We are
interested in the possibility that various communities can manage
their community knowledge and develop effective online networks that
encourage participation. Pantoto Communities could be a significant tool for
providing this for diverse set of communities like schools,
apartment complexes, NGOs, SMEs, government offices and online
community managed databases. Information technology has to reach the
common non IT-savvy person, to enable them to not only create
indegenous information but also provide tools to help them help their
communities.
I have a
Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Iowa, and have also been
in
academia, research and industry in the USA and the Netherlands. I have
worked in the areas of object-oriented programming, generation of
software from specifications, and structuring information for its
multi-faceted use
on the Internet. Development of the Pantoto Communities software and
its application domains have gotten me excited about various activities
and groups in social development sector. Janastu is an NGO that is
setup to promote active involvement with projects in the social
development sector.
We are
interested in the possibility that various communities can manage
their community knowledge and develop effective online networks that
encourage participation. 