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<steph> http://www.w3.org/2009/04/06-mw4d-minutes.html
Approved
<steph> only one on me: steph to come with a document structure and summary of each section - will come with a proposal this week
<steph> about ICTD2009: http://www.webfoundation.org/2009/04/ictd-2009-travel-report.html
Steph: Invites for questions and comments
... Attended ICT Africa in Kampala
Steph: planning to sum up Maputo meeting and release the exec summary
Any new conference to mention?
<Raphael:> I added one here http://www.w3.org/2008/MW4D/wiki/Events
<steph> http://www.w3.org/2008/MW4D/BetavineSocialExchangev2.pdf
Slides at http://www.w3.org/2008/MW4D/BetavineSocialExchangev2.pdf
Using technology to facilitate social change
RD: I also use Kiva
<Phil> +q phil
<SteveWolak> any questions
Steph, my sound is not good, could you please complement me, thanks
<steph> sure
<steph> Phil: trying to do a similar things with students here
<steph> but missing tools and skills to complete projects
<steph> how university students can work with betavine
<steph> ?
<steph> phil: using students at the end of university life, doing projects
<SteveWolak> can you send me a link
<steph> and we want them to make real-world projects
<steph> time and availability is a major issue
<steph> steve: global developper community includes but not limited to student
Phil: main issue is group discipline
zakim: mute me
<steph> stephen: good idea to package work for students
zakim: unmute me
<steph> raphael: more in hte problem owner side
<steph> what are your business model ?
<steph> stephen: no particular business model, depneding on who is solving which problem
<steph> might involve local operators launching a new service
<steph> number of different models
<steph> and number different model for funding them
<steph> including commercial ones
<steph> could be also funded by gov. or public sectors. we are open
<steph> and explore different opportunities
Steph: understands that there is no technology limitation (i.e. SMS)
are there guidelines for projects?
Steve: are going to come up with guidelines
and a co-creation space
Steph: will there be development, standardized technologies?
development guidelines
Steve: will encourage open-source solutions
but no limited to
<rscullin> http://nextbillion.mit.edu/
Richard: the next three years there will see 1 billion subscribers at BoP
there is an active entrepreneurial group at MIT on these development issue and apps
sees links with betavine initiative
Steve is back on the presentation, slide 14
Steph: what is your timeline?
Steve: build the website between now and Sept.
run a pilot between Sept and new year
looking for NGOs to sign up for the trial in Sept.
<SteveWolak> http://crowdtalk.wordpress.com/
looking for feedback via his blog
Steve: anyone has contact with NGOs?
Steph: you may want to look at the participants list of the Maputo Workshop for NGO names
<kiwanja> (need to shoot, steph. interesting presentation. let's connect in the week!)
Raph: can the platform work with projects that take place in countries where Vodafone is absent?
Steve: yes
Steph, I missed the last one
thanks for completing :)
<steph> no problem
<rscullin> Thanks! This was great!
<SteveWolak> thank you for your time and questions
Thanks a lot, Steve
Steph: any other item for this call?
next teleconf. will be next week Monday
theme of discussion will be sent later
<rscullin> I have to drop. thanks!
Maputo workshop will also be discuted