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IICD Partner Close the Gap Visits Hospital in Tanzania: A delegation from Belgian foundation Close the Gap recently visited a Tanzanian hospital supported by IICD.
Inter Access Helps Ghanaian NGO Improve Data Management: Dutch IT company Inter Access has helped IICD partner ACDEP in Ghana centralise its digital information, so all their PCs can access the same content. More professional data management helps ACDEP work more efficiently, and protects the information against loss.
Government Officials Visit Hospital Computerised System in Tanzania: Arusha government officials attended a one-day workshop held by IICD's project partners in Tanzania to learn more about the computerised Health Management Information System (HMIS). Participants were excited to see how the system simplifies work.
Ghanaian Teachers Discuss Computer Use at ICT Forum: Teachers and students from several educational facilities in Ghana’s Northern Region came together in Tamale for an educational ICT forum. At the forum they shared their ideas on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The event was co-funded by IICD.
Cartoons in Burkina Faso Inform Locals about ICT: A series of cartoons about using information and communication technologies are used in Burkina Faso to inform people in a funny way about computers and the internet. The hand painted cartoons were commissioned by Burkina Faso’s national ICT4D network Burkina NTIC, which is supported by IICD.
Jèkafo Guèlèkan project: The Regional Committee for Coordination of Rural Dwellers (Comite Régional de Concertation des Ruraux – CRCR) in Sikasso, in partnership with the international Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), has initiated a project called Jèkafo Guèlèkan with and for its members, working through its local committees. The aim is to establish connections between the Local Committees for Coordination of Farmers’ Organisations and local sections of farmers’ organisations belonging to the CRCR and the AOPP in the Sikasso area.
EASSy may impact differently on land locked Zambia: OneWorld Africa, a Zambian project partner of IICD, co-organised a workshop on Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) in Lusaka. During the workshop, its Executive Director, Priscilla Jere, explains that the lack of ICT infrastructure influences the regions achievement of economic and social development.
E-learning experts in Tanzania call for cheaper bandwidth: “Bandwidth will always be expensive if we depend on satellite,” said one of the participants of the SWOPNet meeting.
Ugandan schools need to start operating like ICT companies: The introduction of ICTs into education is a leading goal of donor organisations and NGOs in Uganda. Peter Lievense explores lessons from IICD-supported projects.
How can ICTs create livelihood opportunities in Zambia?: From 7-11 October, IICD and its local partners organised an ICT Roundtable workshop to examine how ICTs might make a difference to local livelihoods.
Building Digital Opportunities: ICT Case Studies: OneWorld is carrying out case studies to help give decisionmakers a clear understanding of how civil society is actually using information and communications technologies, and what the impact is.
Train-the-Trainer workshop held in Tanzania: 21 March 2002 IICD's national training partners from Bolivia, Ghana, Jamaica, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia recently participated in a Train-the-Trainer workshop in Tanzania. Hosted by Soft-Tech Consultants Ltd, the programme focused on both ICT skills development and project management.
Mali-NTIC - a web space on IICTs in Mali: Afribone and IICD recently launched a new website on ICTs for development in Mali.
Mali-NTIC - un nouveau espace sur les NTIC au Mali: Afribone en collaboration avec IICD ont lancé un nouveau site sur les NTIC et le développement au Mali.
E-networking energy and the environment in Tanzania: With support from IICD and Hivos, the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organisation (TaTEDO) is using ICTs to improve communication and knowledge sharing among Tanzanian organisastions working in this area.
Tanzania's E-ThinkTank: According to Tanzania government official David Sawe: "the growing online community of the Tanzania E-ThinkTank members bears witness to the unique value of information networking among people within the field of ICT for Development."
Global Teenager Project launched in Tanzania: On 5 September 2001, the Global Teenager Project began its activities in Tanzania when three schools decided to participate in the Learning Circles.
Overcoming the urban-rural divide in Uganda: I-Network Uganda provides a platform for sharing knowledge and forming partnerships around the use of ICT for development.
Junior I-Network Uganda goes rural!: Report on Junior-I-Network Holiday Camp, January 2004.
July 2003 edition of iConnect Ghana: ICONNECT GHANA is a quartely online, offline and e-mail knowledge service designed to enable the use of ICTs as a tool for Ghana's development.
Le rôle de l'information dans le développement de la filière karité et les NTIC au Burkina Faso: Tidiani OUEDRAOGO, de nationalité burkinabé, conduit actuellement une recherche sur le rôle de l’information dans le développement de la filière karité.
Health Ghana - Summary Report: This report provides a summary of the outcomes of the ICT Roundtable Workshop on Healthcare provision in Ghana held in Accra in October 1999. It contains an overview of the objectives, input for ICT policy in the Health sector in Ghana and project ideas resulting from the workshop
Health Ghana - Reference Report: This report is developed in preparation of the ICT Roundtable Workshop on health care provision. It also provides an overview of ICT policies and projects in the health sector in Ghana
Schools Sustainability Issues: Results of discussions on strategies to work towards sustainable school-based IT labs.
World Wide Web Week to support ICT-enabled development: IICD and its Tanzanian national training partners Learn-IT and UCC are organising a ‘World Wide Web Week’ from June 23 to 27, in Dar es Salaam.
I Feria TIC en la Educación en Oruro, Bolivia: Estudiantes de Primaria y Secundaria compartieron con la comunidad en general los trabajos realizados que pretende utilizar las TIC como una herramienta novedosa.
Compte rendu de la recherche sur les usages des NTIC et la médiation des savoirs en milieu rural au Bénin et au Mali: Avec l’appui d’IICD, Ken Lohento a effectué une recherche sur les usages des NTIC et la médiation des savoirs en milieu rural au Bénin et au Mali. Il nous fait part de ses résultats.
Train the trainers programme: From June 5 to June 16 2000, the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) will invite its national training partners to participate in an intensive 'Train-the-Trainers' programme on the IICD premises in The Netherlands. Around fifteen training partners from organisations in Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda and Jamaica will take part in this highly interactive course. Participants already have a solid background in ICT and training. The course's aim is to provide insight into methodologies and concepts of self-directed and lifelong learning. It will focus on the use of interactive courseware materials, i.e. computer-based training courseware programmes, other ICT learning resources, as well as financial, administrative and management-related issues.
Taller 'Capacitando al Capacitador' en Santa Cruz, Bolivia: En un ambiente cálido como es Santa Cruz, el 25 de noviembre iniciamos el taller “Capacitando al Capacitador” organizado por Captic, uno de los proyectos que conforma la gran familia Tic Bolivia.
ICT Roundtable Conference Burkina Faso - Summary report: This is a summary report of the National ICT Roundtable held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in January 1998. It contains an overview of the objectives of the Roundtable conference, the input it created and project ideas resulting from the workshop. In addition, it outlines the planned follow-up activities.
National ICT Roundtable Conference Tanzania (1998) - Summary report: This is a summary report of the National ICT Roundtable held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in June 1998. It contains an overview of the objectives of the Roundtable conference, the input it created for ICT policy in Tanzania, and project ideas resulting from the conference. In addition, it outlines the planned follow-up activities.
Les Kitois et le net': Sirandou.net, financé par IICD, fourni par Datatech et mis en route en décembre dernier est le premier cybercafé de Kita, au Mali. Sirandou.net emploie deux jeunes femmes auxquelles Mali-ntic a tendu son micro.
Open source software: take it or leave it?: A new report by IICD showcases a few of the many promising initiatives and illustrates some of the challenges associated with Open Source implementation in Africa.
Improving rural health delivery in Zambia using ICTs: The E-Brain Forum of Zambia and the Computer Society of Zambia held a discussion on improving health delivery through the use of ICTs.
Bolivia ICT roundtable on agriculture (2002) - Reference Report: A report on the status of ICT in the agriculture sector in Bolivia (in Spanish).
Bolivia ICT roundtable on agriculture (2002) - Summary Report: A second Roundtable workshop on agriculture for small farmers was held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in July 2002. The report includes a series of policy recommendations on ICTs in agriculture in Bolivia as well as 9 project ideas (in Spanish).
Bolivia ICT roundtable on environment and sustainable economic development (2000) - Summary Report: Summary report of Bolivia ICT Roundtable on NGOs, environment, and sustainable economic development, 7-11 November 2000.
Bolivia ICT roundtable on environment and sustainable economic development (2000) - Reference Report: An overview of ICTs for development in Bolivia with a focus on their use by NGOs.
IICD vacancy: Programme Manager: IICD invites applications for the position of Programme Manager responsible for activities in 2 developing countries.
Bringing computers to Zambian schools: Chilufya Musosha visited three Global Teenager schools in Zambia to examine how they set up and run their computer labs. Read how they mobilise school children to tackle the sustainability issue.
Applications for visas, passports ... Via Internet @ GINKS LAUNCH: Nana Akomea, Information Minister of Ghana, stated that applications are part of the government's nation-wide plan to develop the ICT in the running of its machinery.
Access with content: Supporting rural communities in Zambia: Participants in a 1998 ICT Roundtable workshop in Zambia highlighted the communication and information problems faced by Zambia’s estimated 150,000 commercial farmers.
Spreading the use of ICTs in Tanzanian NGOs: In November 1999, IICD and Hivos jointly sponsored an ICT Roundtable workshop on ICTs for NGOs. Held in Tanzania, people from around twenty Tanzanian and Ugandan NGOs participated in the brainstorming event.
The challenge of globalisation: a speech by Jacob Malihoja: Jacob Malihoja, Managing Director of Joyous Computer Training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was invited to present his views on The Challenge of Globalisation and the Digital Divide: Creating Linkages Knowledge, Opportunities and Wealth at a conference organised by the Kenya Information Society (KIS) on 24th October, 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya. Joyous Computer Training is one of IICD's National Training Partners in Tanzania. In his talk, Mr. Malihoja described the relationship between ICTs and globalisation, and the impact of these trends in different parts of the world.
ICT Roundtable workshop in Ecuador on livelihood opportunities: During the Roundtable workshop (June 17 - 20, 2003), the new IICD Country Programme Ecuador is being launched in Ibarra, north of Quito.
NTIC et Entreprenariat - l'Art de concrétiser ses projets: Inscrivez vous a l'atelier "Entrepreneurs d'aujourd'hui et de demain dans les branches de l'Internet, des Télécommunications et de l'Informatique" en Mali.
GINKS organises ICTs forum for farmers: Farmers at the Tono Irrigation catchments area in the Upper East Region of Ghana have expressed the need for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) such as Radio and Television to be used in communicating agriculture information to them.
Pourquoi l'Internet coûte t-il si cher au Burkina ?: Faire la queue devant le « Robinet Internet », le casse tête des Burkinabès.
Bolivia: Not yet ready: 9 January 2002 In a few years Paul Kuijper built up a small IT business in La Paz. Now, he is also offering training activities in the ICT area. François Laureys from IICD wrote an article on this Bolivian ICT adventure.
Talleres enfocados en el uso de TIC en Bolivia: 11 de diciembre 2001 La empresa Enbolivia.com y el International Institute for Communication and Development IICD vienen desarrollando varios talleres enfocados en el uso de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación TIC, para mejorar la eficiencia de los servicios ofrecidos por las organizaciones participantes. 16 - 19 de octubre de 2001 Diseño y desarrollo de Páginas Web 18 al 21 febrero de 2002 Taller diseño y desarrollo de bases de datos 18 de marzo de 2002 Bibliotecas virtuales: Aplicaciones de Internet para bibliotecas 18 al 21 Marzo de 2002 Taller "Introducción wwwisis" .
Linux Training Workshop, Kampala: This training workshop followed a Technical Update Seminar (TUS) on software licensing. During that event, it was found that the costs of ICT software licensing are rising and to the point that the cost of software may soon exceed the cost of hardware. The objectives of the workshop were: To gain familiarity with Linux operating system as an alternative to Microsoft’s operating systems. To build capacity in Linux in the following areas: Systems Planning, Systems implementation/installation, Systems Administration/Management. To gain familiarity with training of end-users of Linux Systems. The workshop was organised by Tonny Lule of the Uganda Communications Institute (UCI). Facilitation was under the responsibilty of James Lunghabo of Linux Solutions Ltd. 20 participants were selected from the following IICD projects/partners: DistrictNet, Global Teenager Uganda, Information Network in Uganda, UDN, UCI, Kyambogo University and the project ICT in Vocational Education, which was represented by the Technical Colleges of Masaka, Lira and Elgon. Participants indicated the need for further training on more specialised topics such as Advanced Linux X-windows, high-level Linux systems, e-commerce databases (MySQL and PostgreSQL) and Apache web servers.
Bolivie: comment aider les autochtones à récupérer leurs terres ancestrales: Près de douze années ont passé depuis que des autochtones de l’est de la Bolivie, au coeur de l’Amérique latine, ont entamé une longue marche de plus d’un millier de kilomètres... Le but de leur périple : La Paz, siège du gouvernement central à qui ils sont venus demander pacifiquement que leur soient restituées les terres de leurs ancêtres. Aujourd’hui, ils continuent de marcher, armés désormais de puissants instruments des technologies de l’information et de la communication.
Seminar on software licencing policies: This March 28 seminar organised by Kyambogo University with support from IICD brought together a large group of participants who were introduced to the subject of licensing of software, the changing licensing policies of companies such as Microsoft and Oracle and the financial and strategic decisions faced by organisations. Animated discussions took place on Open Source alternatives to commercial software (such as Linux) and Central Procurement after guest presentations of: James Lunghabo of Linux Solutions who introduced participants to the world of Open Software and Linux; Susan Katano of Microsoft who explained the concept of licenses and licensing models in use. The seminar was highly appreciated and will be the subject of follow-up later in the year with the objective of creating awareness among politicians of the financial implications of changing licensing policies.
