TEDxUIMP - Jordi Ros - Labdoo: Reinventando la Cooperación Internacional ...

JORDI ROS - Labdoo: Reinventando la Cooperación Internacional para Eliminar la Brecha Digital
Jordi Ros es fundador y miembro del equipo que conforma Labdoo: una organización humanitaria de vocación comunitaria y sin ánimo de lucro, cuya misión es contribuir a la reducción de la "brecha tecnológica" mundial y a la creación de centros educativos apoyados en la provisión de tecnología.
Labdoo es igualmente la creciente red social mundial en la que se articula, y que permite a todo aquél individuo que posea un ordenador portátil, ser parte de la misma y participar en el esfuerzo global de Labdoo para posibilitar el acceso a educación a todos los niños del mundo. Todo ello se consigue a través de la utilización de herramientas de red social distribuidas con un coste de oportunidad cero o muy bajo y minimizando el impacto sobre el medio ambiente. El proyecto Labdoo fue lanzado originalmente en California, si bien hoy ya está extendido en Taipei, Nueva York, Barcelona, Madrid, y Chengdu, y actualmente está implementando proyectos para el desarrollo en Guatemala, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda y Honduras.
Jordi Ros es también miembro de Ingenieros sin Fronteras USA, y actualmente trabaja en el desarrollo de tecnologías de Internet para la empresa Reservoir Labs, con sede en Nueva York. Jordi es ingeniero en telecomunicaciones por la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña; es doctorado en telecomunicaciones por la Universidad de California, Irvine, y MBA por la Universidad de California, Los Angeles.
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