Ethan Zuckerman, who specializes in the implementation of transformative technological innovations in developing countries, observes how a system for transferring money in Uganda has anticipated a trend in the use information such as cell phone credits as a viable currency for day to day transactions. These alternative payment systems will be mediated by phone companies and anyone who is in the business of turning money into information. In this video interview, Zuckerman shares his ideas on alternative currencies withIdeas Project, a new website brought to you by Nokia. Ideas Project is an online space that provides a new way to interact with thought leaders and their big ideas about the future of connected communications. For more on this idea from Zuckerman, visit www.ideasproject.com. Ethan Zuckerman is a multifaceted thinker whose work focuses on the impact of technology in developing countries. A co-founder of web hosting venture Tripod, and social ventures Geekcorps and Global Voices, Zuckerman has catalyzed the implementation of over a hundred technology projects throughout the world. He is currently a research fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, where his projects include a study of global media attention, research on the use of weblogs and other social software in the developing world, and work on online censorship and anti-censorship technologies. Ethan was given the 2002 Technology in Service of Humanity Award by MIT's ...



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