Seminar on ICT curriculum development, Kampala: The ICT in Vocational Education project aims to support the use of ICTs for rural development by working with instructors of technical colleges. A pilot project is now underway. At the April 2001 Uganda Round-Table the lack of ICT maintenance capacity in rural areas was considered a major obstacle for the diffusion of ICTs in rural Uganda. The ICT Maintenance diploma course is being explored as a resource for building basic ICT skills. A pilot project following a train-the-trainer approach has now started. On January 28, 2002 ten qualified instructors from the Uganda Technical College Lira (Lira District), the Uganda Technical College Elgon (Mbale District) and the Uganda Technical College Masaka (Masaka District) were trained by IICD’s national training partner in Uganda, Uganda Communication Institute (UCI) (Kampala). The purpose of the training was to create capacity at these Technical Colleges to teach basic ICT skills and to deliver the ‘ICT Maintenance’ diploma course in their respective Technical Colleges.
Seminar ICT in Education, Kampala, Uganda: On June 25, 2002 a seminar organised by Kyambogo University with support from IICD brought together participants involved in projects in which ICTs are used as a tool in education. The seminar, attended by about 50 participants, aimed to create awareness of the diverse uses of ICTs in education. The day included examination of specific technologies such as Educational Content Management Systems and authoring tools for multimedia educational materials. There were also discussions on Ugandan experiences such as Schoolnet Uganda, Connect Ed, Kyambogo projects, and the Mukono: International Computer Driving License project at Uganda Christian University.
Séminaire Logiciels Libres à Bamako au Mali: L’Association Malienne des Utilisateurs de Logiciels Libres AMUL et l’IICD ont organisé le samedi 25 mai 2002 au Palais des Congrès de Bamako un Séminaire pour présenter les produits Open Source qu’AMUL développe et faire connaître les produits de la grande famille des logiciels libres. Le Séminaire a regroupé une centaine de personnes pendant une demi-journée pour les entretenir sur l’importance des logiciels libres pour les pays africains: des professionnels du secteur informatique, des entreprises privées et des utilisateurs potentiels de ces produits.
Atelier de Formation de Base NTIC pour des acteurs dans le secteur de la Santé, à Bamako au Mali: Keneya Blown, IICD et le Centre National pour l'Appui à la lutte contre les Maladies (CNAM) ont organisé un atelier de formation de Base NTIC à Bamako du 14 mai 2002 au 17 mai 2002. Cet atelier a suivi la Table Ronde sur l'utilisation des NTIC dans le secteur de la Santé au Mali, qui eut lieu du 10 au 13 avril 2002 à Bamako. Pendant cet atelier, une quinzaine de participants ont reçu des modules d'initiation à l’Informatique, à Internet, au Bases de Données sur Internet, à la création de pages web, à la retouche d’images et à l'HTML, ont pu faire la connaissance d'applications de Télématiques de Santé et se sont penchés sur la Déontologie Médicale sur le Web.
Formation 'Ecrire pour le Web', à Bamako au Mali: Une dizaine de journalistes et de pigistes reliés au portails Maliens d'Afribone et de Keneya Blown ont bénéficié d'une journée de formation offerte par IICD. Le thème de cet atelier était « comment écrire pour le web ». Le programme a adressé des questions telles que ‘Comment rechercher des informations sur le web’, ‘comment utiliser l’Internet d’une manière efficace pour diffuser des informations’, ‘quelles sont les contraintes et les atouts du web pour le journalisme’, ‘comment bien écrire pour le web’, etc., et a comme objectif de faire voir aux participants quelles sont les possibilités que les NTIC ouvrent sur le terrain de la diffusion des informations en général.
Introducing artists to ICTs in Mali: IICD and the Malian NGO “Soleil d’Afrique” organised an introductory course on ICTs specifically geared to the needs of artists.
New country: IICD supports ICTs for development in Ecuador: In June 2003, the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) will extend its work to a ninth country: Ecuador.
L'internet et la médiation des connaissances en milieu rural africain: Récit d'une étude appuyée par l'IICD au Bénin (projet RUNetwork) et au Mali (Centre Multimédia Communautaire de Koutiala).
Actualités Burkina NTIC: Logiciels libres, OKN.. quoi de neuf chez le réseau NTIC au Burkina Faso.
Reportage suisse sur le projet de télémédecine Keneya Blown: Nouvo, le magasine multimédia de la Télévision suisse romande, a publié un reportage sur le projet de télémédecine Keneya Blown, financé par l'IICD.
Gourd saves Pentium computer: What similarity do gourds and computers have? François Laureys from IICD wrote a Dutch article on this.
Exchanging local traffic locally: Tanzanian ISPs discuss Internet Exchange Points.
CIDA and IICD supporting grassroots development and learning from it: The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and IICD have signed a strategic enabling partnership covering part of the years 2003-2004.
Hivos and IICD form strategic partnership on ICTs for development: On 16 November 2000, Hivos and IICD agreed to cooperate to strengthen the use of ICTs for sustainable development.
NTIC et entreprenariat : L'art de contrétiser ses projets: ZCP, IICD et Balancing Act organisent un atelier d¹une journée à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Training Global Teenager teachers in Zambia: A training workshop for teachers in the schools participating in the Zambian Global Teenager project took place from 22 to 25 April 2002 in Lusaka, Zambia. The workshop was organised by IICD and facilitated by its national training partner Microlink Technologies Ltd.
Knowledge is power: Supporting indigenous people to reclaim their land: Almost twelve years have passed since a group of indigenous people from the east of Bolivia, a country in the heart of South America, began a walk of more than 1,000 kilometres. They journeyed to La Paz, the seat of the central government, to peacefully claim the land that is rightfully theirs. Today, they continue their journey, armed with powerful information and communication technologies.
Kenya and Tanzania ' Rural ICT access still poor: The African Connection Centre for Strategic Planning recently concluded an assessment of rural ICT market opportunities in 10 African states, including Tanzania and Kenya.
Supporting the development of national e-strategies for Africa: The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Canada launched the African node of the Global e-Policy Resource Network in May, 2003.
ICT Roundtable Workshop Education Uganda (2000) - Summary Report: 1 OBJECTIVES · Explore and deepen the shared understanding of the role of ICT in education in Uganda. · Identify activities in the education sector where ICT can provide leverage. · Formulate viable project ideas for using ICT in education. THEME: The Role of ICT in Education in Uganda
Building ICT skills among Tanzanian educators: In December, Joyous Computer in Mbagala, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania hosted a training workshop for teachers involved with the Global Teenager Project in Tanzania.
Zambian teenagers gear up for Global Teenager Project: Within the framework of the Global Teenager Project in Zambia, three schools with resource limitations were recently ‘adopted’ by external funders to enable their participation in employing ICTs to support access to information and information exchange in education. The following report describes gives some insight into measures undertaken to realize the participation of these schools in the Global Teenager Project, critically examines obstacles encountered, while at the same time offering creative solutions and suggestions.
IICD/Uganda findings 2002: In 2002, IICD has worked with its local partners to assess the results and impact of IICD's Country Programme in Uganda.
Les NTIC au service du monde agricole: IICD et ZCP ont organisée un cour ‘d’apprentissage toute la vie’ à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Report on National ICT Conference: Involving the civil society, Government, duty bearers, and the private sector in the development and use of ICTs.
Draft of communications policy discussion paper: In Africa, Ghana is a front-runner in the development of a National Communications Policy. The clear vision of the Ghanaian government is expressed in the following quote by Commander P.M. Griffiths, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Communications in Ghana at a meeting on the IICD activities in Ghana: 'Ghana is a non-ICT user up to now. This is a greenfield situation that gives opportunities for leapfrogging. To create the right conditions a policy framework is needed covering all ICT areas'.
ISPs in Tamale call for NCA to review licence fees: Internet Service Provides (ISPs) in Tamale, in the northern region of Ghana, has called on the National Communication Authority (NCA) to review its ISP’s license regime.
Using ICTs in Zambian Schools - the case of Kitwe city: The Copperbelt chapter of e-Brain commissioned a research on how ICTs are used in several highschools in the Copperbelt region.
ICTs and Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ghana: GINKS (Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing) organised a one-day Roundtable on CME for medical practitioners, November 2003.
IICD and EnBolivia.com organise ICT training in Bolivia: 26 September 2001 In July and August IICD and its local training partner organised two workshops in Bolivia. The July workshop focused on the design and development of databases; the August event was on the design and development of websites.
Les paysans et les NTIC à Ségou, Mali: Table Ronde sur la promotion des filières Agricoles avec les NTIC.
NTIC et le milieu rural au Benin et au Mali: Deux experiences originales d'utilisation de l'Internet en milieu rural.
Mutual Cultural Heritage Ghana: Ghana and the Netherlands plan to conclude an agreement on the preservation of Mutual Cultural Heritage.
Informe de la Delegación CRIS Bolivia: Desde octubre de 2002 organizaciones de la sociedad civil decidieron constituir la Plataforma por el Derecho a la Comunicación en la Sociedad de la Información.
Le rôle de l'information dans le développement au Burkina Faso: Tidiani Ouédraogo réalise une étude au Burkina Faso avec le soutien d’IICD.
El programa de GTP nos permite conocer mucha mas personas ya sea de Holanda y de África: Tres estudiantes del San Jose Colegio en Oruro, Bolivia da su opinión acerca de GTP.
The Computer and the Jembe - Between Dreams and Realities: IICD is pleased to announce the release of Sylvestre Ouedraogo's book on African ownership and application of new ICTs.
L'ordinateur et le djembé - Entre rêves et réalités: IICD est heureux d'annoncer le dégagement du livre de Sylvestre Ouedraogo sur la propriété africaine et l'application de NTIC.
Mi historia TIC con Ticbolivia.net: Un informe narrativo de la visita a TiCBolivia por Diana Andrade, la IN coordinadora Ecuador, 24-28 noviembre 2003.
Jeunesse et NTIC au Burkina Faso: Le Réseau LIEN a organisé un atelier sous le thème "Innovations, enjeux et opportunités des NTIC pour le développement en Afrique; Quelle place et rôle pour les jeunes?"
Le projet de Teleradiologie IKON a été lancé au Mali: La Société Malienne d’Imagerie Médicale(SOMIM) avec l’assistance d’IICD lance un projet novateur de téléradiologie baptise IKON.
Mrs. Kooij urges local organizations to support poor schools in Tanzania: Johan Kooij Fellowship goodwill ambassador Mrs. Libert Kooij urges local organizations to support poor schools with computers to enable them to cope with ICT for development.
Steps forward toward an Ecuadorian ICT network for development: A workshop on the formation of an "Information and Knowledge Exchange Network on ICT for Development" for Ecuador was held on February 17 in Quito with the support of Intercom - Ecuanex and IICD.
Avanzan hacia una red sobre las TIC para el desarrollo en Ecuador: En Febrero en Quito, con apoyo INTERCOM - Ecuanex y IICD, se llevó a cabo un taller para la conformación de una "Red de Intercambio de Información y Conocimiento sobre las TIC para el Desarrollo" para el Ecuador.
Zambia uses ICTs to avoid isolation: Zambia can no longer afford to live in isolation in a world where information and communication takes centre stage. The country has therefore embraced the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as an integral part of its development agenda. The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) is assisting Zambia to catalyse development through the use of ICTs.
Formation 'Ecrire Pour le Web', à Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso: Le Club@, l'association pour la promotion des NTIC dans les médias, a organisé le 26 février dernier une journée de formation sur les nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication, avec l'appui de l'IICD. Les journalistes ont bénéficié de quelques cours théoriques sur des thèmes comme - comment écrire pour le web, comment rechercher l'information sur le web, les techniques d'envoi et de réception de courrier.
Bulletin d'information du réseau LIEN Burkina: Le réseau LIEN, une association composée de partenaires IICD au Burkina Faso, a publié son deuxième bulletin trimestriel. Ce numéro de 13 pages comprend un reportage sur l'Internet au Sahel, ainsi que de nombreuses actualités, annonces, emplois, astuces, etc. portant sur l'usage des NTIC dans cette région du monde. Le réseau LIEN a comme perspective de regrouper ceux qui sont intéressés par la problématique des NTIC au Burkina Faso afin de s’échanger des expériences et partager des connaissances combien utiles pour avancer dans ce domaine dynamique. Pour le moment, le noyau du réseau est composé des partenaires IICD au Burkina Faso (IICD, Iconnect, Yam Pukri, FIAB, Club @robase, ISOC- BURKINA, DELGI, Global Teenager, SNV, ZCP). This is the second newsletter published by Réseau LIEN, an information exchange and networking group of IICD project partners in Burkina Faso. In French.
Geekcorps: ICT volunteers support small enterprises in Ghana: Geekcorps Ghana pairs ICT-skilled volunteers from America, Europe, Australia and Argentina with small-to-medium sized businesses in or near Accra that need ICT training and assistance.
PDAs - appropriate technology for African healthcare professionals: The SATELLIFE PDA Project sought to demonstrate the viability of handheld computers for health applications in Africa.
Kinondoni municipality discusses ICTs in local government: For two days in February 2003, members of the Kinondoni Municipal Council in Tanzania explored the application of ICTs for good governance.
ICT Roundtable Workshop Livelihood Opportunities Tanzania (1999) - Summary Report: The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) organises a series of ICT Roundtables within several developing countries around the world. Hitherto National Roundtables were organised. The Roundtable is developed to promote and enhance local reflection on the potential role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The aim is to assist in the formulation of input to ICT policies and formulate specific project ideas, suitable for implementation.
Formation de base en NTIC des artistes Maliens: Dans le cadre de son programme de renforcement des capacités, l’IICD à organisé en collaboration avec l’association « Soleil d’Afrique » une formation de base en NTIC orientée vers les besoins spécifiques des artistes maliens.
2002 second quarter report on Global Teenager project: The the successful conclusion of the March Learning Circles, the increase of interest in new partnerships which may lead to a number of new participating countries, and more organisations supporting GTP through donations. These are some of the highlights of the Global Teenager Project in the second quarter of 2002.
