IICD is a non-profit foundation, specialising in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool for supporting existing and new development activities. IICD was established by the Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation in 1996. Our sources of core funding include the Dutch Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGIS), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC). We also work closely together with the Dutch not-for-profit organisations Cordaid, Hivos and PSO and several private partners.

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IICD Staff

(IICD staff photo 2008)

Managing Director: Ms. Caroline Figuères information(at)iicd.org. Read her biography.

International Advisory Board and Board of Trustees

IICD is a young organisation with staff coming to us from public, private and non-profit sectors. Our understanding grows as we are continually challenged to learn and to date we have always met these challenges. Our International Advisory Board (IAB) helps us in this effort.

The IAB plays a strong role in IICD’s strategic lessons and best practices, giving regular advice on proposed directions and reviewing existing approaches. IAB members also play an ambassadorial role for IICD in their countries and communities. A number of recognised Dutch development stakeholders serve on our IAB alongside a host of African policy-makers and ICT for Development practitioners.

The IAB has a formal advisory role to both the Managing Director and the Board of Trustees. This Board is constitutionally independent from any financiers and has the role of formally approving strategic and organisational decisions at IICD. Members stem from the private, public and non-profit sectors in the Netherlands.

International Advisory Board

Read the biographies of our Board members.

• Mr. Rob van den Dool (Chairman) - Director Piranha Consult, The Netherlands
• Mr. Subbiah Arunachalam - Information Scientist, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India
• Ms. Ingrid Hagen - Manager, RABO Foundation, the Netherlands
• Mr. Mike Jensen - Knowledge Analyst at IDRC and Owner, Jensen Independent ICT Consulting, South Africa
• Mr. Kerry McNamara – Senior Knowledge Management Officer Information for Development Program (InfoDev), World Bank Group, USA
• Mr. Eduardo Monge - Project Development and International Relations Officer Omar Dengo Foundation, Costa Rica
• Mr. Johnson Nkuuhe - Former Member of Parliament Isingiro County South, Mbarara District Parliament of Uganda
• Mr. Jan Pronk - Professor Theory and Practice of Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands
• Mr. Kentaro Toyama - Assistant Managing Director, Microsoft Research India
• Mr. Michael Trucano - Senior ICT & Education Specialist, World Bank, USA

Goodwill ambassadors:

• Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah - Officer-in-Charge, Development Information Services Division Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia
• Ms. Anne-Rachel Inné - Policy Analyst / Liaison Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Belgium

Board of Trustees

• Ms. Hella Voûte-Droste (Chairperson) - Former Member of Parliament
• Ms. Grace Boldewijn - Director and co-founder of BoCari Engineering
• Mr. Henny Helmich - Executive Director National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO)
• Mr. Gerd Junne - Professor International Affairs on the University of Amsterdam
• Mr. Henk Molenaar – Vice Director of Science for Global Development (WOTRO) and former Acting-Head of Research & Communication within the Ministry of Development Cooperation
• Mr. Bernhard van Oranje - Director Levi9 Global Sourcing
• Mr. Johan Piet (Secretary/Treasurer) - Director TranspaRability B.V.