my presentation @ yale university (youth,conflict& governance in africa)
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My Presentation @ Yale University. ---- Youth, Conflict & Governance in Africa Friday, 2/28 and Saturday, 3/1 • 10 Sachem, Room 105 This workshop is convened to assess how young people are currently changing the nature of governance in Africa. Youth are capitalizing on new mechanisms for interaction: the deregulation of internet, phone, global television, and social media communication has profoundly altered the political terrain. This is especially true in conflict settings, where youth can drive overt political violence. To break new ground, the workshop will integrate analysis across anthropology, media studies and communication, politics and economics, fields that have been working largely in parallel rather than in collaboration. http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/crh/TRANSCRIPT
Anwar F.A. Dafa-Alla, Interests …• Computer Scientist/Privacy in Data Mining & Big Data
researcher . Yes & ….• TED Volunteer (translator/Arabic language coordinator) Yes &… • Online Content innovator /Content Enriching strategist. Yes &… • TEDxKhartoum & TEDxYouth@Khartoum Founder
• Education/Research advocate. (Former Shadow Minister) Yes &… • U.S. sanctions on Sudan (Education & Knowledge access) Yes & …• Corruption fighter in Sudan Yes &…
Twitter: @AnwarKing
Multitasking (Yes &…)
But,• I’m not the prime of my time in Sudan!
• There are many extraordinary people out there who can’t make it to “Exist”.
• Lack of opportunity for the majority in Sudan.
My Online Activism
700,000 +Views on YouTube In 2008
PEACE & the ongoing online war for/Against… ?
John Snowden
Anonymous
Julian Assange
DRONES & New tools for surveillance…& Killings!
“We are not alone”
Your Privacy is in
DANGER!
End of 2010• TED translations to break the language barrier
driven by the idea of finding the “next Einstein “. • TEDx : Promote positive thinking, break the
sense of Isolation+ Space for community + Expression, Self-esteem
• One Laptop Per Child = One Education Per Child.
My Offline Activity/sm
Sudanese Researchers Initiative
TED…TechnologyEntertain-
ment Design
The history of TED
1984 2002 2006
The history of TED
2007 2008 2009
x = Independently Organized TED Event
TED.com statistics …
1300+ talks available online
1 Billion +views
10,000+ volunteer translators,
Representing 125 languages
40,000+ translations
[*As of Oct 2013]
TED Open Translation Project (one reason why TEDTalks are popular)
TEDx (Another reason why TEDTalks are popular )Types:
• Standard Event, • Youth Event,• Simulcast Event
(Live Event)• Corporate Event,• TEDx-Women Event, • TEDx-Salon Event,
• TEDx-University Event• TEDx-Teachers Event,• TEDx-Library Event, • ED Event, • TEDx-Cinema Event • TEDx-in-a-Box Event• TEDxCity2.0 Event
Best practice from TEDxRainier
Licensee, Curator
Communications
Media
Web Design
Social Media
Writers: Copy & Content
Translation&Interpretation
Speakers
Research
Review
Presentation Design
Coaching
Transportation/Concierge
Production
Staging
Video
Post Production
Video Distribution
Live Stream
Event Manager
Catering/Food
Venues
Hotel
Additional Special Events
Follow up"Thank you's"
Sponsorship
Partner & Funder Recrutiment
Special Events
Donor Relations
Gift Bag Promotionals
Ticketing & Registration
Invitation List
AttendeeApplication
AttendeeSelection
Ticketing (EventBrite)
Support (Namebadges,
exceptions)
Volunteer Management
Recruitment
Vetting & Selection
Application & Training
Follow-up & Thankyous
= Teamn = Volunteers on team = Hired help
TEDx in Sudan• TEDxKhartoum License was guaranteed on
November 2010 to Dr. Anwar Dafa-Alla from TED.
• Planning & Community Development started November 2010 Online through social media (Facebook).
