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All Blog Posts Tagged 'ICT4D' (72)

"A Working Public Private Partnership for Rural Internet Connectivity" by Laura Hosman, Assistaant Professor, Political Science, Illinois Institute of Technology

Dear Telecentre Community Members,

Here, I am sharing a good reading on how Public Private Partnership can help in providing connectivity in rural communities. The style is narrative, so it holds your attention throughout the reading.

ICT4D and telecentre initiatives, in fact, can grow only if they are founded on a strong partnership foundation, because it is not possible for one organisation to have all the required expertise and resources. The vast range of prerequisites, right from… Continue

Added by Shipra Sharma on September 20, 2010 at 2:25pm — No Comments

Innovations that leave an indelible mark

Consider the following…

Scenario One

The mark of a truly developed nation is its ability to hear and address the grievances of every citizen with minimal constraints and protocols of communication, registration and action between the government and its people. An aggrieved citizen, especially in rural India, has to travel from his base location to block, tehsil, district headquarters to meet the concerned officer just to get his/her grievance registered or to submit an… Continue

Added by Sagarika Bose on September 16, 2010 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Burundi Community Telecentre Network 2010: Moving Forward- An article by Nkurunziza Jean Paul

Dear Members,

Here I am sharing an article by Nkurunziza Jean Paul that appeared in the April_June 2010 issue of the telecentre magazine. It tells about the growth of the telecentre and ICT4D movement in Burundi, a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa, surrounded by Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Here are some excerpts from the article:

... "The country is facing many challenges in the ICT… Continue

Added by Shipra Sharma on August 26, 2010 at 3:14pm — No Comments

e-Krishok in WSIS Stocktaking

Dear All,

I hope all are doing well.

Just to draw your attention to the article in ITU news.

http://www.itu.int/net/itunews/issues/2010/06/17.aspx

Thank you,

With bets regards,
Shahid

Added by Shahid Uddin Akbar on August 12, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments

32 initiatives honoured for ICT innovations in the first National e-Content and ICT4D Award 2010, Bangladesh

Thirty-two organisations were awarded yesterday for developing information and communication technology, in the first national competition of its kind in Bangladesh.

The science and ICT ministry and D.Net (Development Research Network) organised the 2010 National e-Content and ICT for Development Award. The winners will be eligible to contest in the World Summit Award 2011 in Austria.

The organisers also honoured some noted… Continue

Added by Rahmatul Alam Ranju on August 10, 2010 at 5:37pm — 1 Comment

Award Giving Ceremony of the National e-Content and ICT4D Award 2010, Bangladesh

D.Net in association with Ministry of Science and ICT, Government of Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh requests the pleasure of you kind presence at the Award Giving Ceremony of the National e-Content and ICT4D Award 2010.

Date: August 09 2010

Time: 1900 Hours

Venue: Main Auditorium, National Museum, Shahbagh, Dhaka

Honourable Finance Minister Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest… Continue

Added by Rahmatul Alam Ranju on August 1, 2010 at 1:11pm — No Comments

Nominate the best ICT interventions for eINDIA Awards 2010

eINDIA Awards aims to felicitate those individuals and organizations who have made innovative ICT interventions in the development sector.

The eINDIA Awards will be given to distinguished professionals and institutions working in the domains of:

· Digital Learning

·… Continue

Added by Subir Dey on May 17, 2010 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Researching Internet: Where to Start & New Ideas

This is an informative piece that I thought I could share with people interested in ICT4D and telecentres for that matter. It is a piece posted by Sienna Miller to the Youthink blog on the World Bank website. Sienna has been doing research on traditional telecenter sustainability. She makes some interesting…

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Added by Esther Nasikye on March 29, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

e-Krishok Campaign Features on BBC

Announcement:

BIID is very pleased to announce that the e-Krishok campaign has featured on the BBC News Service and the BBC Bangla service on this March 7^th and March 12^th respectively. In the last few months, e-Krishok has grown to become one the very best…

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Added by sharif islam on March 18, 2010 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

ICT Enabled English Teachings reach Jaffna

After sweeping out thirty years of terrorism, the country has the prospect of reaching out to the most vulnerable groups in North and East of Sri Lanka. When consider the digital gab between souths and north is huge. While roads and infrastructures are being developed the digital divide between… Continue

