2/26/04: Dan Schwartz of the Stanford University School of Education.

2/24/04: Paul Rankin, Researcher Fellow of Philips Research Laboratories and 2002-2003 Digital Vision Fellow.

2/17/04: Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of Global Fund for Women.

2/12/04: Jon Bosak, SUN Microsystems.

2/10/04: Ed Cherlin, Simputer evangelist.

by Mohammed Abdoolcarim
The Stanford Daily

Imagine a “smart card” that can track information using a Web-enabled central database. This may seem like a gadget Safeway would use to track your grocery shopping. Or perhaps, a way American Express could learn about your buying habits to cater credit card plans for your shopping needs. But not if this smart card is part of the Digital Vision Fellowship, which allows working professionals to utilize technology in innovative ways.

In this case the smart card is being used to track the date of immunizations in a child’s life in India. Health assistants could then monitor the weekly coverage and identify drug inventory and gaps in treatment.

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2/5/04: Saul Kato, CEO and Founder, WideRay Corporation.