IICD is a non-profit foundation that specialises in information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for development. IICD is active in Africa and Latin America where we bring about technical and social innovations that create and enhance development opportunities in education, governance, livelihoods, health and the environment. For maximum impact we work closely with partners from the public, private and non-profit sectors. Our aim is to help our local partners – teachers, farmers, health workers, local government officials and civil servants - to formulate and implement their own ICT-supported development policies and programmes.

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IICD Staff

(IICD staff photo 2009)

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 - Global Head, Rabobank International Communications, 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. 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:

• Mr. Johnson Nkuuhe -  Former Member of Parliament Isingiro County South, Mbarara District Parliament of Uganda
• 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

• Jozias van Aartsen (Chairperson) - Mayor of The Hague
• 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. Jalbert Kuijper -  Business Development Director and Managing Director Xeed
• 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. Bernard Uyttendaele (Secretary/Treasurer) - Managing Director, Azure Nederland B.V.

Honorary member:

• His Highness Prince Bernhard van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven - Founder Levi9 Global Sourcing