Bolivia ICT roundtable on agriculture (2002) - Netherlands embassy speech: At the opening of the Bolivia ICT Roundtable on Agriculture in JUly 2002, Mr. Marten de Boer, First Secretary and specialist in rural productivity with the Dutch embassy in Bolivia, presented his vision of the role of ICTs in the Bolivian agricultural sector.
L'internet et la médiation des connaissances en milieu rural africain: Ken Lohento, de nationalité béninoise, mène actuellement une recherche sur l'internet et la médiation des connaissances en milieu rural au Bénin et au Mali. Il a reçu l'appui de l'IICD pour effectuer ses recherches sur le terrain.
Marten de Boer presentó su visión sobre el papel de las TIC en el sector agrícola de Bolivia: En la apertura de la Mesa Redonda TIC para productores del sector agrícola, Julio 3-7, 2002 en Santa Cruz Bolivia, el Sr. Marten de Boer, Primer Secretario de la Embajada Real de los Países Bajos presentó su visión el papel de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación en el sector agrícola de Bolivia.
IICD Uganda activities in 2000: An ICT Roundtable Process on education was initiated in Uganda in July 2000. Preparations then began for a second Roundtable Process, this time at the national level.
IICD Zambia activities in 2000: In May 2000, IICD launched a second Roundtable process in Zambia, a Sectoral Roundtable focusing on education, hosted by the Ministry of Education.
IICD Mali activities in 2000: The government of Mali has adopted an ambitious policy of establishing telecentres as a means of eradicating poverty, with an emphasis on improving local democracy, good governance and livelihood opportunities.
IICD Tanzania activities in 2000: The Tanzania Country Programme is based on the results of a national and two Sectoral ICT Roundtable workshops, hosted by the Tanzanian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) in 1998 and 1999.
IICD Ghana activities in 2000: The Ghana Country Programme is implemented by the Internet Society of Ghana (ISOC), IICD and its local project, training, information networking and monitoring and evaluation partners. In 2000, the effective cooperation and exchange of experiences among all local partners resulted in a strong and well-integrated programme.
IICD Bolivia activities in 2000: IICD’s Country Programme in Bolivia is being implemented in close collaboration with Hivos, the Humanistic Institute for Development Cooperation. It focuses on the application of ICTs to support the development work of NGOs and grassroots organisations.
IICD Burkina Faso activities in 2000: Burkina Faso’s ICT policy, which has been inspired and guided by le Délègation Génèral à l’Informatique (DELGI), aims to improve standards of living, and to utilise ICTs as means of improving government services.
ICT Roundtable Processes in 2000: In 2000, IICD and its local partners further refined the ICT Roundtable Process and increased its integration into the various Country Programmes.
ICT Roundtable Workshop on Education Zambia (2000) - Summary Report: The first Round Table Process was launched in the Education Sector in Zambia, May 2000. The starting point was the roundtable conference which helped the Zambian Ministry of Education make its assessment of how ICT could support its programmes and at the same time priority projects were identified and articulated. The work has now started to develop these projects further into full fledged plans.
ICT Roundtable Conference Ghana - Summary report: This is a summary report of the National ICT Roundtable Workshop held in Accra, Ghana in May 1998. It contains an overview of the objectives of the Roundtable conference, the input it created for ICT policy in Ghana, and project ideas resulting from the conference.
ICT, a requisite component for development: Nana Akomea, Minister of Information in Ghana said it is recognised that ICT is a major requisite for a country to achieve its development goals.
Dans le télécentre Filaniso à Fana au Mali, on ne s'ennuie pas ces derniers temps': En septembre dernier, IICD a soutenu un atelier de formation technique.
Bolivia: Todavía no listo: 9 de enero 2002 En algunos años Paul Kuijper construyó un pequeño negocio en La Paz. Ahora, él también está ofreciendo actividades de capacitación en el área de TIC. Francois Laureys de IICD escribió un artículo sobre esta aventura boliviana de TIC.
Concours de conception de sites web par SchoolNet Africa: Thinkquest Africa Internet Challenge est un programme pilote de SchoolNet Africa qui organise, chaque année, une compétition de sites web éducatifs.
Le Burkina Faso lauréat aux AISI Media Awards: L'Association Yampukri pour son film intitulé "la voix des jeunes du Burkina" a recu le 1er prix de la catégorie Television des 2eme Media Awards africains de l'Initiative pour une société africaine de l'information AISI.
Zambian educator advocates for more ICT lessons in all learning institutions: Tovin Ngombe reports on Seminar "ICTs in Education" in Zambia.
iConnect Ghana - October 2003: This issue coincides with the official launch of The Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS).
Las TIC al servicio de la sociedad en Quito, Ecuador: ¿Cómo puede concretarse la aplicación de herramientas tecnológicas?
IICD roundtable to support telecenter policy implementation in Mali: Mali has adopted an ambitious telecenter policy to attain its objective of poverty eradication through an emphasis on local democracy, development and good governance.
Photographs and voices from the Karamajong Cluster: In April 2002, the CAPE Unit distributed disposable cameras among pastoralists living in an area which stretches between Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
Financial management training for IICD project partners: The control and management of resources as has been identified as one of the vital factors in project management and success.
Working towards sustainable school-based IT labs: During an informal discussion, several secondary schools in Zambia exchanged ideas on how to address the sustainability of computers in their schools.
La Red, una herramienta para el pequeño productor: Varios expertos de IICD impulsan el uso efectivo de las tecnologías. Dictaron algunas charlas.
ICT roundtable workshop on health in Mali: From 10 to 13 April, IICD co-organised an ICT roundtable workshop on health in Mali.
IICD Zambia activities profiled: From 22-25 April 2002, IICD and partners organised a series of ICT-related activities in Lusaka, Zambia.
Socio-cultural factors and ICT adoption: How important are local socio-cultural factors in the implementaton of an ICT project? Drawing on research from Jamaica and Tanzania, Marjon Hagenaars concludes that the cultural dimensions of an ICT development project are as important as the organisational, technical and financial dimensions that are normally addressed.
Project partners benefit from 'web week' in Tanzania: The ‘World Wide Web Week’ that IICD and its Tanzanian national training partners organised in Dar es Salaam, was considered successful. Harry Hare wrote an article on this event.
Premio Betinho de APC: En el ano 2003, el Premio Betinho de APC se otorgara en reconocimiento a ejemplos destacados del trabajo con tecnologias de informacion y comunicacion (TIC) que sirven a mejorar la vida de las personas y comunidades, en Latinoamerica y el Caribe.
APC Betinho Communications Prize: In 2003, the APC Betinho Prize will be awarded to up to three outstanding examples of information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives that are improving the lives of people and communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Reportage sur les NTIC au Burkina Faso: Un film documentaire, "Etat des lieux des NTIC au Burkina Faso" a été réalisé par les journalistes du Club @robase.
Séminaire GTP à Bobo-Dioulasso: Un grand nombre d'enseignants ont participé à un séminaire sur le thème : L’enseignement et les NTIC : défis et enjeux au Burkina Faso.
IICD and Anne Frank House partner in Global Teenager Project: The Anne Frank House and IICD are working together on intercultural educational exchange programmes linked to the Global Teenager Project.
ICT practitioners in Tanzania and Uganda share e-Learning experiences: On 19th March 2003, the Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre (TGDLC) was the Tanzanian end of a first videoconference that brought together more than 50 people to discuss e-Learning opportunities and challenges in Africa.
Sharing With Other People Network sets up in Tanzania: Efforts to share knowledge on the applications of ICTs to development in Tanzania have been boosted with the establishment of a local networking initiative. Simbo Ntiro charts its progress.
Website Contest will deepen the Global Teenager Project in Ghana: In June 2002 GTP’s project manager, Nele Blommestein, visited Ghana to complete the project formulation phase in collaboration with Ebenezer Malcolm, the coordinator of the Ghana Learning Circles and head of Rescue Mission Ghana. The result is proposal to add a website contest as a learning activity to the existing Learning Circles, which will deepen the impact of GTP Ghana.
ICT plans caught up in Ugandan bureaucracy: The Internet is coming to Uganda's rural districts - offering scope for government and citizens to interact with each other. Peter Lievense reports from some IICD-supported activities at the district level.
iConnect Ghana launched: In 2002, IICD’s partners in Ghana launched iConnect Ghana as a tool for local knowledge exchange on ICT-enabled development.
Le partage de connaissances pour le développement de l'Afrique: Les Burkinabè doivent définir eux-mêmes leurs priorités, leurs défis et travailler ensemble au partage des connaissances pour le développement de leur pays.
Website contest for GTP Ghana schools: Students and teacher master tools required for developing websites.
ICT Roundtable Workshop on Education Zambia (2000) - Reference Report: This report about the educational sector in Zambia has been produced by the Ministry of Education (Government of the Republic of Zambia) in conjunction with IICD (International Institute for Communication and Development - Netherlands).
Country Programmes Bolivia brochure (English)
TiCbolivia launch generates public interest: 11 November 2001 On November 7, a network event was held in La Paz to promote the Bolivian Country Programme: TiCBolivia. The event enabled IICD's local partners to present the first results of the Programme to policy makers, practitioners, media and the general public.
ICT Roundtable Workshop Continuing Medical Education Uganda (2003) ' Report: A report on the Roundtable workshop for rural health workers in November 2003.
Lecciones aprendidas en la Programa Nacional Bolivia 2003: En 2003, IICD ha trabajado con sus socios locales para determinar los resultados y el impacto de las Programas Nacionales del país de IICD's en Bolivia.
Valuable lessons learned in IICD's Country Programme Ghana 2003: In 2003, IICD has worked with its local partners to assess the results and impact of IICD's Country Programme in Ghana.
Lifelong Learning Skills workshop Zambia (2003) - Report: A report on the Lifelong Learning Skills workshop which was held in November 2003.
Sekondi Knowledge Centre in Ghana launched: GINKS has set up a knowledge centre at Sekondi to meet the needs of the Sekondi community.
Lessons learned in IICD's Country Programme Bolivia 2003: This Monitoring and Evaluation report covers the 14 ICT projects in Bolivia from July - December 2003.
Développer la filière karité grâce aux NTIC: Tidiani Ouédraogo réalise une étude sur le rôle des TIC dans le développement de la filière karité au Burkina Faso avec le soutien d’IICD.
Agronegocios utilizando las TIC en Bolivia: Quien hubiera podido imaginar hace pocos años atrás en Bolivia, que el avance tecnológico podría brindar soluciones a problemas concretos de las comunidades rurales.
New head of CTO outlines priorities: The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is a London-based international organisation with some 50 full and associate Commonwealth member countries.
Networking non-Western artists for change: Profile of RAIN, a network of artists' initiatives from countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
eBrain fosters ICT sharing in Zambia: IICD local networking partners are developing a knowledge sharing community on the use of ICTs in Zambia.
Lessons from the field: ICTs and microfinance: In Bolivia, one microfinance institution is providing ATM-enabled banking services to Bolivians who do not have access to the traditional banking system.
Rencontre délégation IICD/Togunet et Ministre de la communication et des NTIC: Des responsables d'IICD ont rencontré le Ministre de la communication et des NTIC.
Visite de la délégation d'IICD/TOGUNET à Fana et Koulikoro: Les télécentres de Fana, Kita et Koulikoro ont bénéficié d'un appui dans le cadre du lancement du réseau de ToguNet, afin de mener quelques activités à l'occasion de la fête de l'Internet, qui a eu lieu du 17 au 21 mars 2004. Une délégation d’IICD visite Fana et Koulikoro.
Setting up an environmental information network in Ghana: Today, environmental researchers in Ghana can use ICTs to access databases across the country.
Trainingscentre in Accra, Ghana opened its doors!: End of August the first group of Web-Developers was delivered by the Centre for Information and Communication Technology (CICT) in Accra, Ghana. CICT was established this year to offer advanced training in Information and Communication Technologies, as a follow up to a National ICT Roundtable Conference organised by IICD.
Roundtable workshop "Improving market access": Market Access Workshop held at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana, Legon 21 - 24 January 2003
Comment consolider le site burkina-ntic?: Il s’est tenu le samedi 03 mai 2003 l’atelier sur le renforcement du site burkina-ntic.
Rural radio in agricultural extension: Drawing on the example of Ghana, this paper calls for national communication and media strategies which incorporate pluralistic approaches to the media.
From chalk to ICT: Uganda embraces ICT-supported education strategy: When talking about information and communication technologies (ICTs) being used to achieve sustainable development in African countries, what normally comes to mind is the telecommunications and utility service sectors. Charlotte Kawesa describes how the Ugandan government, with support from IICD, is incorporating ICTs in teacher training.
eBusiness to change the lives of Tanzanian farmers: In Tanzania, a pioneering project seeks to empower farmers and strengthen rural economies through e-business. According to Nicodemus Odhiambo, the project will help transform the country from an essentially agrarian economy to a more knowledge-based society.
Ghana update seminar focused on web content: On 10 June 2002, Atlantic Computer Training, ACT Ghana Ltd., and the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) organised a one-day Technical Update Seminar on web content development.
Busy incubating ICTs in Ghana: Busy Internet in Accra is leading the way in providing affordable access and in supporting local ICT companies.
ICTs and continuing medical education in East and Southern Africa: 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.
ICTs enhance agricultural information delivery in Ghana: The Ghana Agricultural Information Network System was established in 1991 to promote access to research information. Simon Osei introduces its activities.
ICT Roundtable Workshop Education Uganda (2000) - Reference Report: On the 3rd of July 2000 an IICD roundtable hosted by the Ministry of Education and Sports is to take place at Kampala, Uganda.
Country Programmes Bolivia brochure (Spanish)
Tanzania Hivos-IICD Roundtable Workshop Summary Report: From the 24th till the 27th of November 1999 an ICT roundtable workshop was held in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania. That it was a major success is shown by the 20 project ideas it delivered. Here you find a summary of the proceedings and results.
