| Because of our common
interests (in promoting the upcoming Digital World
Conference , Sergio Lub of Living Directory has
generously offered us his directory's services.
We plan to develop an online Affinity Group within
the Living Directory in preparation for the World
Resources Institute’s Eradicating Poverty
Conference. The Living Directory as an online
directory for many progressive groups is one example
of how innovative social networking tools are
empowering people to better serve each other and
humanity.
Rationale
We see the WRI Conference as an opportunity to
connect the grassroots with important decision-makers
who are often:
1. Cut off from the everyday challenges of the
people they are seeking to serve (those who actually
live in the bottom up economy).
2. Not aware of some of the most innovative approaches
going on the bottom up economy and among those
in the grassroots who are gearing up to serve
Bottom of Pyramid (BOP) markets.
Strategy
We plan to use the virtual part of the conference
to communicate and promote the oneVillage “Village
Economy” concept to conference participants.
We feel this dovetails very nicely with the work
that Dr Raoul Weiler is doing with the Digital
World Conference. The Conference focus is on developing
ICT to bridge the digital divide. However it is
not just about technology,a key focus of the conference
is on education. We also want to contribute to
the conference by initiating a discussion there
that explores how existing best practices can
be rapidly adapted/adopted/replicated at the grassroots
level to promote education in emerging economies,
and of course sustainable development in emerging
as well as affluent economies.
Core areas of our Focus:
1. Need for effective approaches to address rural
development.
2. ICT as an enabling tool to ensure that rural
revitalization efforts are successful and ecologically
sustainable.
2, Take the pressure off burgeoning cities in
non-affluent regions of the world by reducing
migration from rural to urban regions.
4. Development of human networks and systems
(such as built
environments) that are seamless and Intergated.
ICT has a key role to play in the design of these
systems.
This is a great opportunity we feel to raise
awareness as to the relevancy of our work among
decision makers who will participate at the conference
as well as others from all walks of life. We encourage
you to sign up to participate in the discussions
going on online in preparation for the Eradicating
Poverty Conference on Dec 12th-14th.
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Primer on Bottom-up Economy:
Go here for a primer
on Bottom Up Economy and how it relates to OVF
mission and goals
How to Participate in the WRI Virtual
Conferences:
The WRI conference has instructions
on how to participate: We encourage participants
to participate widely in the discussions by subscribing
to both the Social Edge and GKD-managed forums.
To join the Skoll Foundation's Social
Edge discussion:
Browse to the Social
Edge page and fill out the registration form
to become a member of their online community.
When the Virtual Conference begins, there will
be dedicated links directing participants to the
posting area.
To join the Global Knowledge for Development
follow the instructions below:
1. send an e-mail to: [email protected]
2. Do not enter a subject. In the body of the
message, type the text:
3. subscribe gkd
4. Do not put anything after GKD. You will receive
a Welcome Letter to the List.
Virtual Conference Discussion Topic:
November 15-22
Cross-Sector Partnerships
Tomorrow's Solutions: What New Technologies and
Business Models are On the Horizon?
Related Conferences:
Jim Koch is Founding Director, SCU Center for
Science, Technology & Society and Professor
of Management will lead a conference
that examines the limits of conventional
approaches to technological innovation.
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