my presentation @ yale university (youth,conflict& governance in africa)

Anwar F.A. Dafa-Alla, Interests …• Computer Scientist/Privacy in Data Mining & Big Data

researcher . Yes & ….• TED Volunteer (translator/Arabic language coordinator) Yes &… • Online Content innovator /Content Enriching strategist. Yes &… • TEDxKhartoum & TEDxYouth@Khartoum Founder

• Education/Research advocate. (Former Shadow Minister) Yes &… • U.S. sanctions on Sudan (Education & Knowledge access) Yes & …• Corruption fighter in Sudan Yes &…

Twitter: @AnwarKing

Multitasking (Yes &…)

But,• I’m not the prime of my time in Sudan!

• There are many extraordinary people out there who can’t make it to “Exist”.

• Lack of opportunity for the majority in Sudan.

My Online Activism

700,000 +Views on YouTube In 2008

PEACE & the ongoing online war for/Against… ?

John Snowden

Anonymous

Julian Assange

DRONES & New tools for surveillance…& Killings!

“We are not alone”

Your Privacy is in

DANGER!

End of 2010• TED translations to break the language barrier

driven by the idea of finding the “next Einstein “. • TEDx : Promote positive thinking, break the

sense of Isolation+ Space for community + Expression, Self-esteem

• One Laptop Per Child = One Education Per Child.

My Offline Activity/sm

Sudanese Researchers Initiative

TED…TechnologyEntertain-

ment Design

The history of TED

1984 2002 2006

The history of TED

2007 2008 2009

x = Independently Organized TED Event

TED.com statistics …

1300+ talks available online

1 Billion +views

10,000+ volunteer translators,

Representing 125 languages

40,000+ translations

[*As of Oct 2013]

TED Open Translation Project (one reason why TEDTalks are popular)

TEDx (Another reason why TEDTalks are popular )Types:

• Standard Event, • Youth Event,• Simulcast Event

(Live Event)• Corporate Event,• TEDx-Women Event, • TEDx-Salon Event,

• TEDx-University Event• TEDx-Teachers Event,• TEDx-Library Event, • ED Event, • TEDx-Cinema Event • TEDx-in-a-Box Event• TEDxCity2.0 Event

Best practice from TEDxRainier

Licensee, Curator

Communications

Media

Web Design

Social Media

Writers: Copy & Content

Translation&Interpretation

Speakers

Research

Review

Presentation Design

Coaching

Transportation/Concierge

Production

Staging

Video

Post Production

Video Distribution

Live Stream

Event Manager

Catering/Food

Venues

Hotel

Additional Special Events

Follow up"Thank you's"

Sponsorship

Partner & Funder Recrutiment

Special Events

Donor Relations

Gift Bag Promotionals

Ticketing & Registration

Invitation List

AttendeeApplication

AttendeeSelection

Ticketing (EventBrite)

Support (Namebadges,

exceptions)

Volunteer Management

Recruitment

Vetting & Selection

Application & Training

Follow-up & Thankyous

= Teamn = Volunteers on team = Hired help

TEDx in Sudan• TEDxKhartoum License was guaranteed on

November 2010 to Dr. Anwar Dafa-Alla from TED.

• Planning & Community Development started November 2010 Online through social media (Facebook).

• First meeting held in Khartoum on January 7th, 2011

TEDx events in Sudan (2011~ Date)• 25 TEDx events was organized so far • Very High Youth engagement (62% of Sudan 35 M population

are Youth)

• More women TEDx organizers than men• More women TEDx speakers than men• More women attendees than men• Mostly in Khartoum area, but there is : TEDxWadMadani . TEDxPortSudan

– Planning for TEDxObied

• Failed to organize TEDxAlfashir & TEDxNiala (Security issues)

1. TEDxKhartoum 2011 (Who We Are?) April 2011(Standard event)

2. TEDxYouth@Khartoum 2011 (Yes, You(th) Can Be the Change) November 2011 (Youth event)

3. TEDxKhartoumChange April 5th , 2012 livestream of (TEDxChange organized by The Gates Foundation)

4. TEDxKhartoum 2012, (Theme: Positive Thinking) April 28, 2012 TEDxKhartoum Standard event

5. TEDxYouth@Khartoum 2012 (Turn On the Lights) November 17th, 2012 (Youth event)

6. - TEDxKhartoumWomen 2012 (Claiming Our Space) December 1st , 2012 (Women event) Licensee

