tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219810520 2009-02-06 13:03:11 -0500 nextlab NextLab is a hands-on design course in which students research, develop and deploy mobile technologies for the next billion mobile users in developing countries. Guided by real-world needs as observed by local partners, students work in multidisciplinary teams on term-long projects, closely collaborating with NGOs and communities at the local level, field practitioners, and experts in relevant fields. 314 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219778400 2009-04-07 13:13:44 -0400 nextlab NextLab II: Launching Mobile Ventures for the Next Billion Consumers is a hands-on technology implementation and business execution course in which students develop high-impact mobile ventures. Such ventures are intended to enable mobile phone applications to scale-up and have widespread social benefit in developing communities and countries worldwide. Students work in multidisciplinary teams on term-long projects, closely collaborating with project partners, experts in communications technologies and sustainable business models, field practitioners, and with NextLab alumni . Students are expected to leverage technical ingenuity in both mobile and internet technologies together with entrepreneurial zeal in order to implement viable solutions that address social challenges in areas such as health, economic empowerment, education, and civic engagement. Similar to all NextLab courses, NextLab II’s final class period will be an open event in which all student team projects are presented to the pubic through live demos, poster sessions, and formal presentations. NextLab II students may follow up their projects with Summer travel grants for deployment in target markets. 188 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219711120 2009-04-17 12:57:29 -0400 nextlab Jeff Warren and Rich Fletcher visit Nextlab I project partner Innovgreen in Vietnam. 207 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219683100 2009-08-18 14:34:06 -0400 nextlab Vijay Umapathy visits Nextlab I project partner CRS (Catholic Relief Services) in India. 263 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219656100 2009-08-27 14:00:29 -0400 nextlab Moca's visit to the Philippines in March 2009. For more information, please visit: http://nextlab.mit.edu/spring2009/moca/ and http://mocamobile.org/. 289 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219629080 2009-08-27 14:09:18 -0400 nextlab Video discussing the Next Billion Network's vision of "give and profit." For more information, visit: http://nextbillion.mit.edu/ 310 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219602220 2009-08-27 14:16:31 -0400 nextlab Video of Zaca's trip to Zacatecas, Mexico, during IAP 2009. For more information, please visit: http://nextlab.mit.edu/spring2009/zacatecas/ 310 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219571580 2009-08-27 14:20:21 -0400 nextlab Video of Hammock's Summer 2009 trip to Argos in Colombia. For more information, visit: http://nextlab.mit.edu/spring2009/hammock/. 277 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219535180 2009-08-27 15:04:23 -0400 nextlab Highlights of the Nextlab Event from Spring 2009. For more information, visit: http://nextlab.mit.edu/spring2009/event/ 126