Bagels with Randal Pinkett for GSLIS faculty, staff, & students

10:00-11:30 in 126 LIS

Dr. Pinkett presents: "Bridging the Innovation Divide: Advancing the Diffusion of Technology Innovations in Underserved Communities"

ABSTRACT: This presentation will highlight and offer strategies for bridging the Innovation Divide, or the lack of infrastructure and support for creating, developing, and disseminating information and communications technology innovations in nonprofit organizations and underserved communities. The Hewlett-Packard Microenterprise Acceleration Program, which targets nonprofit microenterprise development agencies that serve clients in low-income communities, will serve as a case study. The goal of the program is to foster innovation both within these agencies as well as across the microenterprise development field at-large. In presenting this work, the constituent steps to innovation creation and use, as well as the factors, or necessary conditions for disseminating innovations will be described. The presentation will conclude by laying out an agenda for practitioners, policymakers and researchers to ensure that nonprofit and community technology innovations are more widely shared and disseminated.

A live audio feed will be available starting at 10:00am central time (you will get a generic pre-recorded message if you access the link before then).

Real player is required for the live stream, and is freely available.

An archive will be available after the event for those who cannot listen live.