http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/11/09/paul-braund-interview-the-business-of-technology-and-development Comments for "Paul Braund Interview: The Business of Technology and Development" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/11/09/paul-braund-interview-the-business-of-technology-and-development#comment-4859 Dear Mr Paul Braund greetings !! Its indeed my pleasure reading your interview. However I have something to share your experiance and know if you are working in this 'so called ' and ' so far' grey area. I am refering to the ' Barrier free environment' for the benefit of people with disabilities. Why is that even after so many years of experiance and working many a architechs tend to ignore the fact that giving minimum coviniant fecilities would be great help to those people with disabilities. Arent't they too are consumers/ customers and don't they contribute to the overall growth of the nation. I am a disability worker and would like to know more about this and would like to explore more oppurtunities in this grey area.<br class="clear" /> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:18:33 -0500 subramanyam chandrashekhar comment 4859 at http://www.nextbillion.net http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/11/09/paul-braund-interview-the-business-of-technology-and-development <p style="padding: 5px; float: left;"><img src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/images/Paul Braund.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image img_assist_custom" width="144" height="200" /></p>Paul Braund is Co-Founder of <a href="http://www.riosinstitute.org/">RIOS Institute</a> (Research and Innovation for Organizations and Societies Institute) in Berkeley and Silicon Valley, California. He has worked as an architect and award-winning industrial designer and has developed numerous patents. He has spent 20 years working in technology research and development in Silicon Valley. <br /><br />He has spent the past 5 years working on social development and finding appropriate technology transfers for developing countries, particularly in communications technology. He has supported and represented the UN-World Bank at conferences and various fact finding trips and workshops in developing countries, while maintaining independent work with numerous NGOs, small community groups and academic institutions who are helping to bring more human-centered innovation to development.<br /><br />I had the pleasure of speaking with Paul in advance of the <a href="http://www.scu.edu/sts/index.cfm">Silicon Valley Challenge Summit</a>, which will bring together Silicon Valley’s unique pool of talent, creativity and ambitions to further transform the region into a hub of the international network around the use of ICT for global development.<br /><br />Please click &quot;Read More&quot; for the text of my interview with Paul Braund.<br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/11/09/paul-braund-interview-the-business-of-technology-and-development">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/11/09/paul-braund-interview-the-business-of-technology-and-development#comment Strategy Telecommunications and IT Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:37:25 -0500 Rob Katz 3575 at http://www.nextbillion.net