Child rights radio in West Africa: I am a child but I have my rights too! is a radio programme produced by children and aired across West Africa.
Second national ICT projects workshop in Tanzania: The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) and SWOPNet are organising the second annual national ICT projects workshop.
More web training for Tanzanian partners: Around twenty project partners of IICD in Tanzania recently participated in a follow-up course on web technologies enabling them to better manage their websites.
IICD launches french and spanish webpages: IICD lanza las páginas web francesas y españolas.<br /> IICD lance les pages web françaises et espagnoles.
Ghana establishes ICT policy strategy for the health sector: The Ministry of Health in Ghana has developed an ICT Policy and Strategy for the health sector. The Policy Strategy is the result of discussions by representatives of the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders in the Health Sector in Ghana during and after the ICT Roundtable workshop on the Health Sector, November 1999. The Policy and Strategy is a starting point for an ICT programme priority area in the health sector in Ghana, currently in formulation. The Internet Society of Ghana and IICD provide advice in the Policy, Strategy and Programme formulation.
National ICT Roundtable Conference Zambia (1998) - Summary Report: This report summarises the results of the National ICT Roundtable in Zambia held between November 1998 in Lusaka. The workshop was chaired by Mr. S. Habeenzu who undertook the co-ordination on behalf of Zamnet Communications Ltd with support of the Ministry of Communication and Transport (MoCT) and the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD). Global Business Network (GBN) facilitated the workshop.
ICT Roundtable Conference Ghana - Reference Report: This is the Reference Report from the National Roundtable Workshop which took place in Accra in May, 1998. The report provides an overview of the ICT policies and infrusrtructure in Ghana
New technologies and education in developing countries: Assessing the application of multimedia to improve education in rural Niger and Burkina Faso: Education in many West African countries is especially weak in rural areas where teachers are deprived of up-to-date information and other basic educational resources. As wireless services become a reality in some places, new multimedia technologies may become a possibility.
Open source in Africa: towards informed decision-making: 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.
ISO certification for Tanzanian ICT business: IICD national training partner Soft-Tech Consultants are pursuing ISO certification of their services.
The impact of cybercafés on information services in Uganda: A study published in the online journal First Monday assesses the impact of cybercafés on the provision of information services in Uganda.
Formation technique pour les enseignants du programme GTP: Du 23 au 27 juin dernier IICD et ZCP ont initié un atelier de formation à Ouagadougou pour les enseignants des lycées francophones qui participent au Global Teenager Projet (GTP).
Evaluation des Besoins en Formation dans le Domaine des Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et Communication au Burkina Faso: Le présent rapport est consacré à la présentation des résultats de l’étude que doit permettre d’avoir une idée claire des besoins actuels de formation et de l’éducation du Burkina Faso, dans le domaine des technologies de l’information et de la communication et plus précisément l’informatique.
Health education in Ghana ' Can digital media offer anything new?: In February 2003, the Health Foundation of Ghana hosted two awareness raising workshops to increase awareness of possibilities created by digital media and consultation among the relevant Government and NGO community in Ghana.
Training the trainers to bridge the urban-rural divide: Harry Hare reports on a workshop for ICT trainers from throughout Tanzania.
Potential uses of ICTs by small and micro enterprises in Ghana and Kenya: Research from Ghana and Kenya indicates that small businesses in Africa lack awareness regarding ICT potentials in their operations. Business clustering however seems to have a positive effect on the uptake of ICTs by individual enterprises.
Post-event report Information Security seminar, March 2004, Zambia: With the increasing spread of viruses and worms through the Internet and E-mail, and the enormous costs involved with loss of data by these or other causes, Information Security has become a topic that can no longer be ignored. Whilst most commercial companies have in-house IT managers or contracted IT firms to handle their Information Security, in project and NGO organizations this is often not the case. Therefore a seminar for IICD project members and other partners and NGOs within Lusaka to tackle this issue was held on March 31st, 2004 in cooperation with ColdReed Communications. The aim of the seminar was to increase the participants’ knowledge of what threats are common in Zambia, what they can do to be prepared and to avoid them, and how to minimise damage should they encounter them. <br /> <br /> Find the full report below.
Training Global Teenager participants for French Learning Circles: Teachers and coordinators that are going to participate in the French Learning Circles from IICD’s Global Teenager project, recently upgraded their ICT skills.
Burkinabe ministries participate in training programme on websites: Convinced that ICTs can be an important tool to improve relations between the government and its citizens, various ministries of Burkina Faso recently participated in a training programme on website development.
Ondas Libres, experiencia boliviana se destaca en encuentro internacional: En abril 2004, se realizó en Quito-Ecuador un encuentro latinoamericano de comunicadores/as denominado Onda Rural: radio, TIC y desarrollo rural.
Stimulating local digital health content in Ghana: The Health Foundation of Ghana and Gamos recently organised local awareness workshops as this IICD-supported research project kicked off.
Technical update seminar IICD/DELGI in Burkina Faso: 16 August 2001 On July 10 IICD and DELGI organised a technical update seminar on the utilisation of new Information and Communication Technologies for development in Burkina Faso. This informative seminar was attended by 45 participants.
Zambians learn how to maintain ICT infrastructure: On 2 November 2001, IICD and its training partners Microlink Technologies and the the University of Zambia organised a technical update seminar for local organisations.
Ecuador ICT roundtable on livelihood opportunities (2003) - Summary report: IICD's Country Programme Ecuador was launched during a Roundtable workshop last June in Ibarra. The report includes a series of policy recommendations on ICTs in agriculture in Ecuador as well as nine project ideas.
New CEO of Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation: The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) is pleased to announce that the Council has appointed Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, a Ghanaian national, as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective September 8, 2003.
The care for end user and beneficiaries approach: The first ICT awareness seminar for mid-level and senior managers based in Arusha, Tanzania was held last 19 June, 2003 at the MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation (MS-TCDC).
Harness ICT potential, Tanzanian Government advised: The government has been advised to harness potential of ICT to boost performance in education delivery and management.
Local ICT website in Bolivia online: 9 November 2001 During a network event in La Paz, Bolivia on November 7, IICD and its partners presented a new local website: T i CBolivia. On this (Spanish) website, visitors can find information on the ICT projects, activities and local news.
Accra training centre opens its doors: End of August 1999, the first group of Web-Developers was delivered by the Centre for Information and Communication Technology (CICT) in Accra, Ghana. CICT was established this year to offer advanced training in Information and Communication Technologies, as a follow up to a National ICT Roundtable Conference organised by IICD.
Seminar on Microsoft licensing issues & alternatives: On Thursday April 25th 2002 Zamcom Mass Media Education Trust (Zamcom) hosted and executed a Technical Update Seminar on upcoming changes in Microsoft software licensing policy, and the projected consequences in costs and licensing procedures for end-users. The seminar provided an overview of the various existing Microsoft licensing arrangements, their particular contract renewal deadlines, and demonstrated and issued tools with which seminar participants can analyze their own PC and/or network license environments for unlicensed software. The seminar subsequently presented information on possible alternative licensing arrangements offered by Microsoft, such as collective procurement, and addressed Open Source/Free Software solutions. The seminar provided a platform for a local Microsoft representative to directly answer questions from workshop attendees regarding MS Licensing issues, and hosted a practical showcase of the Linux Operating System and Star Office applications suite by a Linux expert from local IICD partner organization Microlink Technologies Ltd. The seminar was attended by a diverse group of local IICD associates and third party individuals, mainly from IT departments of local public and private organizations. Among other outcomes, the seminar generated a renewed interest in a Zambian electronic User Group around Open Source, in which attendees and other IT professionals can continue to exchange information and queries regarding Open Source technology in a Zambian context.
Capacity.org: Renforcement des capacités pour un développement en prise sur les TIC: Réalisé en collaboration avec l’IICD, ce bulletin examine les différentes approches qui s’efforcent de tenir compte de cette conception plus vaste de développement en prise sur les TIC.
Capacity.org on ICT-enabled development: This special issue of Capacity.org was compiled by IICD and highlights different approaches to ICT-enabled development.
eLink provides rural Internet access in Zambia: In November 2000 a new company, eLink Limited was launched in Lusaka, Zambia. The objective of eLink is to establish telecentre services across Zambia and to foster information and trade services in rural population centers.
Ojalá Chatsession at Smart Party in Amsterdam: Bolivian and Dutch students chat about sustainable development.
Tanzanian education roundtable generates 11 project proposals: Participants in a recent IICD-sponsored ICT Roundtable workshop in Tanzania developed 11 project proposals aiming to enhance the learning and teaching process in primary and secondary education.
Bolivia ICT roundtable on environment and sustainable economic development (2000) - Netherlands embassy speech: En la Hivos-IICD Mesa Redonda TIC en Bolivia, el Embajador holandés en Bolivia presentó su visión sobre la política de cooperación al desarrollo de Holanda en Bolivia, y, el papel de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación en los programas de cooperación al desarrollo.
Networking with SWOPNet: More than 60 Tanzanian ICT projects were represented at the National ICT Projects Workshop.
Résultats de Premier Focus Group au Burkina Faso: Ceci est un résumé du premier rapport de suivi-évaluation du programme de pays au Burkina Faso.
Zambia's ICT Policy: How well is the process?: This policy briefing is supported by IICD and published by Panos Southern Africa in collaboration with IN-Zambia partners.
La Importancia de las NTICs en la Educación: La capacidad y la competitividad en el manejo de información y comunicación es la clave para ayudar a los estudiantes a utilizar a lo largo de su vida el aprendizaje como medio para resolver problemas, actuar éticamente, planear el futuro y prepararse para el cambio.
Faster Internet through Internet Exchange Point for Tanzanian Internet Users: Tanzanian Internet users whose Internet Services Providers are peering at the newly launched Tanzania Internet Exchange (TIX) Point are said to be enjoying an upto 60-times faster access to local content, this is according to Suhail Sheriff, the Interim Chairman of the Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association (TISPA).
Networking: Cardinal for Information Society: For years, the notion ‘two heads are better than one’ has been able to cut across borders and earned to a far great extent such credibility.
Outcome of the first Focus Group meeting in Burkina Faso: This is a summary of the first evaluation report of IICD’s Country Programme in Burkina Faso.
Reporting on the Regional ICT Policy Advocacy Workshop in Kenya: Several Information exchange and Networking (IN) partners of IICD from Tanzania, Uganda en Zambia participated in the workshop.
21 equipos de computación entregados por transredes a los proyectos TIC de Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Gracias a las Gestiones realizada por el encargado del programa nacional para Bolivia Dr. Stijn van der Krogt de IICD.
Telemedicine hampered by infrastructure and awareness – says Tanzanian health expert during seminar by SWOPNet: Dr. Msamanga of MUHEF said this during the seminar of Sharing With Other People Network (SWOPNet) in Dar es Salaam which was linked via video conferencing to Kampala, Uganda.
Tanzanian Minister says: Use ICT to reach rural communities: Tanzanian editors receive training to sharpen ICT skills.
Una visita al tele centro de Presto en Chuquisaca,Bolivia: En fines de Agosto, funcionarios encargados con la Programa Nacional Bolivia de IICD, visitaban unos de los Telecentros en Presto, Chuquisaca. Allí encontraban el señor Sabino Ramos Choque, un participante en el curso “Manejo de Tele centros” en Santa Cruz en el mes de Julio. Tambien fue uno de los administradores de los ocho tele centros a través del país. En esta noticia señor Choque comparte sus primeras experiencias con Tecnologías para la Información y la Comunicación (TIC). Señor Choque es una persona que habla poco español y prefiere hablar Quecha!
TanEdu e-Newsletter: your source for educational updates in Tanzania: Tanzania Education and Information Services Trust (TanEdu) started producing monthly news bulletins since June 2004.
IICD partner wins first prize in AISI Media Awards: Togunet, an information networking partner of IICD in Mali, won the the first prize of the AISI-GTZ radio category of the 2004 AISI Media Awards on Promoting the Information Society in Africa.
Evaluation of IICD’s ICT Roundtable process: IICD published a study with lessons learned from facilitating ICT-enabled development.
Farmer Information Support Project Inaugurated: The Farmer Information Support project is a three months pilot programme on using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) such as radio, mobile telephony and Internet to conduct an interactive, farmer distance-learning program in Integrated Crop and Pest Management (ICPM) as well as market information. The launch took place on August 25th amongst over one hundred farmers and extension officers, as well as officials from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, various Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and residents of the Navrongo Community.
ICT Advocacy awards: Two information networking partners in Uganda win recognition awards given out by the Uganda Communications Commission.
APCOB Recibe premio del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo: APCOB (Apoyo para el Campesino Indígena del Oriente Boliviano) ha sido premiado por el BID, a través de su Fondo Fiduciario para la Inclusión Social. Elegido junto con otros dos (uno de Colombia y otro del Brasil) de entre 90 postulaciones.
El Ministerio de Educación Boliviana se integra a la red Latinoamericana de Portales Educativos: El Ministerio de Educación, un socio de IICD, firmó el acuerdo de cooperación regional en políticas de informática educativa y el acta de constitución de la Red Latinoamericana de portales educativos. Fue la primera Reunión de Ministros de Educación de América Latina sobre tecnologías para la Educación, realizada en Chile el pasado 26 y 27 de agosto.
Embedding ICT in development: How can Information and Communication Technology (ICT) support development efforts?
La Red Infodesarrollo.ec de Ecuador cuenta con su portal: 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.
Access to Markets in Ghana - Evaluation report of the workshops: This report discusses the Life Long Learning (LLL) workshop and Roundtable conference as well as the outcome of the Focus Group Meeting held in Tamale for participants of the LLL and the Roundtable workshops.
TiCBolivia: Boletín del Programa Chaski: El Programa Chaski lanzó el Boletín del mes de Octubre.