• First meeting held in Khartoum on January 7th, 2011
TEDx events in Sudan (2011~ Date)• 25 TEDx events was organized so far • Very High Youth engagement (62% of Sudan 35 M population
are Youth)
• More women TEDx organizers than men• More women TEDx speakers than men• More women attendees than men• Mostly in Khartoum area, but there is : TEDxWadMadani . TEDxPortSudan
– Planning for TEDxObied
• Failed to organize TEDxAlfashir & TEDxNiala (Security issues)
1. TEDxKhartoum 2011 (Who We Are?) April 2011(Standard event)
2. TEDxYouth@Khartoum 2011 (Yes, You(th) Can Be the Change) November 2011 (Youth event)
3. TEDxKhartoumChange April 5th , 2012 livestream of (TEDxChange organized by The Gates Foundation)
4. TEDxKhartoum 2012, (Theme: Positive Thinking) April 28, 2012 TEDxKhartoum Standard event
5. TEDxYouth@Khartoum 2012 (Turn On the Lights) November 17th, 2012 (Youth event)
6. - TEDxKhartoumWomen 2012 (Claiming Our Space) December 1st , 2012 (Women event) Licensee
TEDx events in Sudan
201311- TEDxKhartoum 2013 (Knowledge Into Action) May 11th , 2013 (Standard)12- TEDxSUST (Follow Your Passion) June 1st , 2013 (University of Sudan)– Licensee (Yahia M. Elamin, TEDxKhartoum 2012 speaker)
13- TEDxKhartoumLive June , 2013 (Live event)– Licensee (Nada Hafiz, TEDxKhartoum 2013 PR team member)
2013- TEDxUniversityOfKhartoum 2013 (The New Chapter) November , 2013 (University)– Licensee (Sajida Elmahi Elkabbashi, TEDxYouth@Khartoum 2011,2012 team member)
- TEDxIUA 2013 International University of Africa (It’s Colorful) November , 2013 (University) - TEDxKhartoumED (Lesson Learned) November 30th , 2013 (Education event)– Licensee (Omer Elimam, TEDxKhartoum 2013 speakers team member)
TEDx Khartoum 2011 Speakers
TEDx Khartoum 2011 initiatives • Khartoum Profile (Enriching the Sudanese
Internet contents)• TEDx Khartoum Android App • Contribution to TEDx community
– Translation of TEDx resources into Arabic
BEST of : TEDx Stage Design
Ammar Haggar : Artist
TEDx Youth@Khartoum 2011 Speakers
Content on Youtube
TEDxYouth@Khartoum Organizers
TEDx youth@Khartoum 2011 Organizers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_FOfHwH-WU
Represented the Sudanese Youth at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Doha, April 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_FOfHwH-WU
2012 Speakers
Our Sudan: Tarig Hilal @ TEDxKhartoum, A week pick by TEDx Editorial team
10 TEDxTalks every American should watch before Election Day
Our Sudan
TEDxKhartoum 2012: Siham Taha Almujamar : Gada Award, Went most emailed on youtube
Turn On The Lights!
November 17th, 2012Alsalam Rotana Hall, Khartoum,
Sudan
TEDx Youth@Khartoum 2012 Speakers
TEDxYouth 2012 Organizers
TEDx youth@Khartoum 2012 OrganizersYoutube list:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98383733B346ACFA&feature=view_all
TEDxKhartoumLive , TED 2013NTC tower, Khartoum Sudan
TEDx Khartoum 2013 initiatives
TEDx Khartoum 2013 Speakers
TEDx Khartoum 2013 initiatives
• Video Production• Contributions• Stage designed by
(TED Prize winner)• Book (Tasneem Dahab)• T-Shirt (Sudanese greetings)• Donate Knowledge Wikipedia
TEDxKhartoum 2013 team
However, TEDx is sustainable in Sudan
• De-centralized, Independently organized, Community oriented, Reasonably easy to do in a short time
• Benefits for individual : Networking, attachment , PR, leverage, recognition for volunteers certificate of appreciation, personal development, Job seeking, Training/Scholarships hunting, connections with Sudanese in diaspora, etc…
Expats Conference
TEDx Conference
Challenges/Obstacles • Government interruption & Online censorship • Individuals fear of self expression (under suppressive
government/ “conservative” community).• Lack of access due to U.S. Sanctions on Sudan
– Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). – Can’t buy /get access to electronic components .
• Do-It-Yourself (DYI) . • Online payment & Job creation
– Mobile Online tools (7 Million + internet users , mostly Mobile users)
Sudanese government use of Hacking Team’s RCS spyware against activists
Italian technologies sold only for governments!
Find TEDxKhartoum onlineWeb: TEDxKhartoum.com , TEDxKhartoum.com/youth
Twitter: @TEDxKhartoum (3,368 FOLLOWERS) Facebook: Facebook.com/TEDxKhartoum (9400+ Fans)
Flickr: TEDxKhartoum (6,000 + pictures)Wiki: TEDxkhartoum.com/wiki (Lesson learned/Best
practice
Blog: tedxkhartoum.com/blog.html (Contribute)
Contact: [email protected]
Thank you