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Experiences from abroad: the power of e. Dr. Costis Toregas Syros July 8, 2006. Picasso’s brush. Connect Transform Educate Create Empower. Connect. Multi platform Cross-boundary Mobile. Battered women. Anklet anchor GIS and GPS the link Links to police
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Experiences from abroad:the power of e Dr. Costis Toregas Syros July 8, 2006
Picasso’s brush • Connect • Transform • Educate • Create • Empower
Connect • Multi platform • Cross-boundary • Mobile
Battered women • Anklet anchor • GIS and GPS the link • Links to police • Using existing infrastructure
Transform Re-Engineer Fear of the unknown Tradition
Tradition “… the tending of the Fire, not the worship of the Ashes” Goethe
Silicon Valley growth • Uniform, transparent process • Common ahead of individual interests • On line views for customer • Competitive advantage secured
Educate • Information Access • Listening • Digital libraries • ICT as a tool
Create • Evergreen resource! • Link disciplines • Creative commons
Small trumps large… • Start small • Move fast • Scale out
Geography for Miami • Black hole to lightweight development • Evolution of political support • Application before infrastructure
Empower • Citizen + Customer • 24/7 • Digital Equity
Boston “Mayor’s Food Court” • www.cityofboston.gov • Shame as a weapon! • Transparency!
Thoughts to consider • Interoperability for technology and business • Management backbone • Fight corruption with transparency
Where to begin • Strong leadership • Focused initiatives • Social capital • Rethinking structures
Preparing for the future Dr. Costis Toregas Syros July 9, 2006
toregas1@gwu.edu ICT gets you there!