TEDx events in Sudan

201311- TEDxKhartoum 2013 (Knowledge Into Action) May 11th , 2013 (Standard)12- TEDxSUST (Follow Your Passion) June 1st , 2013 (University of Sudan)– Licensee (Yahia M. Elamin, TEDxKhartoum 2012 speaker)

13- TEDxKhartoumLive June , 2013 (Live event)– Licensee (Nada Hafiz, TEDxKhartoum 2013 PR team member)

2013- TEDxUniversityOfKhartoum 2013 (The New Chapter) November , 2013 (University)– Licensee (Sajida Elmahi Elkabbashi, TEDxYouth@Khartoum 2011,2012 team member)

- TEDxIUA 2013 International University of Africa (It’s Colorful) November , 2013 (University) - TEDxKhartoumED (Lesson Learned) November 30th , 2013 (Education event)– Licensee (Omer Elimam, TEDxKhartoum 2013 speakers team member)

TEDx Khartoum 2011 Speakers

TEDx Khartoum 2011 initiatives • Khartoum Profile (Enriching the Sudanese

Internet contents)• TEDx Khartoum Android App • Contribution to TEDx community

– Translation of TEDx resources into Arabic

BEST of : TEDx Stage Design

Ammar Haggar : Artist

TEDx Youth@Khartoum 2011 Speakers

Content on Youtube

TEDxYouth@Khartoum Organizers

TEDx youth@Khartoum 2011 Organizers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_FOfHwH-WU

Represented the Sudanese Youth at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Doha, April 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_FOfHwH-WU

2012 Speakers

Our Sudan: Tarig Hilal @ TEDxKhartoum, A week pick by TEDx Editorial team

10 TEDxTalks every American should watch before Election Day

Our Sudan

TEDxKhartoum 2012: Siham Taha Almujamar : Gada Award, Went most emailed on youtube

Turn On The Lights!

November 17th, 2012Alsalam Rotana Hall, Khartoum,

Sudan

TEDx Youth@Khartoum 2012 Speakers

TEDxYouth 2012 Organizers

TEDx youth@Khartoum 2012 OrganizersYoutube list:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98383733B346ACFA&feature=view_all

TEDxKhartoumLive , TED 2013NTC tower, Khartoum Sudan

TEDx Khartoum 2013 initiatives

TEDx Khartoum 2013 Speakers

TEDx Khartoum 2013 initiatives

• Video Production• Contributions• Stage designed by

(TED Prize winner)• Book (Tasneem Dahab)• T-Shirt (Sudanese greetings)• Donate Knowledge Wikipedia

TEDxKhartoum 2013 team

However, TEDx is sustainable in Sudan

• De-centralized, Independently organized, Community oriented, Reasonably easy to do in a short time

• Benefits for individual : Networking, attachment , PR, leverage, recognition for volunteers certificate of appreciation, personal development, Job seeking, Training/Scholarships hunting, connections with Sudanese in diaspora, etc…

Expats Conference

TEDx Conference

Challenges/Obstacles • Government interruption & Online censorship • Individuals fear of self expression (under suppressive

government/ “conservative” community).• Lack of access due to U.S. Sanctions on Sudan

– Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). – Can’t buy /get access to electronic components .

• Do-It-Yourself (DYI) . • Online payment & Job creation

– Mobile Online tools (7 Million + internet users , mostly Mobile users)

Sudanese government use of Hacking Team’s RCS spyware against activists

Italian technologies sold only for governments!

Find TEDxKhartoum onlineWeb: TEDxKhartoum.com , TEDxKhartoum.com/youth

Twitter: @TEDxKhartoum (3,368 FOLLOWERS) Facebook: Facebook.com/TEDxKhartoum (9400+ Fans)

Flickr: TEDxKhartoum (6,000 + pictures)Wiki: TEDxkhartoum.com/wiki (Lesson learned/Best

practice

Blog: tedxkhartoum.com/blog.html (Contribute)

Contact: info@TEDxKhartoum.com

Thank you