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Global Experiences and Insights in Utilizing e-Technologies for Empowerment and Transformation

Explore the power of e-technologies through Dr. Costis Toregas' enlightening discourse on leveraging technology abroad to empower communities, transform societies, and transcend boundaries. Gain insights on fostering digital engagement, creating innovative solutions, and driving positive change through seamless connectivity and education enhancement.

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Global Experiences and Insights in Utilizing e-Technologies for Empowerment and Transformation

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  1. Experiences from abroad:the power of e Dr. Costis Toregas Syros July 8, 2006

  2. Picasso’s brush • Connect • Transform • Educate • Create • Empower

  3. Connect • Multi platform • Cross-boundary • Mobile

  4. Battered women • Anklet anchor • GIS and GPS the link • Links to police • Using existing infrastructure

  5. Transform Re-Engineer Fear of the unknown Tradition

  6. Tradition “… the tending of the Fire, not the worship of the Ashes” Goethe

  7. A framework for change

  8. Silicon Valley growth • Uniform, transparent process • Common ahead of individual interests • On line views for customer • Competitive advantage secured

  9. Educate • Information Access • Listening • Digital libraries • ICT as a tool

  10. 100 square miles of action

  11. Create • Evergreen resource! • Link disciplines • Creative commons

  12. Small trumps large… • Start small • Move fast • Scale out

  13. Geography for Miami • Black hole to lightweight development • Evolution of political support • Application before infrastructure

  14. Empower • Citizen + Customer • 24/7 • Digital Equity

  15. Boston “Mayor’s Food Court” • www.cityofboston.gov • Shame as a weapon! • Transparency!

  16. Thoughts to consider • Interoperability for technology and business • Management backbone • Fight corruption with transparency

  17. Where to begin • Strong leadership • Focused initiatives • Social capital • Rethinking structures

  18. Preparing for the future Dr. Costis Toregas Syros July 9, 2006

  19. toregas1@gwu.edu ICT gets you there!

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