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Title:

Question Box - What the World Wants to Know

Your vote:
Yes No
Organizer:
Rose Shuman, Open Mind - Question Box
Description:
Over 4 billion people aren't on the Internet. Question Box brings information to people that way they want it, when they want it. We set up hotlines and SMS services in local languages, so a rural villager can call or text a question about anything they want. Users ask about everything from agriculture tips, to health questions, to the names of the President of every country imaginable. Want a look inside the minds of the other 4 billion? Come to the Question Box presentation and find out what they are thinking!
Questions
Answered:
  1. What is Question Box?
  2. Why aren't 4 billion people online?
  3. What do people in the developing world care about?
  4. How does Question Box work technically - hardware and software?
  5. How do you get a social enterprise/nonprofit going in the developing world?
  6. What are the technology concerns when designing for the developing world?
  7. Is there a way to provide this service and make money?
  8. How does Question Box use worldwide collaboration to keep momentum?
  9. What impact has Question Box had on peoples' lives?
  10. Is everything really hopeless in Africa?
Level:
Beginner
Category:
Case Study, Content, Digital Divide, Non-Profits
Type:
Dual
Event:
Interactive 2010
Barbara Sparks
on 17/8/09
I recently travelled in Uganda and had the opportunity to visit villages that were totally off the grid -- people who are living their whole lives without access to basic types of information that we all take for granted. I think this program is brilliant because it provides access to information to those who have been traditionally left out. It also would serve our policymakers well to know more about what "the other 4 billion" are thinking.
Sarah Bramley
on 20/8/09
It's hard to remember life before Google. That said, 4 billion people are still lacking that information tool. Question Box provides an opportunity for people who aren't yet online to get their very important questions answered. I would love to hear more about how the creators are making this possible.
Marcos Pires
on 29/8/09
agree completly, this panel should be discussed. :)
April Davis
on 1/9/09
Great idea. I voted yes.

Please check out my presentation and the links below.

Thanks ... April

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Free Games
on 2/11/09
great idea. would love to see more librarian representation at SXSW
blu ray ripper
on 13/11/09
So looking forward to this..
mbt shoes
on 1/12/09
Sounds like it will be a very interactive panel... like the style.
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