ICT for Development : Contributing to the Millennium Development Goals - Lessons Learned from Seventeen infoDev Projects

The aim of this paper is to create a publicly available resource that provides concise descriptions of selected infoDev ICT-for-development projects, and their impact on poverty. The paper first presents case studies of a cross-section of projects funded by the infoDev Core Program, followed by an in-depth analysis of the impact, and limits of those projects. The main criterion for selecting projects for case study analysis was to be as representative as possible of the various environments (political, economic, social, geographic) in which infoDev has been operating since its inception. An attempt was also made to provide a balanced sample relative to the success rate of the projects. Rather than selecting the "best projects," the authors, in consultation with the task managers of the projects, gave priority to those initiatives likely to offer the best lessons and knowledge about how to use ICT for development purposes. infoDev case studies show that the presence of a project champion enhances the success of a project (FOOD, Manobi, Voxiva, Fantsuam). The cases also demonstrate that technical and organization capacity can be built over the life of a project.

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Main Authors: Batchelor, Simon, Evangelista, Soc, Hearn, Simon, Peirce, Malcolm, Sugden, Susan, Webb, Mike
Format: Publication biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2003-11
Subjects:ACTIVISM, ADVERTISEMENTS, AGRICULTURE, BROADBAND, BROADCASTING, BUSINESS CENTERS, CHURCHES, CITIES, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPUTER HARDWARE, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, COMPUTER TRAINING, COOPERATIVES, CURRICULA, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, DECISION MAKERS, DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DONATIONS, E-COMMERCE, E-MAIL, ECOLOGY, ECONOMIC SECTORS, EDUCATORS, EQUIPMENT, FARMERS, FEMALE EDUCATION, FISHERIES, GENDER, HUMAN RIGHTS, INCOMES, INFORMATION NETWORKS, INFORMATION SOCIETY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INSTRUCTION, INTEGRATION, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LINUX, MARKETING, MEDIA, MESSAGING, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NETWORKING, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NGOS, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, PHONES, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PROGRAMMING, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC AWARENESS, RADIO, RURAL AREAS, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOFTWARE PROGRAMS, STREET CHILDREN, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELECENTERS, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS, TELEPHONE SERVICE, TRAINING EVENTS, TRAINING MODULES, TRAINING WORKSHOPS, WIRELESS, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUTH,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/6398372/ict-development-contributing-millennium-development-goals-lessons-learned-seventeen-infodev-projects
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14845
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