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This is an excellent example of an emergent use of technology and attitude waiting for the BoP to get on board:

From Inventor Shawn Frayne

from :http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010063.html

"The opinion I have, and the opinion of the others that I work with, is that there’s a huge untapped brain resource in developing countries. When designers or inventors have a different set of constraints, and they’re clever, there’s going to be great inventions and innovations that come out of those… Continue

There has been some interesting discussions lately about Human Computer Interaction. After all, isn’t that what much of ICT is? Or is it? Another way to think about it is ‘computer augmented interaction.’ This is where the virtual, the electronic, merge and begin a dialogue effecting us as we effect our created world. No place is this as profound and powerful as in the area of design. The steps from dreaming and imagination, to rendering and drawing, to inhabiting in 3 dimensions, and then innov… Continue

Here is a project I am working on, and it came up with an interesting take on creating a knowledge economy. What is the value Proposition in a Knowledge Economy? You could call it a "Teacher/Learner Economy." Simply stated the drive to gain good employment as a Teacher/Facilitator of 21st Literacy's will help pay for the Teachers/facilitators that will be needed. This is scaled up through virtual eLearning and ubiquitous free wireless broadband and low cost, low wattage wireless computers. The c… Continue

There is an urgent need to transform our educational ecosystems and address the rapid transformations occurring in our world, especially the crisis confronting our survival. Are these needs linked and can we address them together? Educators around the globe are discovering and embracing virtual worlds, such as Second Life, for immersing their students and reinvigorating their pedagogy with 21st Century Literacy’s and Learning Skills--But how do we make our classrooms immersive? What will it look… Continue

As part of a project that I am engaged in with another member of this network--Anil Jaggi-- we would like to invite interested individuals, Telecenters, instructors and students to join us in GlobeNet Community TeleCenters 4 Emergence
Yes, it is another ning. We have no intention of taking away energy or aggregated collaboration from this ning. My hope is to summarize and continue to interrelate the two as much as possible and as appropriate.

Briefly,… Continue