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Designing information and communication technologies for development
1. DESIGNING INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
FOR DEVELOPMENT Martin Tomitsch
Guest talk in Political Economy of Development | 21 Sep 2011 | The University of Sydney
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3. Contemporary technologies, which give
access to this information, are seen as key
enablers for economic and social change
in these countries and
are even believed to
be catalysts to
leapfrog the former
industrial revolution,
immediately giving
less developed
countries the possibility
to catch up with the
Western world.
http://ict4d.at/2008/04/28/definition/
4. Therefore, many initiatives of the
international IT as well as economic
community focus on giving
less-developed countries
access to modern
information and
communication
technologies and
train them to use
and adapt them to
their purposes.
http://ict4d.at/2008/04/28/definition/
5. This approach is called “Information and
Communication Technologies for
Development” (ICT4D).
http://ict4d.at/2008/04/28/definition/
29. “Before Zanzicode, I
thought website was like
a giant lion that kill
people, but now I’m
proud that I’m a website
experts.
For now I’m designing a
website for the ministry of
sports in Zanzibar, a lot of
thanks to Zanzicode
founders.”
34. » Connect better with people.
» Transform data into actionable
ideas.
» See new opportunities.
» Increase the speed and
effectiveness of creating new
solutions.
http://www.ideo.com/work/human-centered-design-toolkit/
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