About PCIThe Internet provides unprecedented access to education, medical assistance, economic opportunity, services and personal connections. Yet of the seven and a half billion people on the planet, less than half are online today. People-Centered Internet exists to change this.Last year $20 billion was committed to rolling out Internet access for all.People-Centered InternetPCI_fe4431ea-8492-11e7-ae82-b5e9905edbbcPCI is an international coalition created to connect the dots, fill in the gaps, and unite humanity. Founded and chaired by Vint Cerf, the Internet’s co-inventor and architect, People-Centered Internet is central to activating international commitments to make sure the Internet reaches everyone.PCI PartnersPeople-Centered Internet's partners include World Economic Forum, World Bank, IEEE, IFLA and the Internet Society, and PCI is on the World Economic Forum’s Internet For All steering committee. World Economic ForumWorld BankIEEEIFLAInternet SocietyNetworked Improvement CommunitiesPCI uses principles developed by Douglas Englebart and others to provide an autonomous community learning framework called Networked Improvement Communities (NIC).Douglas EnglebartInstitute for Healthcare ImprovementThe NIC approach has been tested and proven by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 100 Million Healthy Lives initiative which informs global strategy from over 500 in-country projects and forms the basis of PCI's local-to-global work.PCI TeamVint CerfPCI chairman and co-founder Vint Cerf is one of the "Fathers of the Internet", having co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and the Internet’s architecture. He contributes to global policy development and continued spread of the Internet. President Obama appointed him to the National Science Board in 2012. For a comprehensive biography see Vint's entry in Wikipedia.Doc SearlsDoc Searls is the author of The Intention Economy: When Customers Take Charge, co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual, and Senior Editor of Linux Journal. He is a fellow at the Center for Information Technology & Society at UC Santa Barbara, and founder and director of ProjectVRM at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. He is the president of the Searls Group, a consulting practice advising companies building tools for individuals to control their lives online.Felix VelardeFelix Velarde founded one of the first web agencies in 1994 and is an industry-leading marketing strategist and former Adjunct Professor at Hult International Business School. He is chairman and board advisor for several digital, creative and Machine Learning companies in the UK and USA, specializing in fast growth strategies and M&A.Mei Lin FungCo-founder Mei Lin Fung co-designed the first CRM system at Oracle. She served as Socio Technical lead for the US Dept. of Defense’s initiative on the Future of Health and is a member of the Digital Economy and Society World Future Council of the World Economic Forum. She serves as vice chair of the Internet Inclusion IEEE sub-committee, one of 3 tracks under the IEEE Internet Initiative.David BraySenior Fellow and Executive In-Residence to PCI, Dr. David Bray was named one of 2016's Top 24 Americans Who Are Changing the World Under 40 by Business Insider. He also was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for 2016-2021, an Eisenhower Fellow to Australia and Taiwan as well as a Harvard Executive In-Residence in 2015, and a German Marshall Memorial Fellow for 2017-2018.Jim SterneJim Sterne is the producer of the eMetrics Summit, co-founder and chairman of the Digital Analytics Association and author of Artificial Intelligence for Marketing: Practical Applications.Hilary WeberInnovation and Entrepreneurship LeadMarsali HancockWomen and Ethics LeadPeter WhiteheadWashington DC LeadStacy DruryCarrie Ford HillikerInna GoncharenkoTanya LohThe Internet reaches everyone._fe443352-8492-11e7-ae82-b5e9905edbbcTo connect the dots, fill in the gaps, and unite humanity._fe443410-8492-11e7-ae82-b5e9905edbbcHuman NeedsPeople-Centered Internet (PCI) believes in putting humanity -- people and their needs and aspirations -- at the center of the Internet.Human AspirationsDataWe are committed to using the power of the Internet to improve the lives of the global poor by collecting data that can be used to transform communities and meet basic needs.PartnershipWe are constantly developing new partnerships with organizations and technology providers to help us deploy access projects locally.Grass Roots LearningGrass roots learning is fed back globally so that each new project becomes increasingly efficient and effective, reducing wasted budget and informing project selection and improvement.MarketsAnd our partners benefit from understanding new markets and opportunities to help people thrive.EducationInnovationProsperityGlobal ImpactDevelop a global impact grid._fe4434d8-8492-11e7-ae82-b5e9905edbbcTogether with its partners, PCI is developing a global impact grid to share breakthroughs and benefits quickly, using local projects to create global learning.ProjectsSelect, implement and measure projects._fe4435a0-8492-11e7-ae82-b5e9905edbbc1Internet Access FundersPCI enables the selection, implementation and measurement of projects with the support of the world's major Internet access funders.Market DataGenerates data and metadata from markets containing of new Internet users. _fe44364a-8492-11e7-ae82-b5e9905edbbc2New Internet UsersPCI also generates in-country data and global metadata from markets containing billions of new Internet users.Decision-Making & InvestmentInform decision-making and strategic investment._fe4436f4-8492-11e7-ae82-b5e9905edbbc2.1This data is used by PCI's partners and sponsors to inform decision-making and strategic investment, to improve project selection and effectiveness, and to reduce wasted resource and budgets. Using strategic partnerships PCI can save billions of dollars, uncover opportunities worth billions, and help billions connect to thrive.Education, Innovation & ProsperityOpen up new opportunities for education, innovation and prosperity._fe4437ee-8492-11e7-ae82-b5e9905edbbc2.2Our partnerships give PCI access to a global network of almost a million people already on the ground. They provide in-country expertise, deep cultural understanding, and the means to reach billions of people. By leveraging this infrastructure of communities, PCI can successfully open up new opportunities for education, innovation and prosperity.2017-08-19https://peoplecentered.net/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net