ICT for development

Bangladesh: How and Where is Bangladesh Telecenter Network (BTN) funded by donor Agencies
Bangladesh: How and Where is Bangladesh Telecenter Network (BTN) funded by donor Agencies 06 May 2010 Shahidul K K Shuvra

Two years back I wrote two articles on telecentre movement, Birth of BTN and Trend & Trade of Telecenre Movement, where I showed wrong way and fallacy of ICT4D. The both articles were appreciated not only in Bangladesh, even I got kind responses from British, French and American ICT thinkers.

How ICTs Are Changing the Way We Live - The eLearning Africa 2010 Photo  Competition
How ICTs Are Changing the Way We Live - The eLearning Africa 2010 Photo Competition 05 May 2010 APC

How ICTs Are Changing the Way We Live – The eLearning Africa 2010 Photo Competition http://bit.ly/dhusSR We wanted to know how mobile phones, the Internet, computers and the audiovisual media have changed (your) life in Africa. More than 100 images were submitted to the competition. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE NOW at http://www.elearning-africa.com/picturevoting_home.php [1]

The mBillionth award: Promoting excellence  in mobile media in South Asia
The mBillionth award: Promoting excellence in mobile media in South Asia 04 May 2010

South Asia is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing mobile markets, surpassing traditional media like television, radio, printed press and newer media like the internet. And mobile platforms are becoming the natural choice for extending digital services – SMS and basic voice to smart phones and enterprise workflow. Mobile is the choice for new content and services. APC member Digit...

Promising scholars receive award to research the impact of public access to ICT
Promising scholars receive award to research the impact of public access to ICT 04 May 2010 Raymond Hyma

Amy Mahan For twelve emerging scholars from developing countries around the world, their research ideas in the area of ICT for development have just been made reality.

10 tactics videos on informationactivism.org
10 tactics videos on informationactivism.org 28 April 2010 Henrik Almstrom

10 tactics is a package of videos and information cards explaining tactics when planning an implementing an information campaign. A set of basics cards explain the basics of information activism and provide ideas on campaign strategy and access to information etc. which can be useful in any of the ten tactics that are covered.

1st International Workshop on Research on ICT for Human Development
1st International Workshop on Research on ICT for Human Development 26 April 2010 Carlos Rey

The 1st International Workshop on Research in ICT for Human Development will take place in Madrid in May 13th and 14th 2010. This workshop is organized by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) and EHAS Foundation and funded by CYTED sponsored program and Thales Group.

ICT and phones change women’s lives
ICT and phones change women’s lives 22 April 2010 Analía Lavin

Overcoming the socio-cultural boundaries imposed on women, this project put women on the forefront of the group seeking knowledge and information through ICTs.

Network of networks: Strategic planning meeting
Network of networks: Strategic planning meeting 21 April 2010

The Network of Networks project aims to strengthen civil society influence in global public policy spaces that deal with internet policy issues through building a transglobal network of policy advocates working for an open and just information society. To do so we want to increase the capacity of organizations to understand, to intervene and to collaborate on internet governance issues. An advi...

Internet in the Andes: New APC research
Internet in the Andes: New APC research 25 March 2010 APC

In the 1990s, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela privatised their telecomms sectors and the policies were a dismal failure. Almost 20 years on the Andean region has some of the worst connectivity statistics of all Latin America. For example only 4 in 100 Bolivians have internet access. Of the four, two will have broadband connections but out-of-date telephone systems will force the ...

Pakistan strategises around violence against women and tech
Pakistan strategises around violence against women and tech 23 March 2010 Jehan Ara

The morning of 19th February was one that we had been working toward for some time. There was anticipation and yet there was fear – anticipation because it was an important initiative that we were all excited to be a part of; fear that perhaps we had taken on more than we could handle, that the relevant people would not show up, etc. etc. But we needn’t have worried.

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