Embedding ICT at sector level: the case of agriculture in Bolivia: Lessons learned from experiences in Bolivia regarding initiatives undertaken by the government, NGOs, and grass-root organisations in collaboration with IICD.
Information Security Seminar in the Copperbelt, Zambia: Due to the success of the first Information Security Seminar held in Lusaka, ColdReed and IICD decided to try and reach people further a field than just the capital city.
Monthly e-educational updates by TanEdu: IICD’s project partner Tanzania Education and Information Services Trust (TanEdu) releases monthly newsletters with educational updates in Tanzania.
Comic CD Rom on HIV/AIDS launched: The first comic CD Rom to be designed by a Ghanaian on HIV/AIDS with a special focus on the youth, was formally launched in a preview in Accra last week, much to the delight of a cross section of students drawn from a number of second cycle institutions in the city.
Avec la télémédecine Linux s'installe dans les hôpitaux du Mali: Après Ségou et Sikasso, les médecins du CHU de Point G sont à leur tour en formation.
Linux et téléradiologie IKON à l'hôpital de Ségou et de Sikasso au Mali: Dans les hôpitaux régionaux Nianakoro Fomba de Ségou et de Sikasso, c'est tenue une formation du personnel médical à l'utilisation de l'outil informatique en vue de la phase d'exécution du projet de téléradiologie IKON.
Mali: Séminaire national d'information et d'échange sur l'utilisation des NTIC dans le domaine de la santé: Organisée par le réseau ToguNet avec l'appui de IICD, la rencontre a regroupé les responsables de l'administration sanitaire, le secteur privé, les centres de santé communautaire, les membres du réseau ToguNet, les organisations et particuliers.
East Africa Regional eGovernment Strategy Workshop: Dar es Salaam will be the host of the first East Africa electronic Government workshop.
Aprender el uso de Internet y correo electrónico en Cobija, Bolivia: Eliana Rojas, responsable de proyecto TIC de CIDOB, se encarga de capacitar a todos los directorios de las diferentes organizaciones en el país que están representado por CIDOB.
La première réunion de groupe cibles du Mali: Le sujet de la discussion du premier ‘focus group’ du Mali portait sur les bénéficiaires.
Intégration des NTIC dans l’éducation au Burkina Faso: La Direction Régionale des cascades Banfora donne l’exemple.
The Yam Pukri youth forum: Sylvestre Ouédraogo describes how a youth forum on the Internet is broadening the horizons of young people throughout Burkina Faso.
Analysis of IICDs Telecentres pilot project in Mali: In 2002 IICD started a pilot project in Mali, establishing telecentres in three different communes in close cooperation with local operators.
Internet dans les communes du Mali: IICD analyse ses projets pilotes de télécentres à Fana, Kita et Koulikoro: Au Mali, au sortir de la rencontre internationale Bamako 2000 sur le thème Internet et les passerelles du développement, l’ancien Président de la République Alpha Oumar Konaré, avait nourrit l’ambition de voir connecter à Internet toutes les communes du Mali.
La inclusión de las TIC en el ámbito sectorial: el caso de la agricultura en Bolivia: ¿Por qué se torna necesaria una estrategia TIC para el sector agrícola?
Spreading the impact of community radio stations across Zambia: The emerging of advanced ICTs address challenges that have continued to hinder development in rural communities.
IICD’s first Focus Group Meeting in Mali: Beneficiaries were the main theme for discussion of the first Focus Group in Mali.
WSIS round two, phase two - African perspectives: Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah, member of IICD's International Advisory Board, believes that the upcoming WSIS regional conference in Accra, Ghana, is important for all African development actors.
Report Information Management Training by Coldreed, Zambia: With IICD supported Livelihoods projects currently reaching implementation stage, the need for capacity development in Information Management for the projects teams was identified.
A winner of the Yeomans Award; Fundación AGRECOL Andes, Bolivia: Three awards for the inaugural Yeomans Award for Local Content were handed out on February 3rd, 2005. One of the winners, the Fundación AGRECOL Andes, Bolivia, is part of the TIC-Bolivia programme supported by SDC and IICD.
Post-Event Report: Computer Magazine Radio Report: The Copperbelt University Computer Society organised a 13-week radio show called “Computer Magazine” to help create awareness of the importance of ICT’s in general. Sponsored by the e-Brain Forum and in collaboration with Community Radio adio Ichengelo, this radio show targeted the ordinary Zambian who did not have enough exposure to computers. Below is an exerpt of the post-event evaluation report which can be downloaded in full.
APCOB, one of twenty UNESCO finalists: APCOB, a project partner of IICD, has gained recognition by being selected as one of the twenty among the finalists of UNESCO's call for “good ideas and best practices in local content production and distribution in Latin America”, launched in November 2004.
APCOB, uno de veinte finalistas: APCOB, un socio de IICD, ha ganado el reconocimiento por ser seleccionado como uno de los veinte entre los finalistas de la llamada de UNESCO's para las "buenas ideas y las mejores prácticas en la producción contenta local y de la distribución en América latina", lanzadas en noviembre de 2004.
FOSS weekend workshop in Uganda: February 25-27 2005, the East African Centre for Open Source Software (EACOSS) in conjunction with the Uganda Institute of Communication Technology and the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) ran the first-ever Open Source Software Weekend in Uganda.
Evaluation report Uganda 2004: In 2004 the Monitoring & Evaluation programme took off in Uganda. Early in the year a local M&E partner was found who collected many questionnaires, analysed the results and organised the first evaluation meeting in November. During this meeting, referred to as Focus Group meeting, all project managers were present. They discussed the evaluation results openly and found solutions together. In this way, a learning process took place which in 2005 will continue to benefit IICD’s local partners in Uganda.
Plaidoyer pour une meilleure connectivité Internet au Mali: Le programme de lobbying et plaidoyer coordonné par Togunet a commencé au Mali.
EACOSS rolls out: The East African Centre for Open Source Software has passed out its first class of students who took a Linux systems administration course at their campus in Nakawa near Kampala.
Uganda ICT Journalism Awards: I-Network and IICD reward insightful print/web, broadcasting and photo reportages of ICT issues.
Evaluation report Zambia 2004: At the end of 2004 the Monitoring & Evaluation programme really took off in Zambia. Halfway into the year a local M&E partner organisation was found, TEL, who collected questionnaires, analysed the results and organised the first evaluation meeting early December. During this so called Focus Group meeting all project managers were present. They discussed the evaluation results openly and found solutions together. In this way, a learning process took place which will in 2005 continue to benefit IICD's local partners in Zambia.
Evaluating the Capacity Development programme in Burkina Faso: Since 2002 IICD's local Monitoring and Evaluation partner is active collecting data and analysing the results. In 2004 the Monitoring & Evaluation programme really took of in Burkina Faso. This resulted in the second evaluation meeting, which was organised in February 2005. During this so called Focus Group meeting all project managers were present to discuss the Capacity Development programme. They discussed the evaluation results openly and found solutions together. In this way, a learning process took place which will in 2005 continue to benefit IICD's local partners in Burkina Faso.
TanEdu newsletter – your source for educational updates in Tanzania: IICD’s project partner TanEdu welcomes Top 20 Form Four 2004 students.
ICTs: catalyst for enhancement of Zambia’s informal sector: Bruce Kaunda, a member of MIND, has written an article which involves one of the IICD-supported Small Initiative Fund projects, namely the Ndola Resource Centre.
Job Opportunity: Country Manager Ecuador: To complement our team, we expect to recruit a creative and dynamic colleague to join our team based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Finalists named in global competition for achievement in using ICT for Development: Nominees support rural Bolivians with access to banking services, improve farmers' livelihoods, and more.
Ordina, EACOSS en IICD geven Open Source in Afrika een zetje: Samenwerking tussen Ordina, EACOSS en IICD stimuleert brede inzet van Open Source Software in ontwikkelingslanden.
IICD drills training partners in Zambia: An account of the Train-the-Trainer workshop in Zambia, April 2005
Local ownership stimulated in the project ‘Development of Ministerial Websites’ in Burkina Faso: The results of an evaluation done amongst the users of the project Development of Ministerial Websites were presented during a Focus Group meeting organised on 15 April 2005.
HP, Nepad, Uganda sign e-schools deal: HP, the Ugandan government and Nepad e-Africa Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to formalise Uganda's participation in the Nepad e-schools demonstration project.
Stakeholders build strategy to integrate ICT in the Tanzanian secondary education: Tanzania is drawing up a long-term and ambitious ICT strategy.
ICT experts probe methods in Tanzania to train medics outside hospitals: ICT experts are probing seriously on how to develop modern distance learning in medical science subjects that involved practical lessons.
Medical doctors exchange great lessons in e-health seminar: Medical doctors working in various hospitals in Dar es Salaam were able to share their knowledge and experiences on e-health issues during a one-day seminar at the University of Dar es Salaam’s Computing Centre (UCC) on January 22, 2005.
Ousséni Zongo d’IICD: Les TIC peuvent contribuer à limiter l’exode rural: L’institut international pour la communication et le développement (IICD) depuis quelques années a initié des projets dans le domaine des NTIC au Burkina. C’est dans ce cadre que Ousséni Zongo et François Laureys d’IICD ont du 25 juin au 08 juillet 2005, effectué une tournée dans les localités concernées. Au terme de leurs travaux, nous avons rencontré Ousséni Zongo. Entretien.....
The Earth Report - Hands on featuring the Global Teenager Project Ghana: The GTP Ghana was selected by the World Earth Report (BBC World) for a special feature on ICTs and education.
La sécurité informatique: des défenses sérieuses s’imposent: Le réseau Burkina NTIC, le réseau d’échange d’information sur les nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication en collaboration avec l’IICD a organisé un séminaire sur la sécurité informatique.
Sahel Solidarité démarre ses activités TIC en collaboration avec IICD: L’ONG Sahel Solidarité, après deux ans de travail a enfin démarré officiellement son projet le 5 juillet 2005 dans le domaine des TIC.
Ugandan Linux guide to be used at Cape access points: The Linux guide of IICD’s project partner East African Centre for Open Source (EACOSS) emerges in South Africa.
Enhancing quality and access to good education through ICT: Sophie Koers speaks with Nic Moens, country programme manager in Tanzania for the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD).
Uganda's President Museveni launches first NEPAD e-School in Africa: On 18 July 2005 His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of Uganda, launched the first NEPAD e-School on the African continent at Bugulumbya Secondary School, Busobya Village in Kamuli District, Uganda.
Uganda’s Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry launches website and database: The Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI) has been in the process of improving information flow management within the ministry, as well as between the ministry and its affiliated institutions.
TV Koodo: la plus belle chèvre journaliste sur l’écran de la télévision nationale du Burkina: Bientôt Chevrina la plus belle chèvre journaliste sur l’écran de la télévision nationale du Burkina (RTB) à partir du 31 Août 2005.
Bolivian ICT4D network participates in National ICT Policy: Red TICBolivia is a multi-stakeholder network promoting and sharing experiences on the uses of ICT4D in Bolivia. These inputs serve to influence public policies and advocate about ICT-enabled development processes - focusing on sustainable human development.
Sous le soleil des TIC: une expérience avec des artistes maliens: Ma visite au centre Soleil d’Afrique, un centre d’échanges artistiques et culturels au Burkina Faso. Par Théodore SOMDA
Atelier d’échange femmes et TIC au Mali: Le réseau Togunet, en collaboration avec ses partenaires à savoir IICD et la CAFO a organisé un atelier le samedi 13 Août 2005 dans la mouvance de la journée panafricaine des femmes. Les femmes ont massivement répondu à l’appel en venant de toutes les régions du Mali.
Goat and lizard on the agriculture beat in Burkina Faso: TV Koodo, a new television series in Burkina Faso dealing with agriculture and rural development issues, is set to air this week on national television in Burkina Faso.
La red TICBolivia toma parte en la Política TIC Nacional: La Red TICBolivia es una red multisectorial (integrada por organizaciones de la sociedad civil, organizaciones de base, empresa privada y sector gubernamental) que promueve y comparte experiencias referidas al uso y la aplicación de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación para el Desarrollo en Bolivia. Los aportes que realiza sirven para ejercer influencia en las políticas públicas y para abogar por procesos de desarrollo apoyados en el uso y aplicación de las TIC, apuntando siempre al desarrollo humano sostenible.
Farmers' Internet cafe in Zambia: Chris Kakunta of the National Agricultural Information Services (NAIS), explains how agri-business experts improve their production through Internet access.
The Women’s Information for Development Network in Zambia: WIDnet is building a clearinghouse of information on women and gender initiatives in Zambia.
ICTs help transform lives of rural women in Zambia: The women of Kalomo district, some 400 kilometres South of Lusaka are influencing and transforming the face of the district, socially and economically with the help of new technologies.
Installing meshed Internet and VOIP in remote Bolivian towns: LocustWorld and IICD are building a wireless mesh and bringing internet connectivity and voice telephony in remote mountain towns to support the Bolivian agricultural economy. Joe Roper of LocustWorld installed the mesh and Voice over IP system in a couple of days with local assistance.
Le réseau de téléradiologie IKON du Mali: Il y a de cela un peu plus d’un siècle, Röntgen, en découvrant les rayons X, était loin de s’imaginer que sa découverte allait complètement bouleverser la pratique médicale dans le monde entier. Elle permit d’abord d’obtenir l’image des différents organes du corps humain sur support en cellophane. Par la suite l’avènement de l’informatique permit la numérisation de ces images, les rendant plus maniables, souples, précises et faciles à archiver.
Sharing the experiences of IICD project Ondas Libres – Free Waves: Leila Cortez of CIPCA, a Bolivian partner organisation of IICD, has been selected to be a speaker at the international conference 'Alternative Media-Tech Convergence'.
