The Digital NGO: Turn Intent into Action.
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According to the 2016 UN/ITU Broadband Commission report, efforts to increase gender equality in ICT access have stalled after a period of incremental improvements. A week later, the Wall Street Journal ran a story titled: “Why the majority of Indian women will never use a smartphone.” Why is there so much tension between technology, gender, and cultural factors that limit the gender successes our organizations are working so hard to achieve? In this working group, we will explore the current state of gender and ICT4D, conduct simulations in order to help people develop gender-specific indicators, and demonstrate how to uncover new knowledge about culture, community and context critical to any ICT4D program success.
In remote locations, available emergency response resources may come up short even with advanced planning for future aid. Planson’s Ecosystem of Mobile IT Solutions (eMITS), powered by Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) and BGAN connectivity, is designed to solve this problem by operating where first responders do as a mobile, modular, and interoperable answer to any number of issues in the field.
To better visualize and experience eMITS in action, we have developed a real life scenario featuring critical business requirements and simulated a standard response using only eMITS kits powered by Inmarsat connectivity. Electricity goes down; telephone lines are destroyed; local IT support is minimal; and yet, with eMITS and Inmarsat, all the necessary functions of aid are up and running.
In remote locations, available emergency response resources may come up short even with advanced planning for future aid. Planson’s Ecosystem of Mobile IT Solutions (eMITS), powered by Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) and BGAN connectivity, is designed to solve this problem by operating where first responders do as a mobile, modular, and interoperable answer to any number of issues in the field.
To better visualize and experience eMITS in action, we have developed a real life scenario featuring critical business requirements and simulated a standard response using only eMITS kits powered by Inmarsat connectivity. Electricity goes down; telephone lines are destroyed; local IT support is minimal; and yet, with eMITS and Inmarsat, all the necessary functions of aid are up and running.
Setting the stage for the first-ever NetHope Global Summit Innovation Lab, join NetHope corporate and foundation partners for a fast-paced roundtable discussion on how NGO's can increase assessments data-sharing to improve response time during disasters. The Challenge? To do so by the year 2020.
Contribute and learn about the latest trends, key players involved, obstacles they face in sharing data, best practices, and potential new solutions. All notes will be passed onto Innovation Lab participants as they craft ideas that address the challenge.
(Open to Sponsors, Vendors and Guests only -- NetHope Members are requested to attend assigned Member-to-Member sessions)
NetHope members should attend their assigned Member-to-Member sessions.
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The morning after our Presidential Election could call for some interesting morning conversation. Danoffice IT wants to EASE you into the new plotical realities: Nothing too crazy – maybe 5K / 3Miles – in and around Atlanta city. Danoffice IT will sponsor, and bring, shirts for all runners who sign up in advance. Please email Bjarne Blom - Danoffice IT for your T-Shirt order or fill in this short registration form.
Digital Transformation - International NGO implications and challenges: So what can a CIO do now? Build your own action plan from the diverse approaches of a panel of CIOs moderated by NetHope: What can you do with the NGO Reference Model in your toolbox? What is the message to your board? What can be achieved through NetHope member collaboration? How to have the conversation when returning back to work from our Summit.
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Farid Ajaka, MINUSCA GITTS DIGITAL SOLUTION CENTER - Ajakaf@un.org
In remote locations, available emergency response resources may come up short even with advanced planning for future aid. Planson’s Ecosystem of Mobile IT Solutions (eMITS), powered with Inmarsat Connectivity, is designed to solve this problem by operating where first responders do as a mobile, modular, and interoperable answer to any number of issues in the field.
To better visualize and experience eMITS in action, we have developed a real life scenario featuring critical business requirements and simulated a standard response using only eMITS kits. Electricity goes down; telephone lines are destroyed; local IT support is minimal; and yet, with eMITS and Inmarsat, all the necessary functions of aid are up and running.
For a great example of cash transfers to refugees view the video: MasterCard and Mercy Corps Bring Dignity and Empowerment to Refugees
Going digital creates opportunities for NGOs to increase their influence, operational efficiency, and impact. During this session we will explore actual cases of how NGOs are taking advantage of digital disruption today. Participants will learn from real-world examples, which demonstrate how NGOs are leveraging artificial intelligence, human centered design, digital marketing, cloud computing, advanced imaging, and agile digital strategy development to drive impact, create competitive advantage, and transform their operating models.
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This session will introduce NetHope’s UAV Disaster Response program, a shared, professionally run service that lets NGOs outsource the complexity of managing their own UAV program. NGOs face many challenges in building a UAV system, including managing the hardware and pilots, the distribution of the final product, and data security. Learn how NetHope's UAV program can solve these problems for your NGO.
In preparation for the upcoming North American Chapter Meeting, there will be a planning meeting at the Summit, Thursday November 10 at 12 PM in Salon V. Please join us for this working lunch as we work together to shape the agenda for the upcoming Chapter Meeting. You are welcome to pick up your lunch and bring it with you to the meeting. As a reminder, the North American Chapter Meeting will be hosted at Catholic Relief Services in Baltimore January 19-20, 2017.
As we close out the 2016 NetHope Summit, join a fireside chat between Neil and Radha on how Machine Learning is transforming organizations and its impact on digital NGOs. Learn more about IBM Watson and "Project Lucy," and how cognitive computing is used in Africa to address the fast-growing continent's greatest business and societal challenges. IBM researchers in Africa, together with their business and academic partners, use Watson and related cognitive technologies to learn and discover insights from Big Data and develop commercially viable solutions to grand challenges in healthcare, education, water and sanitation, human mobility and agriculture. Discover how cognitive computing can help your organization resolve pain points and recognize new opportunities.
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Led by Amplify 4 Good, the first-ever NetHope Global Summit Innovation Lab is an immersive and intense experience that provides NetHope members the opportunity to learn the mindset, processes, and tools used by top entrepreneurs and social innovators tackling organizational challenges.
The challenge? How can NGO's increase assessments data-sharing to improve response time during disasters by the year 2020?
Designed to build on the momentum from the Corporate Roundtable and generate innovative ideas ready to be implemented by NetHope member organizations, you’ll form small teams and are taken through a series of sprints to identify types of organizations and roles to help along with their specific pain points, root cause insights, “moonshot” ideas, and their sketches. You’ll then spend time getting real feedback and building a business case for internal implementation. Mimicking the experience of tech startups, the innovation lab culminates with all teams giving a short pitch for their solution.
Led by Amplify 4 Good, the first-ever NetHope Global Summit Innovation Lab is an immersive and intense experience that provides NetHope members the opportunity to learn the mindset, processes, and tools used by top entrepreneurs and social innovators tackling organizational challenges.
The challenge? How can NGO's increase assessments data-sharing to improve response time during disasters by the year 2020?
Designed to build on the momentum from the Corporate Roundtable and generate innovative ideas ready to be implemented by NetHope member organizations, you’ll form small teams and are taken through a series of sprints to identify types of organizations and roles to help along with their specific pain points, root cause insights, “moonshot” ideas, and their sketches. You’ll then spend time getting real feedback and building a business case for internal implementation. Mimicking the experience of tech startups, the innovation lab culminates with all teams giving a short pitch for their solution.
