / etc. - it's the 2nd week of Feb. As usual, copious notes will be taken and posted. (Ed McNierney has declared the "Mel-a-gram" a new form of communication, wherein to get ridiculously detailed notes from something all you have to do is send me there. ;)
http://www.web4dev.org/index.php/Main_Page I'm also looking for good questions to ask, problems to bring up on behalf of the SL (and OLPC) communities, and that sort of thing - I told the folks who invited me that I would be going for the "Innovation Track," which talks about... *copypaste* "Web4Dev Innovation Track is divided into 3 workshops, each addressing one of three key event themes: Access to Innovation, Monitoring and Evaluation and the Supply Chain. Leaders representing each of these areas of innovation will guide participants in thought-provoking discussion and real-world problem-solving exercises. Improving Access to Information & Communities of Practice – How can new developments in technology support access to information in the most extreme circumstances? For example, what are the most efficient strategies for providing education or rapid assessments in emergencies and remote locations? How can communities of practice and social reporting contribute to and strengthen development? Monitoring and Evaluation – What are the best practices for using mobile technologies for monitoring and evaluation? Which case studies and initiatives can be reproduced on a global scale? What amount and kind of data can we get from mobile phones? How valuable is it? How can it improve our programming? What is the incentive to report and the significance of social reporting? Supporting the Supply Chain – From procurement to delivery and use - How do we support the delivery of supply-chain items using technologies like mobile phones, SMS, and PDAs for communication, stocktaking and results-driven process change? How do we address challenges such as low-budgets, and delivery to remote locations and in emergency situations? What are the challenges and potential innovative solutions for: forecasting, shipping, documentations, customs processing, handling, storage conditions, type of transport, distribution methodology and end-user use?" --Mel _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
