Experiences from abroad: the power of e
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Experiences from abroad:the power of e
Dr. Costis Toregas
Syros July 8, 2006
Picasso’s brush
• Connect
• Transform
• Educate
• Create
• Empower
Connect
• Multi platform
• Cross-boundary
• Mobile
Battered women
• Anklet anchor
• GIS and GPS the link
• Links to police
• Using existing infrastructure
Transform
• Re-Engineer• Fear of the unknown• Tradition
Tradition
“… the tending of the Fire,
not the worship of the Ashes”
Goethe
A framework for change Old Process
New Process
Old Technology
New Technology
Silicon Valley growth
• Uniform, transparent process
• Common ahead of individual interests
• On line views for customer• Competitive advantage
secured
Educate
• Information Access
• Listening
• Digital libraries
• ICT as a tool
100 square miles of action
Create
• Evergreen resource!
• Link disciplines
• Creative commons
Small trumps large…
• Start small
• Move fast
• Scale out
Geography for Miami
• Black hole to lightweight development
• Evolution of political support
• Application before infrastructure
Empower
• Citizen + Customer
• 24/7
• Digital Equity
Boston “Mayor’s Food Court”
• www.cityofboston.gov• Shame as a weapon!• Transparency!
Thoughts to consider
• Interoperability for technology and business
• Management backbone
• Fight corruption with transparency
Where to begin
• Strong leadership• Focused initiatives• Social capital• Rethinking structures
Preparing for the future
Dr. Costis Toregas
Syros July 9, 2006
ICT gets you there!