Stanford Digital Vision Program Digital Vision Fellowship Dedicated to entrepreneurship and high tech innovation in the service of social needs

Stanford Digital Vision Program Limiting problems, limitless ICT opportunities Keys to science and technology innovations: New applications New interfaces New cost structure New partnerships New research …A new class of entrepreneurs

Stanford Digital Vision Program Sources of tech innovation Technology suppliers -Hardware -Network -Applications 2 Billion established technology markets - Military - Large enterprise - Consumer 4.5 Billion emerging global customers - Government -Universities -Small enterprise Successful ICT solutions have always been based on understanding and addressing end user needs 20th Century21st Century

Stanford Digital Vision Program Global entrepreneurs

Stanford Digital Vision Program Social entrepreneurs Leveraging science and technology for humanity “Motivated by a profound desire to promote the growth of equitable civil societies, social entrepreneurs pioneer innovative, effective, sustainable approaches to meet the needs of the marginalized, the disadvantaged and the disenfranchised.” -Skoll Foundation

Stanford Digital Vision Program New agendas Create curricula that focus on: Millennium Development Goals –Education and health –Literacy –Microfinance and e-commerce –Access to networks 21st Century research priorities –Design for affordability –Needs-driven solutions –Peer to peer learning Linking minds and markets

Stanford Digital Vision Program DV Program: A Do Tank not a Think Tank Fellows on campus –“Visiting scholars” –Project-driven –Needs focused –Practical –Experimental –Failure tolerant

Stanford Digital Vision Program Core program DV seminars and workshops –Project plan –Prototyping Interdisciplinary collaborations –Graduate School of Business –Computer Science Dept. –Engineering School –Medical School –School of Education

Stanford Digital Vision Program DV Projects: Relevance and impact Design and implement new programs Real solutions based on real needs –Leverage community pull, not technology push –Innovate, not invent –Create sustainability models “The last thing I want to see from Stanford is another White Paper.” -ED, Reuters Foundation 2002

Stanford Digital Vision Program DV deliverables: From “vision” to visible Nine-month program: –Defining needs –Prototyping services –Creating partnerships Focus on cost- effective: –Innovations –Ventures –Visibility

Stanford Digital Vision Program Prototypes to ventures

Stanford Digital Vision Program Partnering with private sector, Silicon Valley Exposure to tech firms Weekly seminars with technology executives Mentoring program Network with Diasporas Contact with venture capitalists

Stanford Digital Vision Program Global connections, DV alumni

Stanford Digital Vision Program Experience Stanford fellowships awarded 58 Community-oriented technology ventures created 37 pilot tested or implemented (65% survival rate) 18 Handed off to partner organizations 11 Incorporated $12+ million invested in DV projects

Stanford Digital Vision Program Motorola DV Supporters

Stanford Digital Vision Program Digital Vision Program Stanford University Cordura Hall 210 Panama Street Stanford, CA Tel: Fax: Stuart Gannes: Karen Coppock: Thank you