the new environment for foundations
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Lee Rainie spoke at the Council on Foundations Annual Conference at a session titled "Philanthropy and the Digital Public Dialogue." Joined by representatives from the Center for Digital Information and other experts in the field, he discussed how advances in digital technology, rapid changes in how citizens access and engage with news and information, and the continued reshaping of the traditional media are dramatically altering the environment in which foundations operate.TRANSCRIPT
PewInternet.org
The New Environment for Foundations
“Where the puck is going”
Council on Foundations: Philanthropy and the Digital Public Dialogue
April 30, 2012
Lee Rainie: Director, Pew Internet Project
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Lrainie
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Digital Revolution 1 Internet (80%) and Broadband at home (66%)
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Where the puck is going
• Modest further increases in internet and broadband adoption
• Major increases in citizen content creation as more life activities get “social-ized” – Reading – Browsing – Other media consumption – Links to causes, organizations, and brands
• Massive expansion of volume and velocity of information – leads to new filtering systems via social networks, algorithms, and intermediaries
Digital Revolution 2 Mobile – 88% cell owners / 46% smartphone owners
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Total U.S. population: 315.5 million
Where the puck is going
• Massive expansion of the “internet of things” – environment, artifacts, appliances, landscape
• Widespread “metaverse” blending of data and environment – in augmented reality, mirror worlds (simulations), life logging
• End of the personal computer as the dominant tool for internet access – new devices and interfaces (voice and gesture)
Digital Revolution 3 Social networking – 52% of all adults
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Where the puck is going
• Personal networks sit next to institutions as vital sources of news and political activity
• DIY construction of personal networks become standard for personal and community problem solving
• Just-in-time personalized information becomes a staple of personal engagement with organizations
• People treat organizations as “nodes” in their networks
Overall changes
• New socio-economic divides matter – tech access and social network structure
• Citizen attention is reallocated
• Influence in the messaging environment is reconfigured as the “Fifth Estate” of citizen creators rises
• Transparency is a new measure of how citizens assess organizations and hallmark of civic life – surveillance, sousveillance, coveillance
Thank you!