This document outlines ideas for developing an open platform for information sharing and learning to support innovation at the base of the pyramid. It discusses 5 trends in ICT, presents 3 case studies, and proposes developing the basics, an 80/20 solution, and using the network as an open platform for sharing and learning. The overall goal is to imagine how to connect communities and support rural health care, education, and other services through open information sharing.

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innovation at the
base of the pyramid
project
manila, feb 21 08

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9. connecting community
ICT innovators at the
base of the pyramid

10. purpose
network needs
the basics
five trends
three cases
network ideas

12. 1. network needs

13. “develop an open platform
for information sharing
and learning.”
what can we imagine?

15. 2. the basics

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24. 3. five trends

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29. off­the­shelf

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32. off­the­shelf
and outside the firewall

33. user­generated

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37. mashed­up

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41. people­driven

42. people

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47. 4. three case studies

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68. 5. network ideas

69. useful
simple
80 / 20

70. “develop an open platform
for information sharing
and learning.”
what can we do?

72. process
top five ideas report (me)
as needed sounding board (us)
bi­annual house call (us)
what else?