Case study: Kalomo Bwacha Women's ICT Club in Zambia: The Kalomo Bwacha Women's ICT Club in Zambia is the subject of a case study on women's IT enterprises in developing countries. In 2004 Kalomo Bwacha recieved a grant from the Open Knowledge Network Small Initiative Fund.
IT consultants should present like Crusaders: To become more effective in bridging the digital-divide in developing world, the Information Technology (IT) consultants should operate like crusaders rather than presenting like expensive experts. That was a word of advice from the director of information in the Tanzanian Commission for Science & Technology (COSTECH), Mr. Theophil Mlaki to 20 IT Consultants who accomplished a special training on new IT practices in Dar es Salaam recently.
Portal on good ICT practices: The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) have overseen the creation of a web portal on lessons learned from projects where ICT was applied in sector programmes.
The IKON tele-radiology network in Mali: Slightly over a century ago, when Röntgen discovered X-rays, he could never have imagined that his discovery would revolutionise the practice of medicine throughout the world. Initially, X-rays made it possible to obtain images of the organs of the human body on cellulose film. Subsequently, the advent of information technology allowed these images to be digitised, making them easier to manipulate and archive, more flexible and more precise.
Evaluating the Capacity Development programme in Zambia: IICD’s capacity development programme in Zambia was the subject of the 2005 learning report. In general the report reflects a positive experience by the participants in different courses from 2002 onwards. Satisfaction and impact levels are encouraging, but also point to the challenge of improving organisational impact. The report is the result of continuous Monitoring & Evaluation activities in Zambia as a tool for self-evaluation and learning, conducted by Travaillant Vers Une Economie Liberale (TEL), the local M&E partner.
Conférence de Presse de réseau ToguNet au Mali: ‘‘Les médias s’impliquent aux côtés de ToguNet en faveur d’une meilleure connectivité Internet au Mali’’
The Zambian Chawama Youth Project brings life skills to local youth and women through ICTs: Situated in the heart of Lusaka’s Chawama Township, the Chawama Youth Project has purposed to change the lives of youth once dormant into viable self-reliant and respectable people.
La promotion par viso-conférence du Docteur Romain Tohouri: Monsieur Tohouri est une des formateurs de REONet, le partenaire de formation de IICD au Mali.
Séminaire sur le thème: Agriculture et TIC à Sikasso: Le Réseau Togunet et son partenaire IICD ont organisé ce samedi 22 octobre 2005 un séminaire sur l’Agriculture et les TIC au cyber de la Sotelma à Sikasso. Une trentaine de participants ont répondu à l’appel. Ils viennent de Bamako, Bandiagara, Dioila, Fana, Kita, Koulikoro Sikasso. La plupart d’entre eux étaient à la table ronde organisée par IICD à Bamako au mois de septembre dernier. Il faut noter également la présence du coordonnateur du réseau Burkina-NTIC, Monsieur Sylvestre Ouédradgo,du reste spécialiste de l’agriculture, et Monsieur Moussa Joseph DAGANO de l’organisation FEPASSI du Burkina.
Les outils multimédias au service du monde rural, un atelier d’information d’IICD au Burkina Faso: Pour que les acteurs intervenants en milieu rural ne restent pas en marge des possibilités offertes par les outils multimédias, l’IICD en collaboration avec Burkina NTIC a organisé un séminaire d’information sur le thème Multimédia dans le monde rural, opportunités et facilités d’utilisation, le samedi 08 octobre 2005, à Ouagadougou.
Applying Open Source Software in a development context: expectations and experiences: Case study of the Uganda Martyrs University.
Understanding telecentre user needs: Nele Blommestein reports on focus group meetings with Telecentre clients in three Malian towns.
The TICBolivia Country Programme: The impact of IICD support for poverty reduction and development using ICTs, 2000-2004: A new book by IICD examines the achievements and development impact of its programme of support in Bolivia from 2000-2004.
iConnect Collected 2005: A new publication gathers experiences in ICT for education, livelihoods and governance in six African countries.
Including ICT in Uganda’s national poverty eradication action plan: Although several processes are currently under way in Uganda to use ICTs for development, the country’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan does not reflect ICTs as national priority. The National Planning Authority wishes to investigate if this should and can be changed.
Roundtable on ICT in the Tourism, Trade and Industry sector in Uganda: The critical role that ICTs play in development in the tourism, trade and industry sector has been long appreciated, as evidenced by their use in all the sector organisations. However, a lesson has also been learned that after implementing ICTs in organisations, the benefits expected to be enjoyed are sometimes not realised owing to lack of implementation policies, guidelines and plans.
Evaluation with the Smart Toolkit: Have you ever wondered how to plan and manage the evaluation of an information product or service? Ever took the time to consider if you were using the ‘right’ tools? The Smart Toolkit has been developed to respond to these needs and many more.
Ordina, IICD and EACOSS boost open source in Africa: Cooperation between Ordina, EACOSS and IICD stimulates the application of OSS in developing countries.
Kleine initiatieven maken een groot verschil: Zambia is initiatiefnemer van het zogeheten Small Initiative Fund (SIF). Dit fonds stelt financiële middelen beschikbaar voor lokale maatschappelijke organisaties die ICT willen inzetten voor ondersteuning en versterking van hun activiteiten. Ook verzorgt het SIF basale trainingen op het gebied van ICT. Met de hulp van het SIF kunnen kleine organisaties die normaal gesproken geen mogelijkheid hebben toegang te krijgen tot internet of andere ICT-voorzieningen de economische ontwikkeling van hun achterban beter ondersteunen. In 2004 heeft het SIF twee kleinschalige projecten ondersteund met een bedrag van vijf tot zesduizend euro. Dankzij dit bedrag konden twee kleinschalige projecten goede resultaten boeken.
Linking ICTs to poverty eradication in Uganda: report from a Roundtable workshop, 22-24 November, 2005: Although several processes are currently underway in Uganda to use ICTs for development, the country’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan does not reflect ICTs as national priority. In November 2005, the National Planning Authority in collaboration with the Inter-agency ICT/eGovernance Taskforce met to discuss the issue and plan a way forward.
Rencontre de travail IICD et Ministère de la Communication et des Nouvelles Technologies du Mali: Les responsables de programmes pays de l’Institut International pour la Communication et le Développement (IICD) en mission au Mali ont rencontré le Ministre de la Communication et des Nouvelles Technologies (MCNT) le mercredi 30 novembre 2005. Avec le ministre Gaoussou Drabo, M. François Laureys et M. Stijn Van der Krogt de l’IICD sont parvenus à des accords pour une meilleure collaboration d’ici 2007.
ICT in the Tourism, Trade and Industry sector in Uganda: An account of the December 2005 Roundtable Workshop on ICT sector policy supported by IICD.
Information Network Infodesarrollo.ec nominated: Vote for the best website and ICT4D initiative in Ecuador.
ICT Knowledge Sharing & Information Management Forum Report: This is a brief report of the forum ‘ICT for Rural Knowledge Management and Sharing: An input into poverty reduction strategy?’
Le site portal Burkina démontre des façons multiples pour appliquer les NTIC pour le développement: En Décembre 2005, la plate-forme d’échange des connaissances au Burkina Faso et les partenaires de formation ont initiés plusieurs des ateliers et des événements.
Evaluation of the Health projects in Mali: Do the IICD supported Health projects in Mali have any economic and sector impact? And what is level of satisfaction of the end-users of these projects?
Launch of the Project Information Network in Mandé, Mali: The primary goal of this project is to solve the information and communication problems of farmers in the Mandé region, south of Bamako in Mali. The almost total lack of infrastructure in this region makes it very difficult for the implementing organisation Fabema to reach its constituent members and to inform them about activities, awareness workshops and market prices. Through a combination of telephone-Internet technology and an audio-based radio communication system (RAC), this project will establish a pilot network between the small town Bancoumana (where Fabema's headquarters are located) and Bamako (where the offices of 3AG are located) on the one hand, and four villages on the other hand.
Inauguration du Réseau d’information du Mandé: Le but primaire de ce projet est de résoudre l'information et les problèmes de transmission des fermiers dans la région du Mandé, dans le sud de Bamako au Mali.
Tanzanian govt ready to adopt ICTs in health services: The government is ready to adopt Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the provision of health services, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Hilda Gondwe, has said.
Monsieur Bra Amba Dolo de l’ONG 3AG: Monsieur Bra Amba Dolo de l’ONG 3AG, chargé du Projet « Réseau de Communication du Mandé ». Inauguré le 15 janvier 2006 à Bancoumana, le projet est né d’un partenariat 3AG, FABEMA, IICD.
Formation multimédia en langue locale, Sahel Solidarité relève le defi: Après le lancement officiel de ses activités de promotion de l’hygiène de l’eau et l’assainissement à partir des outils NTIC le 5 juillet 2005, Sahel Solidarité a formé jusqu’à ce jour 75 personnes (des enseignants, des élèves, des commerçants dans le domaine de la bureautique dans le département de bokin situé à environ 120km de ouaga dans la région nord.
Overcoming rural infrastructure barriers in Mali and Burkina Faso: The February 2006 issue of i4d features IICD’s ICT programmes in Mali and Burkina Faso.
Reflective report on fourth South – South Exchange Travelling Workshop: Shafiu Shaibu of the Ghanaian Social Enterprise Development Foundation of West Africa (SEND Foundation) was sponsored by IICD to participate in the forth South – South ICT enabled travelling workshop.
IICD supports bird flu campaign in Ghana: Access to information about the avian flu via the Internet.
EACOSS Uganda rewards top A-level candidates: The IICD supported East African Centre for Open Source Software (EACOSS) project has given 25 scholarships to the top candidates in the 2005 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examinations.
Collective ICT policy making in Bolivia: Establishment of a collective policy lobby platform under the umbrella of the TICBolivia network.
Invigorating the ICT-educational sector: Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) and IICD have recently established collaboration in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for education. This partnership unites two distinctive organisations with a joint interest in expanding development efforts that utilise ICTs within the education sector.
ToguNet lauréat du premier prix avec son site www.mali-ntic.com: Concours: Les Meilleurs sites Internet francophones sur le Mali.
Determinación de políticas colectivas de TIC en Bolivia: Establecimiento de una plataforma colectiva de cabildeo de políticas bajo el paraguas de TICBolivia.
Impact of agricultural policies on the Ghanaian farmer: Report by GINKS on a forum for agricultural practitioners in the Ga East District (Amasaman).
Ugandan market information supported by ICT: From 29 to 31 March, over 50 officials from eleven districts, the Uganda Commodity Exchange (UCE) and National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAADS) joined hands and minds to discuss the possibilities and appropriateness of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to empower farmer groups with marketing and trade information like information on prices, quality standards. The eleven districts included Arua, Lira, Soroti, Mbale, Hoima, Kibaale, Bushenyi, Rakai, Wakiso, Kamuli and Iganga. The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) from the Netherlands supported and assisted in facilitating the workshop.
Job Opportunity: Officer Knowledge Sharing: To complement our team, we expect to recruit an enthusiastic and team-orientated colleague. IICD’s mission is to assist developing countries in the use of ICT as a strategic tool for sustainable development and poverty alleviation. IICD does this through empowering local organisations and stakeholders to make effective use of ICTs on their own terms, and through catalysing lessons learned and knowledge sharing on ICTs by local organisations and the international community.
Job Opportunity: Officer Capacity Development: To complement our team, we expect to recruit an enthusiastic and team-orientated colleague. IICD's mission is to assist developing countries in the use of ICT as a strategic tool for sustainable development and poverty alleviation. IICD does this through empowering local organisations and stakeholders to make effective use of ICTs on their own terms, and through catalysing lessons learned and knowledge sharing on ICTs by local organisations and the international community.
ICT knowledge sharing workshops for rural communities in Uganda: I-Network and DENIVA joined forces to reach out to disadvantaged and yet needy groups to build human capacity through ICTs.
Farmers use ICT to get better prices: Lack of sufficient and appropriate information about the market and the current prices keeps Ugandan farmers from selling their commodities for deserving prices.
Connecting the world, one mesh at a time: In mountainous Bolivia, LocustWorld worked with IICD and local technicians to install a two-square-mile mesh in the town of Sopachuy.
Connectivity in the community: Experiences from Bolivia: IICD thematic brief - Connectivity in the community: experiences from Bolivia. By Liang Tan and Stijn van der Krogt. IICD, May 2006.
Inter Access zet IT-consultants in voor Afrika: Bijdrage aan e-Governance-projecten in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Oeganda, Tanzania en Zambia.
Inter Access IT-consultants for Africa: A contribution to e-Governance-projects in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Health node of I-Network Uganda formed: The Health Node will provide a platform for information and knowledge sharing for the use of ICT in the health sector.
South-west Burkina Faso: communication in the bush: What are the added values of different telecenters for the Burkinabe people in rural areas?
Mali NTIC website wins award for best Francophone website: Togunet, the information network of Mali, was awarded the first prize with its ICT website.
Evaluation results on satisfaction and development impact: What’s the impact of the activities that our partners and us undertake? What have we learned on the way and what are the ways forward?
Impediments and innovations in knowledge sharing: the case of the African shea sector: This case study includes the IICD supported project ‘Table Filière Karité’ in Burkina Faso.
Africa Source II - Free and Open Source Software for African Communities: Ken Kubuga of CITRED, Ghana reports on his participation in the Africa Source II workshop. “How can Free and Open Source Software be integrated into the project work of NGOs?”
IICD informe ses partenaires sur les potentialités des outils de communication en temps réel sur Internet: Contrairement à la messagerie électronique qui fonctionne sur le principe du courrier postal, la messagerie instantanée s’inspire du principe de la communication téléphonique. Elle permet aux internautes qui sont simultanément en ligne de communiquer en temps réel soit par écrit ou par voix et cela à moindre coût.
Boosting the TICBolivia network: participation in public policies: The TICBolivia network has been encouraging initiatives centered upon ICT supported sustainable development.
