it strategy for rural communities
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Digital DevelopmentInformation Technology Strategy for Rural Communities
Greg LaudemanCommunity Technology Specialist
“It’s Not the Technology that Matters…It’s How You Use It!”
Identifying opportunitiesForming alliancesDeveloping technology leadershipDoing projects
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
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
Community Technology Leadership
Identify Goals
Engage Broadly
Do a Project
Analyze
Design
Implement
Business and Civic Leaders Technology Leaders
Facilities Organization
Talent
Digital Development
LeadershipTactics Projects
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
Leadership Drives Digital Development.
Defining strategic objectivesAllocating resources to projectsProviding recognition for talent
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)
Analysis
Design
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Virtuous Spiral of Digital Development
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
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
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
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
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
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
Greg LaudemanCommunity Technology [email protected]
http://techsmart.edi.gatech.edu
Thank Thank you!you!
Questions?