From Development 1.0 to Development 2.0

Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) is promoting a better alternative to development work, Development 2.0—sustainable, collaborative, entrepreneural and not aid dependent.

Development 1.0 according to them:
“"Aid" and “development” form a rough to cross terrain. From high peaks of bureaucracy, with the sight blurred by the disconnection between grassroots and policy making, those who dare dedicate their lives to make a change in the world stare, desolated, at resources flowing in tortuous streams born in affluent springs bringing some hope to those in need; but not before almost perishing in arid sinks along the way.”

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YSEI also launched the book Start Up and Change the World - a guidebook dedicated to young innovators who are equipped with great ideas and intent on unleashing them to change the world. Osocio was featured in one of the pages. :D You can download the PDF of the book download. http://ysei.org

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Very interesting graphs. Thanks for sharing!
There’s actually a growing literature on the topic of “development 2.0”. If you are interested, I collected a few pointers on the Wikinomics wiki (http://www.socialtext.net/wikinomics/index.cgi?development_2_0_collaboration_in_the_development_sector).
Cheers,

Giulio

hi giulio, :D

you’re very much welcome. thanks for sharing the link. cheers!

Nice pics! As Giulio says, there’s a widening number of initiatives around development 2.0. In the UK there’s a growing level of activity around social startups which IMHO is equally relevant to using the participatory web for development.

Hey Dan,

Thanks for helping us spread the message!! ; D

and thanks Giulio and McQuillian for the resources.

cheers,

bruno bernardes