Stanford Digital Vision Program Stuart Gannes, Director Stanford University August 30, 2004

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program The contribution of IT Solutions that scale: ICT-Based projects: –Effective delivery of public services Government, education, health care, commerce –Efficient infrastructure for commerce Agriculture, manufacturing, trade –Personal communication on low cost networks Mobility is essential –Actionable information on easy-to- operate devices Beyond personal computers, video games and TVs

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Successes – and failures - of market forces Enterprise Computing: perfect model for 1990s –High value add –Customer driven –Availability of capital –Entrepreneurial Gaps in commercial model –Single bottom line –No concept of depreciation –“Customer base” not organized to respond to innovation

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Universities: the “fourth estate” for ICT and development 1.Governments 2.NGOs 3.Corporations – 1990s WEF 4.Universities – 21 st Century

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Universities as incubation platforms Research/define user needs Explore product/service solutions Develop sustainability models Practice entrepreneurship Project mentoring Collaboration Innovation Idealism

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Stanford Digital Vision Program Nine month fellowship: fellows –Full sabbatical from organizations –Research needs and requirements –Identify and make technology choices –Develop proof-of-concept applications –Create sustainability, aka business models

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Founding concepts Leverage academic environment –Structured curriculum –Collaborate with Stanford faculty and students Connects with Silicon Valley resources –Absorb new trends in technology –Interact with technology providers

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program DV today: A “boot camp” for social entrepreneurs The key components –Technologists –Activists –Developing World –Corporate World The philosophical approach –Prototypes, proofs of concept Take risks, reduce risks –Engage resources of Stanford and Silicon Valley –Build personal networks of contacts

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Core activities, curriculum –Weekly course on technology and social enterprise. –Weekly seminar series with Stanford faculty, Silicon Valley executives, authors, public leaders –Weekly review of project status –1-2 day workshops on key ICT implementation issues –Ad hoc associations around a common theme. Ex: Health care and PDAs

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Academic/corporate mentors Sounding board and networking guide for DV fellows Improve DV prototypes, help on specific project issues Provide feedback to DVP on specific project issues Advisory role on general DVP- related activities and interactions

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Digital Vision Fellows’ projects E-commerce for handicraft workers (India, PayPal) Low cost voice messaging devices (Brazil, Philips Electronics) Health information services (Mexico, Cisco) Imaging analysis of drought prone areas (Moore Foundation) Community radio service (Sierra Leone, United Nations) Wi-fi Networks for rural areas (Hewlett-Packard) New communications technologies for humanitarian networks (2 projects) E-government best practices database (India) Rural Communications infrastructure (Brazil) Mapping services for relief workers Digital agricultural extension job matching services (India)

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program Prototype Whipsaw Inc, San Jose Greenstar Corporation Content Stanford University CSLI Computer Science Digital Partners I.kisan.com Livizi.com Cybergram.org Discovery school.com Human resources Stanford University Medical School Villages in Partnership, NGO Indian Institute of Technology Institute of English, Hyderabad Partnerships - COW “Computers on Wheels”

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program DV Tomorrow: “Leapfrog” Opportunities Re-invent expensive and inefficient infrastructure –Low cost information appliances –Wireless communication networks –Network-based municipal and credit records –Eliminate middlemen in commerce –Revitalize energy, water systems, agricultural practices

Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program DV Supporters Reuters Microsoft Cisco Systems Hewlett-Packard Sun Microsystems Google Ricoh Nokia Govt. of Andhra Pradesh India Govt. of Iran UN World Food Programme Net Hope (NGO)

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