T4G Day 1_Mobile Phones - Smart Village by Isura Silva

#SmartVillage

Isura Silva

Manager, Sarvodaya-Fusion

Isura Silva

Manager, Sarvodaya-Fusion

Tech4Good Summit

Bintan Islands, Indonesia

22-23 May 2012

Our vision

Paurushodaya

Kutumbodaya

Gramodaya

Nagarodaya

Deshodaya

Vishvodaya

Economy

PowerWisdom

Exploring......with community

Idea development ???

Who are the emerging champions?

Are they using Apps?

How do different age groups interact with these devices?

Apps vs Social networking?

Shared ownership?

Key: 1 (low) – 5 (high)

Risks Rewards potential

Leader oriented 4 2

Telecentre ownership 2 4

Random ownership (floating) 3 ? (too early)

organisation (SEEDS) ownership 1 4

Rewards = generating new ideas, generating champions, unique replicable lessons

Risks = losing phone, not generating results

Apps vs. social networking

1. Social networking is more appropriate1. Social networking is more appropriate

2. Apps are not making much progress2. Apps are not making much progress

Evidence: 3 out of 5 communities engaged in social networking (Facebook + blogs)

Why? (Possible reasons)

- People are familiar with them (1.3mn FB accounts in Sri Lanka)

- Over 2000 Singhala Blogs

- People see immediate results. (eg. their own Facebook page)

- affordable access to internet (mobile broadband options)

All communities got excited on Apps, but did not sustain the excitement

Why?

- Available Apps are not targeted to local needs

- Concept is still not familiar (comparing to SMS)

Emerging prospects

Champions are emerging at different

villages

• for micro-enterprises

• for Video clip development at ICT

education classes

• local blogging

• Social Media Enthusiasts

A Success Story

of

SmartVillageClick to see Youtube Video

Thank You !

isura@fusion.lk

@isura

@SarvodayaFusion

Facebook.com/sarvodaya.fusion

www.Fusion.lk