Added by Shri on March 10, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

First Rural Internet Kiosk Launch In Ukunda

The first Solar Powered Rural Internet Kiosk (RIK) is installed at the Ukunda Showground in Msambweni Constituency. The RIK is a 100% self contained solution for providing access to computer and the Internet to rural people throughout Sub Saharan Africa. The RIK has been donated to the community based organization, Voices of Diani, and is being implemented by Voices of…

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Added by Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development on March 2, 2010 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

National e-Content and ICT for Development Award 2010, Bangladesh

For the first time e-Content and ICT for Development

contest is taking place in Bangladesh. The contest is in

15 categories both for on-line and off-line content products and ICT

interventions and applications. In each category three best initiatives

will be awarded. Ministry

of Science and ICT, Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh is the

host of the contest and D.Net (www.dnet.org.bd)… Continue

Added by Mahmud Hasan on February 28, 2010 at 6:05pm — No Comments

WSA Newslatter reports WSA National Awards in Sri Lanka & Bangladesh

World Summit Awards (WSA) in their 6th issue of the Newslatter reports "WSA National Awards in Sri Lanka & Bangladesh"
Please find the attached document to read the article.
Thank you,
wsa_newsletter_issue_6 (2).pdf

Added by Seu Yapa on February 22, 2010 at 5:47pm — No Comments

ICTA project brings ICT to the smallest businesses in distant villages

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) in collaboration with the Industrial Services Bureau has launched a project for taking the dividends of ICT to the small scale businesses in remote villages. The project centred around Kurunegala, Dambulla and Tambuttegama introduces two key training modules for managing a successful business - computer-based accounting and computer-based business education.

The main task carried out in computer-based accounting… Continue

Added by Seu Yapa on February 22, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Weekly News Round Up: Asia (31 December 2009- 6 January 2010)

Information Technology to make a breakthrough in 2010 (Vietnam)

5 January 2010

The government has approved a series of projects to develop the Information Technology (IT) sector on large-scale in 2010. Vietnam now ranks 18th in the world and 6th in Asia in terms of the number of Internet users with an annual growth rate of 20 percent currently, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), a quarter of its population have access to the Internet, 27 times as… Continue

Added by Shipra Sharma on January 7, 2010 at 6:49pm — No Comments

ICT4D PWD is a Social Network Community of Disabled People

ICT4D PWD is a Social Network Community of people and organizations working together to improve the social and economic impact of Persons With Disabilities, Opportunities for connecting (PWDs) through ICTs.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have the potential for making significant improvements in the lives of (PWDs). And ICT has been identified as an important aspect of the wider strategy for the social inclusion of disabled… Continue

Added by Nabil Eid on November 4, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

i4d's 'Gender and ICTs' special issue is available for download

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The latest issue of i4d magazine (July - September 2009) focusing on 'Gender and ICTs' has been uploaded on the web for easy distribution among the global audience.

Due to some issues with the server end of our website, I have uploaded a high resolution .pdf version of the magazine at http://www.esnips.com/web/i4d (22.8 MB file). A low resolution version (3 MB) of the issue has also been… Continue

Added by Subir Dey on October 13, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

e-Krishok Campaign: A campaign to enhance the livelihoods of rural Bangladeshi farmers through the use of ICT

Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) in October 2008 launched a campaign to harness the benefits of ICT for rural farmers in Bangladesh. The e-Krishok campaign provides farmers with information and advisory services, so that the farmers can increase their income, generate new sources of income. Through e-Krishok, farmers can get information and advice not just on agricultural issues, but also on animal husbandry, fisheries, rural cottage industry and handicrafts.

A… Continue

Added by sharif islam on October 13, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Weekly News Round Up: Asia (17- 23 September, 2009)

Indian state-run firms spent $3.1 bn on IT: Study

17 September 2009

State-owned firms spent $3.1 billion on information technology in India during 2008 and the amount is expected to top $5 billion by 2011 at an annual growth of 19 percent between 2007-2011, says a new study by Springboard Research. More than two-thirds of the total spending will be led by the federal government, with states accounting for 22 percent and local governments for another 11 percent says the study on… Continue

Added by Shipra Sharma on September 24, 2009 at 12:44pm — No Comments

eAsia 2009: call for papers

Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS), India and Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), Sri Lanka have joined hands to organise 4th annual eASiA 2009 conference and exhibition in Colombo, Sri Lanka to celebrate the year 2009 as the year of ICT and English as declared by His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President, Sri Lanka and to promote the growth of ICT4D, through consultative dialoguing, strategic planning, knowledge networking and business… Continue

Added by Shipra Sharma on September 8, 2009 at 12:28pm — No Comments