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Opportunities and Challenges in T4D
Rebecca Parsons ThoughtWorks, Inc Chief Technology Officer http://rebeccaparsons.com
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What is T4D?
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Opportunities and Challenges in T4D Rebecca Parsons ThoughtWorks, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Opportunities and Challenges in T4D Rebecca Parsons ThoughtWorks, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Opportunities and Challenges in T4D Rebecca Parsons ThoughtWorks, Inc Chief Technology Officer http://rebeccaparsons.com Wednesday, May 11, 2011 What is T4D? Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Its Not All the Same Wednesday, May 11, 2011 My
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It’s Not All the Same
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My Uganda Experience
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My Uganda Experience
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Opportunity: (Almost) No Legacy
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Can use appropriate tools (Almost) all greenfield implementations Nothing to leverage (no data, no ids, etc) Lots of open source available
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Challenge: Lack of Infrastructure
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Resilient hardware design Partially-connected applications Lower power devices Lots of mobile devices Small memory footprint
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Challenge: General Lack of Literacy
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Computer skills often self- taught Design for widely varied user groups; kids still learn fast Business models around use and equipment Potential is amazing University preparation still requires additional support
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Opportunities: Smallish Things Matter
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Serendipity is your friend Simplest things that could possibly work actually does Much easier to make a difference Feedback is too Visible information is power
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However, it is a system
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“Western” way is not always the best way
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Empowering People
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Questions?
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