Proposed projectby Digital City Mechanics

and Connectimass

Jamaican Cyber Community

• The Digital City project – paid for by Jamaica Village 2012 sponsors

• Strong presence in London, 2012• Virtual presence worldwide• Build on creative & educational talent in Jamaica• Learn skills for jobs of tomorrow • Create jobs – paid for by sponsors

New Kinds of On-line Marketing

Brand messages + Create new jobs + Interactive on-line multimedia

Jobs are the #1 issue

• Use on-line multimedia projects to create jobs• Train workers in the job skills for tomorrow• Position Jamaica as center for on-line workers

#1 Virtual Village

• Represent the Finsbury Park Village in 3D• Extend brand presence – on-line• Live events streamed• Real-time interactive video• Sexy, timely, interactive• Embed mobile games• Can be used to contruct the Village – as well

#2 Community bureaus• Training & Workshops in local ‘storefronts’• Community engagement platform• Connect sports programs -> on-line• Produce multimedia newsletters, videos, photos• Support on-line marketplace & biz directory• Support freelance workers• Real-time video help

#3 Live event productions

• Train event promoters & producers• Produce hyper-local events• Tie-in local talent• Use on-line skills to:• - organize, plan• - promote• - sell tickets• - live webcast• - create download site• - sell DVD & downloads

#4 Interview Sports personalities and Senior citizens

• Capture oral histories of Jamaica’s elderly• Interns interview and transcribe, tag them• Slice up into snippets, time/date stamp• Access interviews via shared timeline• Yet another community engagement program• Collective wisdom collected

#5 Mobile game contest• Get Jamaicans to compete in a contest to

create mobile games based on running, track team and “you know who”

• Give away free versions, sell premium• RIM, iPhone, Android versions• $25,000 in prizes

#6 iCoach• Real-time biomechanics analysis• Leverages the knowledge and insights of

Jamaica’s coaching acumen• Improvement system – for runners and track

& field

#7 - a “Village to the Future”

• Show digital bureau in a tableaux setting• Meet students, interns and graduates• Meet participating Jamaican community

organizations • See the process of training, creativity and biz

directory entry listings• Interact with software and mobile games

Jamaica Cyber Community

• Jamaicans can work in the global economy• Creative and entertainment talent = world class• The next “Bob Marley” or “Usian Bolt”• On-line marketing creates jobs

Expand programs to the Jamaican Diaspora

• Same programs, offered in remote Jamaican communities:– London– NYC– Toronto

Working together

• Connectimass in Jamaica• DCM in London and the Diaspora• DCM’s experts – help guarentee mobile games• Jamaica Village 2012 brings in sponsors –

manages Village – helps promote