Red TICBolivia se refuerza para su participación en políticas públicas: Soplan vientos de cambio político y social por Bolivia y mientras algunos atraen la atención de los medios de comunicación a nivel global, otros alimentan las esperanzas de diferentes sectores locales para un futuro mejor.
Information on butter production within the reach of a single click: In the end of May the official opening of the karité butter (butter from nuts of karité trees) production service point in Saponé, near Burkina Faso’s capital city Ouagadougou, took place. The ceremony was presided by the Ministry of Post and NTIC, represented by its General Secretary M. Arsène Louari, being from the same party as the prefect of Saponé. Numerous other members and guests attended the ceremony.
L’Information sur le Karité à portée d’un clic: Des membres de Association Songtaaba-Yalgre (ASY), ont pris l’initiative de constituer un point de services que offre un cadre d’information et de promotion des activités de production du beurre de karité et de ses produits dérivés par le biais des nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication. Le projet est appuyé par l’Institut International pour la communication et le Développement (IICD).
Awareness on ICT for Health in Uganda: The Ugandan Ministry of Health with support from the Dutch based Cordaid and IICD conducted an ICT awareness seminar in Jinja on 5 June 2006.
Job opportunities with ICT courses of Ugandan Technical Colleges: Dismantled screens, heaps of tangled cables, motherboards and little screws all over. One wonders if these computers will ever be alive again. But inside the computer lab of the Ugandan Technical College Elgon near Mbale they will. They are just the work materials for the ICT maintenance courses UTC runs. Alongside this course, all students get the opportunity to learn ICT basic skills. After all, the future lies in a computerized world.
Learning skills for small scale entrepreneurs: How to make kebabs on the computer.
EACOSS supports Ugandan students: The East African Centre for Open Source Software (EACOSS) has given 25 scholarships to the top candidates in the 2005 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examinations under its Senior A-Level Software Award (SLASA) initiative.
ICT Knowledge sharing workshops for Rural Communities in Uganda: I-Network Uganda (Information Network) which is supported by the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) has partnered with DENIVA (Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations) also based in Uganda to carry out ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development) Knowledge sharing workshops in the rural regions.
eSchools programme and ICT integration in Tanzania's secondary education policy: Education is ‘in demand’: an established and respected driver for long term development. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are a must, are becoming more and more integrated in society, and opening new opportunities for people on a daily basis. Applying ICTs to empower education, and learning about ICTs in schools, are considered to be a necessity to overcome the challenges facing the education sector.
Réglementation du secteur des TIC au Mali :ToguNet et son partenaire IICD ouvrent les débats: Quelques exemples suffisent pour édifier : faute de texte adéquat, le Comité de Régulation des Télécommunications du mali ( CRT) a pris des mesures spéciales dans l’utilisation des antenne V-sat pour les besoins des centres locaux d’information et de communication CLIC.
ICT Journalists awarded by PANOS Institute for Central and West-Africa: Two journalists, both from the National Information Network on ICT for development in respectively Burkina Faso and Mali, won a price in a contest of the PANOS Institute West-Africa (IPAO) on the theme ‘ICT, democratic governance and development in West and Central Africa’.
Deux journalistes de NTIC honoré dans le concours d’IPAO: L’IPAO vient de livrer les résultats officiels du concours de production médiatique qu’il a organisé sur le thème ‘TIC, gouvernance démocratique et développement en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre’. Deux journalistes de NTIC Burkina Faso et Mali sont honoré avec un prix.
Open Source vs. Expertise?: Does the need for expertise in Africa really outweigh all considerations about the cost of software?
Continuous learning of satisfaction and impact on poverty alleviation: Learning reports of the Tanzania and Ecuador country programmes reflect on the evaluation analysis, which was discussed with partner organisations in feed-back sessions.
ICT and women from rural Malian areas: Women play an essential role in development. Not only when it comes to healthcare and nurturing, but also when it comes to creating new economic opportunities that bring in extra money. In May a special workshop was organised on ‘ICT and women’ for women from rural areas in Bamako, Mali.
TIC et femmes de toutes les régions du Mali: Cet atelier de mise à niveau des femmes sur les TIC et le développement a regroupé, le 15 Mai 2006 à IDC à Bamako, les femmes de toutes les régions du Mali, de Kayes en passant par Bamako jusqu’à Kidal.
Fin de l’atelier de Renforcement des Capacités Douces d’IICD en e-facilitation au Burkina Faso: Les trois jours des travaux ont permis aux participants de renforcer leurs capacités dans les techniques de modération, de facilitation et d’animation d’une liste ou d’un groupe de discussion électronique.
Multimedia sessions on water hygiene for remote villages in Burkina Faso: Limited access to information concerning water hygiene has resulted in regular hygienic and sanitary crises in the region of Bokin, Burkina Faso. To tackle this problem, Sahel Solidarité invented an innovative way to increase awareness on hygienic water use.
El Internet con poncho y sombrero: Los pueblos indígenas se están apropiando y adaptando las nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación.
Organizaciones de base declaran su apropiación de las (Nuevas) Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación: En acto organizado por Red TICBolivia, varios sectores darán a conocer sus experiencias en el uso de las tecnologías de información y comunicación para el desarrollo humano sostenible (TIC/D). Indígenas, campesinos y poblaciones de bajos recursos, declararán su apropiación del Internet y de las tecnologías de comunicación e información, en el encuentro “TIC una herramienta para vivir bien” que se realizará el día viernes 25 de Agosto, en el salón Modesta Sanjinez de la Casa de la Cultura en La Paz.
Harvesting ICT4D Training Materials: Harvesting ICT4D Training Materials Development Expertise, was a week long workshop in July organised and sponsored by IICD in Lusaka, Zambia.
Les gestionnaires des sites webs ministériels apprennent le langage XML: A travers une exploitation efficiente des Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la communication (NTIC) l’Etat s’ouvre et se met à la portée de ses citoyens.
IICD arme ses partenaires en milieu rural de techniques de base en maintenance informatique: Avec l’appui de l’Institut International pour la communication et le développement ( IICD), six organisations paysannes burkinabé font partis désormais des utilisateurs quotidiens des nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication.
Microsoft unveils Inca Windows patch: Quechua translations of Windows and Office.
African telecom company supports ICT development projects in Africa: IICD and Manobi, an African telecom company, are entering into a strategic partnership for the support of several ICT development projects in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Uganda and Zambia. The partnership is unique in more than one way.
Integration of ICT in the National Development Planning Framework of Uganda: The National Planning Authority, mandated to coordinate the national development planning, has taken ownership for the President’s campaign promise to integrate ICTs firmly into the national development planning efforts including the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP). It has taken up this task as a follow up of the Roundtable Workshop of November 2005, held in collaboration with I-Network Uganda and IICD.
La red TICBolivia rompe los mitos del uso solo urbano y clasista de las TIC: No solo tecnología, se trata de encontrar formas para Vivir Bien.
A la rencontre de la nouvelle chargée du programme Partage de connaissance pour le Burkina Faso: Elle s’appelle Miep Lenoir, elle est la nouvelle chargée du programme réseautage de IICD pour le Burkina Faso depuis Juillet 2006. Lors de sa première visite en juillet au pays « des hommes Intègres » elle nous livre ses sentiments...
The network TICBolivia dispels the myth that ICTs are there only to be used by urban ruling classes: It is not just a matter of technology but the need to find different ways to achieve well-being.
Zambia launches Kids' News: As and from Friday September 15, Kids News will also be on television screens across Zambia. After three intensive months of preparation and training, the newest addition to the Kids News Network of Free Voice goes on air. IICD linked up its Zambian training partner Coldreed Training with Movie TV. Consequently, Coldreed Training joined forces to realise the network at Movie TV.
ICTs for agricultural livelihoods: Impact and lessons learned from IICD supported activities: This book by IICD highlights the lessons learned and achievements of the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) and its partners in using ICT4D to support agricultural livelihoods.
Compartir conocimientos para el desarrollo comunitario rural: Informe del Taller Sur-Sur en Ecuador 2006.
ICT for affordable and well managed health services in Tanzania: ICTs have become critical tools for development in all sectors including health. An ICT for Health Roundtable workshop was held in February 2005 in Tanzania.
African Journalists receive Information Society awards: The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners awarded deserving African journalists for reporting on the effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in development on the continent. The awards ceremony was held during the annual Highway Africa Conference taking place in September in Grahamstown, South Africa.
Perspectives partenariat IICD/ToguNet en 2007: Vers un Réseau plus dynamique et mieux structuré: Atelier de discussion du plan stratégique 27-28 Septembre 2006 au Relais Tim-buctu à Bamako.
Politique nationale et plan stratégique TIC du Mali : Les grandes priorités: L’atelier national de restitution des documents et du plan stratégique national TIC tenu les 28 et 29 septembre au Centre International de Conférence de Bamako a eu comme objectif d’informer d’une part les acteurs nationaux et d’autre part les partenaires techniques et financiers sur les mécanismes et la prise en charge des priorités sectorielles.
News bulletin of the Zambian women’s Information for Development Network: WIDNet has published its fifth News bulletin, containing a quarterly update on current issues in Zambia, activities of partners working towards women empowerment in Zambia and links to useful electronic and print resources aimed at strengthening civil society worldwide.
Tanzania: ICT policy for education was born: The Tanzanian Ministry of Education and Vocational Training took an important step towards integrating ICTs in the education sector.
Open Source Software: the free alternative for Africa: For most Africans paying a few hundred dollars for a second-hand computer is a lot of money. But then, to pay in addition an at least 200 dollar for installing Microsoft Windows to make the computer run, is just over the top. No wonder, many resort to illegal copies of Microsoft software. Unfortunately the consequences are for own account too. Illegal software makes the computer vulnerable for virus attacks and inevitably the system will crash one day. The alternative however is the use of Open Source Software (OSS).
Ugandan Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry embraces ICT4D: As most Ugandan government departments hold fast on to archaic management information systems, the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI) exploits modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve on internal communication and to boost service delivery.
Burkina NTIC launches battle against cyber crime: The national information and exchange network on ICT and development in Burkina Faso, Burkina NTIC, launched a campaign to stop cyber crime. Cyber crime composes all kinds of illegal and unauthorised actions on the internet, like fraudulent money transactions, spam and watching illegal websites on adultery. Not only are these actions illegal, they often cause a lot of technical problems too that affect other users of the internet too.
ICTs and Rural Development: a case from Burkina Faso: In this landlocked west-African country, five IICD supported projects focusing on rural development using ICTs started implementation during 2005. Despite difficult start-up circumstances in terms of infrastructure (lack of electricity, paved roads, telephone and/or Internet access) and human resources, all five projects show a remarkable dynamism, and first results obtained only after less then one year are promising. Each of these projects is piloted by a local organisation in a rural setting, or addresses problems of rural populations. This article describes the approach of three projects and how people in the rural areas of Burkina Faso have benefited from the activities to establish sustainable development.
Re-positioning Ghana's aginfo network: Accra, 3 November. For the past two days, some 35 representatives of Ghana’s agricultural community met near Accra to explore how GAINS - the Ghana Agricultural Information Network System – should be 're-positioned' to best address the agricultural information challenges facing the country.
The role of ICTs for Ghanaian women in local government: A discussion paper by Esther Oduraa Ofei-Aboagye.
Ghana and the march towards an information and knowledge economy: prospects and challenges: Synthesis of an e-discussion.
IICD celebrates its tenth anniversary: Ten years ago, in November 1996, the former Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Jan Pronk, founded the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) to assist partners in the South to overcome the digital divide.
E-Governance in the Developing World in Action: The Case of DistrictNet in Uganda.
Improving lives through small scale training in computer skills: The IICD supported Resource Cooperative Society in Ndola, in the Northern Copperbelt region of Zambia, trains its students in life long skills enabling them to improve their standard of living. Isaac Chanda, the administrative director of the resource centre explains the small scale approach and how individuals and the community benefit from the skills gained from their trainings.
Puppet goat newsreader covers food security, grain prices: Every month, people across Burkina Faso stop what they are doing to watch TV Koodo, a TV show broadcasting market prices for cattle and cereals. The programme's host is the Charming Cheavrina, as everyone calls her. She is now one of the country's biggest stars. This is quite an achievement for Chevrina, given that she is a goat; a puppet goat to be precise.
Un reporter de Burkina NTIC primé: Dans le cadre du projet "les médias Ouest-africain et les enjeux des NTIC", une formation annuelle par pays est prévue au Bénin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Sénégal, Togo. Elle doit permettre à 10 journalistes de la presse écrite d’acquérir les bases pour écrire des articles de qualité sur les enjeux de la société de l’information à l’échelle nationale. Au delà de la formation individuelle, le projet insiste sur la mise en réseau de ces journalistes afin de permettre le partage des connaissances et des expériences, garantie d’un apprentissage continu qui ne se limite pas au seul temps ponctuel de la formation.
Another award for article on ICT4D by Burkina Faso network: Again a price is awarded to a journalist from Burkina Faso NTIC, the national network on information and communication technology (ICT) and development in Burkina Faso. Roukiattou Ouedraogo received the price for an article on West-African media and the use of ICT.
Nieuwe perspectieven voor de allerarmsten in Bolivia: De nieuwe President van Bolivia Evo Morales is op bezoek geweest in Nederland. Dat is een bijzondere gebeurtenis omdat de betrekkingen met Europese landen door Morales tot nu toe op een laag pitje stonden. Wat heeft Evo Morales te zoeken in Nederland?
Regional Development Fair: the Karidélice project selected for innovation awards by the World Bank: On 14-15 November 2006, Association Songtaab-Yalgré (ASY) from Burkina Faso confirmed its leading position in the shea (karite) industry by winning three major awards in a competition that attracted more than 1,500 project proposals from firms in five West African countries.
