Global Best Practices on ICT Capacity-building Activities for Rural Communities
Presented for APEC TEL March 23, 2008
by Frank Odasz, President of Lone Eagle Consulting.
Email: [email protected]: http://lone-eagles.com
Lone Eagle Consulting
25 years of Rural ICT Innovations, 1983+ Rural, Remote and Indigenous Learners Fast-track training and measurable outcomes Designing Local, Regional, and National ICT
Adoption Strategies Teaching Teachers of Teachers of Teachers Distance Learning Innovations
Wireless Six Miles from Town
Home on the Range
One Billion Online, Six to Go
Food for one week in US $341.98US
Food for one week in Ecuador $31.55US
Food for one week in Chad $1.23US
$100 laptop –Manual Power
ITU Indigenous ICT Conference
ICT Indigenous Commission of the Americas
Indigenous Women ICT Trainers
Weavers in Guatemala-Ecommerce?
Youthful Entrepreneur - Guatemala
In times of change, learners inherit the earth
-Eric Fromm
Four Levels of Internet Self-empowerment
Aboriginal Women’s Telecommunications Roundtable, Ottawa, Canada
Social Engineering:
Implementing Meaningful Rural ICT Capacity Building Metrics
Authentic metrics for what citizens actually do with ICTs defines Success
If no one is really benefiting as promised We need to know why!
If genuine and positive outcomes are important to you PLEASE Make No Assumptions.
Koyukuk – Alaskan Native Village
Youth and Elders in Koyukuk
The First Digital Generation
Alaska 99% Broadband Access?
“Planting seeds of entrepreneurship must begin early enough in a child’s
primary education to establish entrepreneurship as a lifelong choice.”
(Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative)
http://lone-eagles.com/saci.htm
Eight Wellness Components Essential to a Healthy Village;
1. Safety
2. Health
3. Education
4. Enterpreneurship/Ecommerce
5. Social Services
6. Culture
7. Government
8. Entertainment
Donnie Morrison - Grassroots Champion:
The Internet enables us to sell our services and the things we make to people around the world
www.work-global.com
live local – work global
Broadband Backbone Network
200 Mb SDH backbone2000 users SDSL802.11 wireless access network
www.work-global.com
live local – work global
Community Learning is Everyone’s Responsibility
K12 Schools, Universities Economic Developers Government Agencies Businesses Elected community leaders Parents, Youth, Citizens Telecommunications Companies
The Community Inclusion Process
Begin with presentations to raise awareness that new knowledge bears new opportunities
Engage citizens in online learning and interaction on what’s already working for others like them
Identify local mentors interested in helping others learn and in developing for-profit mentoring services
Engage community leaders, K-12 administrators and educators in understanding key action strategies to build local capacity
Rural Web-raising Event Model
17 Web Pages in 45 Minutes
Eleutian.com –Wyoming to Asia
The BIG Win-Win–Win Telcos Grow Their Markets,National Economies Prosper and Citizens Realize Authentic Benefits
Participatory Community Research Provide Incentives to Task Citizens to
Produce Results, and Give Them the Training and Support Necessary for Success
Defining BEST Broadband Applications
Telemedicine –highest benefit with minimal skill development
Voice Over Internet Protocol VOIP – Greatest Citizen participation and benefits with minimal training
Community Internet Radio and TV (and on-demand Instructional Videos/Podcasts)
2-way Video with Peers and Mentors? Distance Learning and Application Sharing Ecommerce Support Services
Ideal Broadband Training “Skill Set” To Include
Advanced Email and Listserv Moderation Advanced Searching Skills Basic Web Self-publishing Blogs, Vlogs, Wikis, Bookmarking (Del.ic.io.us) Really Simple
Syndication (RSS,) Content Management Systems? Building Community Collaborative Capacity Distance learning tools for peer mentoring Cultural Sustainability and Multimedia Expression Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Transnational Activism http://lone-eagles.com/essential-skills.htm
Rural Ecommerce and Telework Strategies
Entry level ecommerce:Ebay, ebay drop off centers
Affiliate programs, Google adwords Webraisings – free ecommerce sites Virtual Ecommerce Incubators
E-marketing coops, community web business directories, Emalls
Ecommerce and Telework Support Networks International trade facilitation networks Micro-multi-nationals Recognizing the Emergence of a global learning culture
Resources to Share: From My Family To Yours
http://lone-eagles.com
Thank You