An Evaluation for the Netherlands Department General of International Cooperation

The introduction of ICTs in developing countries raises a whole range of questions. Which role should development aid play in this field? Is an ICT policy not by definition a technology driven policy? How can it become demand driven, and how can it help to benefit those population groups most in need? IICD was founded to find answers to some of these questions.

In early 2001, the institute was evaluated for the Dutch government. In its report, the evaluation team concluded that an assessment of the impact of IICD’s work must remain in good part tentative. Yet the work undertaken for this evaluation has made it clear that in the short period of its existence much has been achieved by IICD in terms of helping less developed countries (LDCs) in the development of Information and Communication Technology.