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    " Be the change you want to see in the world " - Gandhi 

Academic Background

Currently at University of British Columbia (Canada) pursuing a PhD program at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) studying with Dr. John Robinson. Completed Master's of Environmental Studies (MES) at Queen's University, Kingston, and an undergraduate from Carleton University, Ottawa also in Environmental Studies with a minor in Political Science. Research interests are in applied sustainability, appropriate technology, barriers to sustainable development, power of Information and Communication Technologies (internet, access to knowledge etc), open source/ open access and innovation through collaboration, technology, environment and society, as well as the theory of common good and morality. Master's thesis topic was on Open Source Appropriate Technology under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Pearce.

Also worked with Let's Talk Science, Queen's University chapter as one of the coordinators for community High School engagement in things science related, as well as Engineering for Change (E4C) on drafting appropriate technology evaluation platform for a workshop conference held in New York 2012.

Appropedia Contributions

Pages Authored

• Barriers to Appropriate Technology Growth in Sustainable Development

  

Summary and results page from my Master's research paper published in the Journal of Sustainable Development

• Diverting indirect subsidies from the nuclear to the photovoltaic industry: Energy and financial returns

  

Summary of a paper that came out of a project for MECH 836 - Applied Sustainability class. Published in Elsevier's Energy Policy

• WASH Tech water technology evaluation

This is a summary of the WASH Tech report by Parker, A. et al., (2011) that I came across while working with E4C on appropriate technology evaluation project

Pages Co-Authored

• Open Source Appropriate Technology Literature Review Page

This is a literature list for key works in open source appropriate technology; it features links, summaries and key points

Publications

• I. Zelenika and J.M. Pearce, (2012). “The Internet and other ICTs as Tools and Catalysts for Sustainable Development: Innovation for 21st Century”, Information Development. Published online November 2012, DOI: 10.1177/0266666912465742
• Pearce J., Albritton S., Grant G., Steed G., & Zelenika I. 2012."A New Model for Enabling Innovation in Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development". Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy 8(2), Published online Aug 20, 2012.
• I. Zelenika and J. M. Pearce., “Diverting Indirect Subsidies from the Nuclear to Photovoltaic Industry: Energy and Economic Returns”. Energy Policy. 2011
  • Summary and figures - Diverting indirect subsidies from the nuclear to the photovoltaic industry: Energy and financial returns
• Amy J. Buitenhuis, Ivana Zelenika and J. M. Pearce,. "Open Design-Based Strategies to Enhance Appropriate Technology Development" Proceedings of the 14th Annual National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Conference: Open, March 25-27th 2010, pp. 1-12.
  
• Jacqueline Corbett, Jane Webster, Koray Sayili, Ivana Zelenika, and Joshua Pearce,. "Developing and Justifying Energy Conservation Measures: Green IT under Construction" (2010). AMCIS 2010 Proceedings. Paper 194.
• J. M Pearce, C. Morris Blair, K. J. Laciak, R. Andrews, A. Nosrat and I. Zelenika Zovko, (2010) “3-D Printing of Open Source Appropriate Technologies for Self-Directed Sustainable Development”, Journal of Sustainable Development open access
• Ivana Zelenika Zovko and Joshua M. Pearce, “Examining Social Barriers to Open Source Appropriate Technology and Innovation through Collaboration with Information and Communication Technology”, Presented at the 17th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference. May 8-10, 2011 Columbia University, NY
• Zelenika, I. and J.M. Pearce. 2011. Barriers to Appropriate Technology Growth in Sustainable Development. Journal of Sustainable Development. Vol 4, Number 6

Campus Involvement and In the News

In the News:
Involvement with the Queen's Sustainability Advisory Committee
Our Eco Art project 2010
Facilitating Recyclemania 2011
Gazette Article - Queen’s: The First Solar Powered University?
Coalition for Solar Powered Queen's Article
Comment on Bottled Water Free Campus
Nuclear power not worth the risk in Canada - Our Nuclear Insurance Subsidy paper in Queen's media release
Solar power outshines nuclear power: Study, Toronto Star, 2011
Bottled Water Free Day March 10, 2011

Thesis Research Topic

Open Source Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development

• Title: BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS TO OPEN SOURCE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: INNOVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION

The Thesis will be available for free open access on Queen's University's QSpace Thesis Repository

Thesis Poster - School of Environmental Studies Research Day, April 28th 2011. Barriers to OSAT for Sustainable Development

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Questions: Can we improve development of appropriate technology (smart/ efficient/ relevant tech) using the paradigm of open access/ open source/ knowledge commons where information, technical know-how and general knowledge is shared and improved by working together as a community? What are the barriers to development, AT and open source? How do we establish rich interconnected networks/ website/ database/ wikis for all A.T. related needs to facilitate self-directed development? How can we speed it up and scale up? What role are ICTs and Internet playing and what is their impact on appropriate technology and development in general? What are some example of the benefits of open source/ open access paradigm, innovation through collaboration + crowd-sourcing? How have the internet and ICTs already been used to spur innovation faster in new and creative ways? What role do social, cultural and economic barriers play in sustainable development? How much can biomimicry and small scale systems improve energy and development challenges.

Barriers to sustainable development and appropriate technology are complex as there are a lot of variables involved - but as it's been said before: the complexity of the matter must not paralyze us into inaction - identifying problems leads to finding solutions, and the more hands and eyes working on it together the faster the process of development evolves.

Thesis Outline: Chapters

Chapter 1 - Introduction

• Development Challenges
• Research Objectives and Overview

Chapter 2 - Literature Sources and Appropriate Technology Review

• Literature Sources
• Appropriate Technology and Development
• Technological Design
• Open Source and Knowledge Commons
• Interview Basis and Methodology
• Development Matters: The Complexity of Sustainable Development
• History of the Appropriate Technology Movement
• Current Situation and Relevance: Making the Case for OSAT
• Literature Identified Barriers to AT
• Defining principles
• Technical Aspects
• Organizational Aspects

Chapter 3 - Examining the Barriers to Open Source Appropriate Technology: Interview Methodology, Results and Analysis Goal and Purpose of the Study

• Data Collection
• Analysis Process
• Interview Results and Discussion
• Collaboration and Communication
• Technological Dissemination
• Defining Principles
• Socio-Technical Barriers
• Economic Relationship
• Open Source and Knowledge Commons
• Research Limitations

Chapter 4 - Breaking Down Barriers to Open Source Appropriate Technology Collaboration

• Open Access, Knowledge Commons and The Future of Innovation
• The Openness Factor: Background on the Open Source Movement
• Examples of Crowd-Sourcing for Development
• Enabling Collaborative Innovation: Open Source AT
• The Role of Universities in OSAT

Chapter 5 - Discussion: Obstacles and Issues to Consider and Future Work

• General Obstacles
• Building the Network
• Details, Dynamics and Components of Online OSAT

Chapter 6 - Conclusions

Open Source Appropriate Technology Literature Review

Anyone interested in the work and looking for the bibliography related to open source and appropriate technology can consult our OSAT Lit review list:

Open Source Appropriate Technology Literature Review