News about Ecuador

Job opportunity at IICD: Officer Capacity Development — by Web editor — last modified 2008-08-21 13:10

To complement our team, we are recruiting an enthusiastic and team-orientated colleague.

Collaboration with PSO deepened — by Web editor — last modified 2008-08-12 10:49

PSO, the Dutch association for capacity development of Dutch NGOs working in developing countries, has allocated extra funds to IICD.

User-driven solutions: innovation in IICD's work — by Web editor — last modified 2008-06-30 09:28

ICTs have proven to help to solve development challenges. IICD's focus has not been on introducing technological innovation in development sectors purely because they were ‘innovative’ or new on the market. Instead IICD has rather employed participatory, multi-stakeholder approaches to identify and solve structural problems in key sectors such as education, health and agriculture.

Annual report 2007 now online! — by Web editor — last modified 2008-06-30 13:47

We are pleased to present IICD’s first online annual report. With only a few clicks you will be able to read all about our work, results and impact in 2007.

Implementing new technologies in the South: a conversation with Caroline Figuères — by Web editor — last modified 2008-06-10 15:47

The Spanda Foundation published an interview with Ms Figuères, IICD's Managing Director. She explains IICD's methodology and how people in developing countries use ICT build a better future.

PSO and IICD: building capacities in innovative projects — by Web editor — last modified 2008-06-23 11:20

IICD has a longstanding relationship with PSO, which evolved from funding of projects to a true partnership based on added values of both organisations.

Enterprising ICT for Development in Ecuador — by Web editor — last modified 2008-04-17 17:01

Last April 3, 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Network Infodesarrollo and IICD rewarded five initiatives of applying Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) in Ecuador.

Two Spanish connectivity reports from Ecuador — by Web editor — last modified 2007-12-17 22:27

Available online from www.infodesarrollo.ec – Ecuador's national ICT4D knowledge sharing network.

‘Connectivity’ high on the government agenda in Ecuador — by Web editor — last modified 2008-01-22 15:16

A recent survey of the cost and quality of the Internet in Ecuador revealed that only 0.2% of the population has access to broadband as opposed to 1.6% in the whole of Latin America. To gain a better understanding of Ecuador’s connectivity problems, a national forum was held in September 2007. As a result of these initiatives, the government has now placed ‘connectivity’ high on its agenda.

25 years of democracy in Ecuador, digitized! — by Web editor — last modified 2008-01-22 15:16

Widespread social unrest resulting in anti-government protests and a succession of toppled governments. This is Ecuador’s political and social legacy of the last 25 years. In a country where politicians and the general media are often not trusted, Radio La Luna provides a safety valve; its ‘open mike’ policy allows citizens to publicly criticize their government. In 2006, the radio station branched out with a project to digitize documents that describe key moments from Ecuador’s social struggle during this turbulent period.

Gaining credit with ICT in rural Ecuador — by AnnaGerrard — last modified 2007-06-28 17:42

In the Chimboraza and Tungurahua provinces of Ecuador, over 33 local financing bodies - or Estructuras Financieras Locales (EFLs) as they are known locally - currently serve around 30,000 small and medium-sized enterprises. To help these EFLs improve their services and become more efficient, IICD worked with three local organisations - the Fundación SEDAL, the cooperative Acción Rural and the Red Financiera Rural – to set up the SERVIR Regional Credit Evaluation Service. The goal is to boost the region’s economy by increasing the efficiency of the EFLs on the one hand while reducing the amount of debt incurred by individual smallholders on the other.

Connectivity model IICD presented at World Bank conference — by admin — last modified 2007-03-26 11:04

A new connectivity model based on shared connectivity developed by IICD received positive feedback from various Latin American and Carribean public, private and grass-root organisations at the conference ‘Connecting the Future: Strategies to Reduce Telecommunications Access Gaps’ co-organised by the Worldbank in Lima, Peru November 2006.

Encouraging life-long learning through formulating ICT4D projects — by admin — last modified 2007-01-23 14:20

Six to eight weeks after a Round Table workshop, IICD's training partners in Africa or Latin America take participants through the 'Life-Long Learning' intensive short course. The training helps make sense of some of these questions and assists participants to further formulate their ideas into viable plans.

Compartir conocimientos para el desarrollo comunitario rural — by admin — last modified 2006-10-06 17:51

Informe del Taller Sur-Sur en Ecuador 2006.

Microsoft unveils Inca Windows patch — by admin — last modified 2006-08-29 17:30

Quechua translations of Windows and Office.

Continuous learning of satisfaction and impact on poverty alleviation — by admin — last modified 2006-07-31 12:07

Learning reports of the Tanzania and Ecuador country programmes reflect on the evaluation analysis, which was discussed with partner organisations in feed-back sessions.

Determinación de políticas colectivas de TIC en Bolivia — by admin — last modified 2006-03-27 16:34

Establecimiento de una plataforma colectiva de cabildeo de políticas bajo el paraguas de TICBolivia.

Collective ICT policy making in Bolivia — by admin — last modified 2006-03-27 16:36

Establishment of a collective policy lobby platform under the umbrella of the TICBolivia network.

Information Network Infodesarrollo.ec nominated — by admin — last modified 2006-01-02 17:54

Vote for the best website and ICT4D initiative in Ecuador.

La Red Infodesarrollo.ec de Ecuador cuenta con su portal — by admin — last modified 2004-10-29 13:23

La Red ecuatoriana de información y comunicación para el desarrollo, una iniciativa multisectorial (gobierno, sociedad civil y sector privado), busca fortalecer una comunidad de organizaciones en Ecuador.