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Digital DevelopmentInformation Technology Strategy for Rural Communities
Greg LaudemanCommunity Technology Specialist
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“It’s Not the Technology that Matters…It’s How You Use It!”
Identifying opportunitiesForming alliancesDeveloping technology leadershipDoing projects
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Information TechnologyComputing and TelecommunicationsSimilar to traditional utilitiesDifferent from traditional utilities
Delivers connectivity and bandwidthFunctions depend on computersRapid technological change
Tools for decision-making and coordination of activities
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Digital Development: IT for ED Reduce costs and improve firm performance Provide access to global & niche markets Enable a more talented and productive
workforce Create new entrepreneurial opportunities Increase capital investment and public revenue Deliver public services more efficiently and
effectively Support skill development and education Differentiate your community
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Digital Development
CommunityTechnologyLeadership
Technological Facilities
Organizational Capacities
Individual Capabilities Overall
Community Capacity to
Apply IT
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Community Technology Leadership
Identify Goals
Engage Broadly
Do a Project
Analyze
Design
Implement
Business and Civic Leaders Technology Leaders
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Facilities Organization
Talent
Digital Development
LeadershipTactics Projects
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Components of Digital Development
Resources Activities
Organizational capacities
Architecture Applications
Individual capabilities Awareness Ability
Technological facilities Availability Access
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Scope of digital developmentScope of digital development
Organizational
Have (artifacts) Do (activities)
Individual
Community
Cone of Digital Development
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Leadership Drives Digital Development.
Defining strategic objectivesAllocating resources to projectsProviding recognition for talent
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Does Does something.something.Somebody
Digital Development Value Chain
TechnologyLeaders
Business and Civic Leaders
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Motivation(Supporters)
Opportunity(Sponsor)
CatalystExpertise(Talent)
Projects(Tactics)
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Analysis
Design
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Virtuous Spiral of Digital Development
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Digital Development TacticsAvailability & Access Awareness & Ability Architecture &
Applications
Computer purchase program
Free laptops for students
Community technology center
Municipal telecommunications policy
Conduit development program
Public ISP
Community managed infrastructure
New technology trials
Basic computer literacy training
School-business mentoring program
Web fair
Technology demonstration sites
IT professional mentoring
Technology presentations
In-home support
Public e-mail
Web site for civic groups
Electronic mailing lists for collaborative activities
Alumni-Net
Community portal
Web-based calendars
Web-based conference area/ town commons
Community history base/ archival record
On-line volunteer database
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Community Technology LeadersCommunity – committed to improving the
local economy and quality of lifeTechnology – has expertise, experience,
or interest in ITLeader – willing and able to spearhead
community projects
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Community Technology Opportunity Assessment (CTOA)
Information for marketing & planningResources, Activities, Leaders
Specific, customized recommendationsWhere you are, where you want to go
Build dialog between stakeholdersFocus group and read-out sessionsTactical and action-oriented
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Technology Alliance Start-up Kit (TASK)
Aggregate demand and pool expertiseAlliance start-up guidePrograms for six monthsE-mail and web siteBy-laws and articles of incorporation
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Community Technology Leadership Program (CTLP)
Cross-train leadership and tech talent “Talk the talk & walk the walk” Six half-day sessions over six months
Technology for Leaders Leadership for Techs: Analysis Leadership for Techs: Design Leadership for Techs: Implementation I Leadership for Techs: Implementation I Community Technology Leadership: Review
Coaching for project tasks between sessions
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Core Concepts of Digital Development
Use what you have to get moreOne size doesn’t fit allPartnerships are vitalDefine objectives clearlyAggregate demand & pool expertiseActivate technologists to leadDo projects that put IT to work
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Greg LaudemanCommunity Technology [email protected]
http://techsmart.edi.gatech.edu
Thank Thank you!you!
Questions?