IICD Publications: Reports

Monitoring and Evaluation for learning - IICD’s experience — by admin — last modified 2007-03-12 12:06

Monitoring and Evaluation for learning - IICD’s experience

Fertile Ground - Opportunities for greater coherence in agricultural information systems — by admin — last modified 2006-07-21 16:32

This study examines the current landscape of Internet-based agricultural information services, to identify gaps and inconsistancies, and to suggest avenues for bringing greater coherence to the system as a whole.

Making sense of e-business in developing countries — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:12

This report addresses some of the questions encountered when analysing e-business and its effects on the business environment, specifically in developing country contexts.

Building Inclusive Information Societies — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:13

The discussion about the “Information Society” has recently intensified in forums worldwide, inspired amongst others by the increasing presence of ICTs in our daily lives, and by the upcoming World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

Open source in Africa: towards informed decision-making — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:15

This Brief summarises IICD research carried out in Tanzania, Uganda and Burkina Faso and other countries, asking where, how, and why open source software is being used in Africa.

ICTs and continuing medical education in East and Southern Africa — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:16

This report presents the results of an IICD, Cordaid and CEDHA exploring ways that ICTs can be used to support continuing medical education for rural healthcare workers in several African countries.

Report on the Global Teenager Project: First half of 2003 — by admin — last modified 2003-07-16 12:01

An update on the project including the March 2003 Learning Circle involving 170 secondary school classes in the South and the North.

L'Information, la Technologie et les Petites Entreprises — by admin — last modified 2003-12-29 23:39

Ce manuel a été préparé pour le personnel des agences de développement et d’assistance aux petites et moyennes entreprises et aux micro-entreprises dans les pays en voie de développement.

Información, Tecnología y la Pequeña Empresa — by admin — last modified 2003-12-29 23:45

Esta guía está pensada para el personal de las agencias que cooperan con el desarrollo de pequeñas, medianas y micro empresas en los países en desarrollo.

Technologie de l'information et de la communication : Un manuel pour les entrepreneurs des pays en voie de développement — by admin — last modified 2003-12-29 23:54

Ce manuel a été conçu pour aider les entrepreneurs à connaître ces nouvelles technologies et à comprendre comment ils pourraient les appliquer dans leurs entreprises.

Tecnología de la Información y la Comunicación : Una guía para empresarios en los países en desarrollo — by admin — last modified 2003-12-30 00:00

Esta guía ha sido diseñada para ayudarlo a comprender las nuevas tecnologías y la manera en que éstas pueden ser aplicadas en su emprendimiento empresario.

Cultural and Political Factors in the Design of ICT Projects in Developing Countries — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:18

In the quest for success and failure factors in ICT projects in developing countries, it has become clear that the search should focus on the environmental acceptance of such projects. In setting up an effective project organisation, management should not try to design a project as a self-sufficient unit that is isolated from its environment, but should try to develop it as a process of interaction with the environment. Only in this process of interaction can an optimum be reached between the technical quality and the environmental acceptance of an ICT project. This research report argues that the project environment should be divided into a political and a cultural dimension. Both dimensions are difficult to direct, but by analysing them it is possible to foresee problems between the project organisation and its environment. Instead of directing the political and cultural forces, the art of management lies in anticipating them in advance.

ICTs in African Schools workshop, Botswana, summary report — by admin — last modified 2003-08-11 11:20

For the first time, African schoolnet practitioners have been involved in the grassroots application of ICTs in schools, engaged with policymaker counterparts from several Ministries of Education.

Wireless communication — by admin — last modified 2006-10-31 16:14

The use of wireless networks in developing areas is promising. Since ground cables are only economic in high-density environments, a wireless network is much cheaper when long distances need to be crossed to rural areas.

Helping producers make money from digital information — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:29

In an effort to strengthen the negotiating position of agricultural producers, many technology-based information providers are introducing new ICTs into the balance. In this IICD research brief, Russell Southwood explores the issues.

From Beedees to CDs: Snapshots from a Journey through India's Rural Knowledge Centres — by admin — last modified 2004-10-28 21:30

Rural ICT centres, if properly designed and managed, can be much more than just ‘access centres.’ They can become community owned ‘knowledge centres’ that directly and indirectly empower people living in rural areas. This was the conclusion reached by participants in the first South-South travelling workshop on ICT-enabled development, organised by the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. (doc: 559kb, pdf: 748kb)