The Power of OneICT Career Expo: 2009

Deon van der MerweUNISA

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Thomas L. Friedman“The World Is Flat”

Three great erasof

Globalization

1492 – Early 1800’sGlobalization 1.0

Countries

Early 1800’s – 2000Globalization 2.0

MultinationalCompanies

2000 onwards….Globalization 3.0

Individuals& Small Groups

Technology’s role in Globalization

• Computing Power (Cloud)• Connectivity - Trillion $ investment

in fiber optic cable• Storage• Interoperability (Standards)• OSS• No Borders• 24/7

Time & Space becomes Irrelevant

How can I be part of this “Globalization” thing?

Tool

s

Content

Networks

Few Examples of OSS Tools

• OS: Linux, Ubuntu

• Browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer

• Search engines: Google, Cooliris, Yahoo, Ask, ….

• Office Productivity: Open Office, Google Docs, Live@edu

• e-Mail: Mozilla Thunderbird, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo

• Mind Mapping: Xmind, Freemind

• Graphics: Gimp, Inkscape, ….

• Audio: Audacity

• Animation: Blender

• Developers tools….

Few Examples of Social Networks

• E-mail: Listservs & RSS Feeds• Social Spaces: Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin, Ning• Video Sharing: Youtube, Dailymotion• Photo Sharing: Flickr, Photobucket• Slide Sharing: Slideshare• Social Bookmarking: Delicious, Evernote• Blogs: Technorati, MyBroadband, WordPress,

Blogger• Wikis: Wikispaces, MediaWiki, Confluence• Micro Blogging/IM: Twitter, MXit, Jabber• VoIP: Skype, Windows Messenger• Virtual Reality: Second Life• Mashups: Google Earth

Few Examples Content

• Academic Earth• Free and Open Source Java - Project• Google Scholar• iTunes U• MIT Open Courseware• NOVA• OER Commons• Open Source Software in HE• Stanford Engineering Everywhere• Wikipedia

Learn how to Learn

• Find/Discover• Assimilate/Collect• Evaluate/Compare/Classify/Organize/

Deduce• Reconstruct/Invent/Design/Create

• Collaborate and …….• Never stop learning!

Barriers

• Cost of Connectivity (Africa)• Limitations of Imagination• Own Attitude• Personal Time

…if something can be done, it will be done by someone somewhere in the world ….the challenge is to do it first

Remember….

Beware of the Dark Side…

A Taste of the Future

• Virtual Reality• Augmented Reality• Wearable Computing• Robotics• Bionics• Cybernetics

• Stay up to Date• Lear to use relevant Tools

– Technologies (Software & Hardware)

• Develop Networks– Establish a presence

(Website, Blog, social)– Build the network– Learn the Culture and Rules

of Engagement– Learn the Jargon– Give & Take– Be Available

• Find and Engage with Resources

• Be creative!!

So What Now?

We have to:

• Think Differently!• Interact Differently!• Do Things Differently!

U 1R THE

In Conclusion• “Computers are

incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination.” (Albert Einstein)

Questions?

Thanks

Artwork: Jacques van der Merwe(Gr. 9, Crawford

College)

Deon van der MerweUNISAdvanderm@unisa.ac.za

RSS

Facebook

Linkedin

Youtube

Dailymotion

Flickr

Photobucket

Slideshare

Delicious

Tschnorati

MyBroadband

Wordpress

Wikispaces

Twitter

MXit

Skype

Second Life

Images by BlueLinden from FlickrImages by BlueLinden from Flickr

Google Earth

Academic Earth

FOSS Java - Project

Google Scholar

iTunes U

MIT Open Courseware

NOVA

OER Commons

Open Source Software in HE

Stanford Engineering Everywhere

Wikipedia

Ubuntu

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Google

Cooliris

Open Office

Google Docs

Mozilla Thunderbird

Gmail

Xmind

Gimp

Inkscape

Audacity

Blender

Java

Second Life

Images by BlueLinden from FlickrImages by BlueLinden from Flickr

Augmented Reality

BackBack

Wearable Computing

Robotics

Bionics

Cybernetics