Dave’s slideshow, entitled “Digital Ubuntu: Harnessing the power of the Internet in an Emerging Economy” can be viewed here
Additional resources to supplement the show are:
- The Shift Happens video (emphasise the need for adaptation)
- The 27dinner Wiki and Video (an example of a Crowdsourced event – real-world application of online tech)
- Charles Leadbeater’s talk on Opensource Creativity (< watch video online or download)
Additional Resources:
- To create your own blog, go to Blogger (easier to use) or WordPress (more professional)
- To create your own wiki check out PBwiki
- To store, share and access your favourite sites and online resources, del.icio.us is a winner… Dave and Jon’s del.icio.us pages are linked to on the right side of this blog (How to use del.icio.us To Take Over The World)
Glossary of terms:
Web2.0: refers to a perceived second generation of web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users. (more info)
Crowdsourcing: a business model in which a company or institution takes a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsources it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call over the Internet. The work is compensated with little or no pay in most cases, however in a few examples the labor is well-compensated. (more)
Folksonomy: A folksonomy is a user generated taxonomy used to categorize and retrieve web content (such as web pages, documents stored online, multimedia etc) using open ended labels called tags. Typically, folksonomies are Internet-based, but their use may occur in other contexts as well (such as our example of describing the presentation I gave) The process of folksonomic tagging is intended to make a body of information increasingly easier to search, discover, and navigate over time. A well-developed folksonomy is ideally accessible as a shared vocabulary that is both originated by, and familiar to, its primary users.
Ubuntu: There are many possible translations in English for ubuntu, including:
- “Humanity towards others”
- “I am because we are”
- “I am what I am because of what we all are”
- “A person ‘becomes human’ through other persons” (In Zulu: “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu“)
- “A person is a person because of other persons”
A popular definition of ubuntu is, “the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.If you’d like to contribute to this blog, or you have any questions please contact Dave: dave@cerebra.co.za