Les paysans Burkinabès à l’assaut des TIC: Le Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l’information et d’autres plates-formes mondiales ont mis en évidence le potentiel des nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) pour contribuer au développement durable et pour promouvoir l’agriculture. Une utilisation efficace de la cyberagriculture est une priorité pour la communauté internationale. Dans les pays comme le Burkina Faso où 80% de la population vit en milieu rural, les TIC ne seront adéquates au développement que si elles se relient au milieu rural et résolvent des problèmes concrets des habitants ruraux.
Encouraging life-long learning through formulating ICT4D projects: 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.
Easy Guide to the Internet in Uganda: Increasingly the Internet has become a fact of everyday life for vast numbers of Ugandans who use it explicitly, or even implicitly, as they go about their everyday lives. Users and usage alike are increasing dramatically, all over the country and the Internet is firmly established as a critical infrastructure.
La VoIP au Burkina: Le samedi 09 décembre 2006 s’est tenu à Splendide hôtel un séminaire organisé par l’Institut International pour la communication (IICD) en partenariat avec ZCP informatique sur le thème : « la téléphonie sur Internet (VoIP) ».
Integrate ICT in Ghanian schools: The Global Teenager project in Ghana was launched in 1999 and seeks to empower young people to have access to ICT for education under the theme; "Integrating ICT in Education in Ghanaian Schools: The Global Teenager Project Initiative." The aim is to bring the full potential of information and communication technology into the classroom in order to enhance students’ ICT and learning skills while increasing the understanding of other cultures by staging lively, global classroom debate in cyberspace.
Monitoring and E-agriculture: project developers review the year 2006: The Monitoring and Evaluation Focus Group meeting, held on 18 December 2006, gave participants the opportunity to reflect on the past year, and make recommendation for 2007. The Focus Group reflected on IICD-supported ICT and agriculture projects in Burkina Faso. The results of their meeting are summarised here.
Eastern Corridor Agricultural Marketing Information Centre (ECAMIC Project): Increased access to market information provides farmers with the choice of where, when and for how much, to sell their produce.
Conectividad en la comunidad: Experiencias en Bolivia: Conectividad en la comunidad: Experiencias en Bolivia
12th Francophone Days for Medical Information Technology: On 11-12 January 2007, the Société Malienne d’Informatique Biomédicale et de Santé (SOMIBS) hosted the 12th Francophone Days for Medical Information Technology (12èmes journées francophones d’informatique médicale) in Bamako, attended by more than 200 participants from 13 Francophone countries attended.
Official launch of the “Quality + Fruilema” project: The “Quality + Fruilema” project of the Economic Interest Group (EIG) Fruilema was officially launched on Friday, 12 January 2007, at the Bamako business centre. The launch ceremony, attended by over one hundred people active in the private sector, was chaired by Mr N’Diaye, secretary-general of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Official launch of COPROKAZAN’s “Kari & ICT” project: On Thursday, 18 January 2007, the Women Shea Butter Producers Cooperative of Zantiébougou (Coopérative des Productrices du Beurre de Karité de Zantiébougou – COPROKAZAN) officially launched its “Kari & ICT” project in the town of Zantiébougou, 200 km from Bamako. The aim of the project is to consolidate the cooperative’s achievements by encouraging the use of ICT to promote the shea industry. COPROKAZAN has been working for some time to develop sales of the local shea butter.
Multimedia: An Effective Teaching Tool: A group of twenty-two teachers from all provinces of Burkina Faso were introduced to the use of multimedia as a teaching tool. For three days, they worked on sound and picture, learning not only how to record, extract and edit sound, but also how to capture and edit images and combine them with sound. In the process, they became familiar with the use of programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Wave Movie Creator. By the end of the session, the teachers were able to produce four short documentary films, which demonstrates that the training provided is operational.
AJNTIC opens telecentre in Bobo-Dioulasso: The association Access to NICT for Young People (AJNTIC) of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, opened its first telecentre. AJNTIC was founded two years ago by a group of young people in Bobo-Dioulasso to help promote and popularise ICT through awareness-raising and training activities for the general public, particularly young people, on the potential of such technology.
An Information Society for successful national e-strategies: Bénin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have adopted their national cyber strategies. To help them with implementation, a regional training workshop entitled “COBIT - Balanced Score Card - Project Management” was held from 30 January to 5 February 2007 at the distance education centre of Ouagadougou. The workshop, attended by experts from Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali and Niger, was co-organised by the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Canadian e-Policy Resource Centre (CePRC) and the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD).
Fruits et légumes : LES AFFAIRES À PORTÉE DE CLIC: Le Groupement d’intérêt économique, fruits et légumes du Mali (Fruilema), a lancé, voilà peu, un projet dénommé : "Qualité plus". La cérémonie, présidée par le secrétaire général du ministère de l’Industrie et du commerce, Mody N’Diaye, s’est déroulée au Centre du secteur privé en présence d’Ernest Richard, le président du GIE Fruilema, François Laureys, de l’Institut international pour la communication et le développement (IICD), ainsi que de Boukary Bah, le coordinateur du projet.
Dassandaga and information on ICT: a visit to the women of Gampela: Association Songtaab-Yalgré, commonly known as Songtaaba, is Burkina Faso's leading producer and marketer of shea butter and other shea products. Last year, it won prizes for innovation for its local farm products, including a jam based on shea fruit.
Soleil d’Afrique initiates its artists in the use of NICT: In a five-day training course offered by the association Soleil d'Afrique, the senior trainers of the firm Reonet, Dr Romain Rolland Tohouri and Dr Edem K. Kossi, initiated 16 Malian artists in the use of computers, Windows, Adobe Photoshop, and the online publication of their works on a platform provided for the occasion by the partners of their association. According to Hama Goro, chairperson of Soleil d'Afrique, the main goals of the training session were to give young Malian artists a chance to explore the potential of NICT, and more specifically the possibilities offered by the Internet, as well as to initiate them in the use of basic computer graphics techniques.
First ICT workshop for northern women held: The first ever Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Workshop for women in the Northern region of Ghana has taken place in Tamale, the capital city of the region. The programme was attended by a cross-section of women of varying fields of endeavour ranging from heads of institutions, teachers, traders and social workers among others. A handful of men also took part. It was organized by the Northern region branch of Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS), a non-governmental organization advocating ICT.
The Zambia Association for Research & Development (ZARD) launch “WIDNet” website: The Zambia association for Research & Development (ZARD) is pleased to announce the launch of a new website, www.widnet.org.zm under its WIDNet Programme. The Women's Information for Development Network (WIDNet) is the place for information on the status of women and girls in Zambia. WIDNet was initiated and is spearheaded by the Zambia Association for Research & Development (ZARD) and funded by the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD). A network of ten partner organizations, we contribute to the socio-economic development and improved livelihoods of women and girls by sharing our information and resources. The website will also highlight successes and failures in the struggle for equality.
Ghana Cyber Series - ICT and Banking Forum: Report on proceedings of cyber series forum held at busy internet on the 8th day of February 2007. This month's Cyber Series forum, which also happens to be the first in the year 2007, was under the theme, ICT and Banking. The theme of the forum, was a revisit of the November last year forum; an indication that the use of internet/ICT is becoming very familiar with modern day banking and hence more education on this growing phenomenon.
How a small youth enterprise in Lusaka, Zambia uses ICT to succeed in its business: Kachabe Enterprises is a small manufacturing enterprise based and located in one of the busiest markets in Lusaka, Zambia. Lusaka City Market is one roof market place, housing over 4000 market stalls selling and producing various kinds of products and services.
Teacher Training Workshop held on Content Development & Lesson Planning using ICT: The workshop “Content Development and Lesson Planning using ICT” helped participants to apply ICT meaningfully in teaching & learning activities, enabling them to plan lessons more effectively. Developing content and preparing learning materials, and integrating active learning methods were also goals of the workshop.
E-Governance - The Case of DistrictNet in Uganda: E-Governance - The Case of DistrictNet in Uganda, by Arjan de Jager and Victor van Reijswoud. Presentation and evaluatation of an e-governance programme in the East African country of Uganda.
Improving lives through small scale training in computer skills: Ndola Resource Cooperative Society, Zambia: Improving lives through small scale training in computer skills: Ndola Resource Cooperative Society, Zambia.
Connectivity model IICD presented at World Bank conference: 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.
FADECO telecentre goes open source: A week long technical workshop at FADECO telecentre in Karagwe district in Tanzania has yielded positive fruits when a thin client model was configured, up and running.
Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) as a tool for organisational development: This paper describes how an HMIS can also be used for organisational development and reports on the experiences of the HMIS programme of the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) in Uganda.
Rural connectivity in Tanzania 2006: options and challenges: This report looks at the options and challenges faced with regard to connectivity in Tanzania and gives an overview of types of connectivity available.
Bedrijfsleven helpt West-Afrikaanse overheden te innoveren: Innovatie binnen de overheid is niet uitsluitend voorbehouden aan Westerse landen. Zo kwamen beleidsmakers uit Burkina Faso, Bénin, Mali en Niger afgelopen maand in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, bijeen voor een 6-daagse workshop van Inter Access en IICD over het strategisch plannen en beheren van ICT-beleid met behulp van Cobit. Een instrument dat in het Westen vooralsnog alleen in het bedrijfsleven wordt toegepast.
Ghanaian students excel in Mtandao Afrika Website Designing Contest held in Egypt, Cairo: Ghana was ably represented by thirteen students and two teacher coaches at the just ended Internet website contest for African youth between 12-18 year old school level learners and 19-22 year old University level students. The Mtandao Afrika Youth Camp and Awards Event was held in Cairo-Egypt from 2nd to 6th March 2007.
Cyber Series Forum - Ghana @ 50, ICTs @ what?: As Ghana takes a retrospective view of its fifty years of independence and draw plans for the next fifty years, one factor that has been at the center of its plans is taking opportunity of ICTs to accelerate its socio-economic growth. To this end, this month’s Cyber Series Forum, which was under the theme, ‘Ghana @ 50, ICTs @ what?’, sought to assess the contribution of ICT to the socio-economic growth of the country and how best this opportunity can be taken advantage of. Resource persons for the forum were drawn from the academia, ICT sector and civil/public service. The Cyber Series Forum was held on 1st March 2007.
Kongoussi: the economic benefits of second-hand cell phones: Two years ago, the association Yam Pukri began to sell second-hand cellular telephones as part of its policy of disseminating ICT in Burkina Faso. Yam Pukri buys the phones in Switzerland through its partner, the NGO Terre des Hommes Suisse (Geneva branch), and resells them in Burkina Faso at very low prices (from 7,500 to 45,000 CFA francs). These telephones, which are in very good condition, range from the simplest versions to high-end models with video camera, onboard CPU, etc.
Better integration of ICT in secondary education in Burkina Faso: In April a workshop on “Information and Communication Technology for Secondary Education in Burkina Faso” was held in Ouagadougou to validate the project document on programmes for integration of ICT in secondary education. The workshop was attended by various stakeholders in the Burkina education system: teachers, inspectors and headteachers; the regional directors for Ouagadougou, Bobo Dioulasso, Tenkodogo and Ouahigouya; representatives of the Ministry for the Post Office and ICT; and representatives from the technical partner, the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD).
Online forum strengthens Burkina Faso’s network of telecentres: The community of telecentres in Burkina Faso, in collaboration with the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), has created a discussion list. This online forum, which was established on the Dgroups platform, is intended to foster and promote discussion among managers, staff, users and other stakeholders in community telecentres, often known as community cybercentres, community multimedia centres or public ICT centres.
African women and their right to ICT: Burkina-NTIC reviews the situation: From 15 to 17 April 2007, Burkina-NTIC participated in the first international scientific conference on women and law, held in Tripoli, Libya. The conference, organised by the International Arab-African Women’s Rights Organisation, was attended by more than 400 participants, including prominent members of NGOs, women’s groups and authorities from all over the world.
Connectivity in the Community: Experiences from Bolivia: IICD thematic brief - Connectivity in the community: experiences from Bolivia. By Liang Tan and Stijn van der Krogt, IICD. May 2006.
Using dance, drama and ICT to inform rural communities: the ARRIN project: Drama and dance make people change, an article written by Edith Tulp and Arjan de Jager.
ICT in education in Tanzania: This is a summary of a report describing an innovative approach developed by the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) to introduce ICT for development (ICT4D) into Tanzania’s education sector.
A problem shared is a problem halved: knowledge sharing between rural telecentres in Burkina Faso: Many community telecentres in Burkina Faso have similar problems: poor Internet connectivity; frequent power-cuts, a lack of locally relevant content, and no access to outside technical support because of their remote location. These problems are further aggravated by the huge discrepancies in technical skills among the different telecentre managers. So why not meet up regularly through a single online platform to share experiences, technical know-how and resources?
Improving the flow of information in Tanzania’s hospitals: Ensuring an equitable and robust health system which is responsive to local needs in Tanzania is the aim of the Hospital Information Management Software AfyaPro. Afya means ‘health’ in Kiswahili, a strong indicator of its local roots, was developed 5 years ago with the assistance of IICD in order to better manage the flow of information and patient health care.
Introducing ICT into Tanzania’s education sector: some lessons learned: Online training modules for Teacher Training Colleges, photocopies and print-outs of text books for schools in remote areas, chat rooms and online debates in key-Swahili for secondary school students: these are just some of the many ways in which ICT is being used in Tanzania to enhance the education sector across the board. With the full support of the Ministry of Education, IICD and its local partners have worked steadfastly for the last nine years in Tanzania to find innovative, cost-effective ways in which ICT can have a sustainable, far-reaching impact on the education sector. Some useful lessons have been learned along the way.
Training Mali’s mango producers to use ICT: Over 60 mango producers from rural villages around Sikasso in Mali attended two ICT training sessions at the beginning of 2007. For maximum impact the participants, most of whom were women, were taught in the local language, Bambara. 'The mango producers learned how to use the computer and the Internet to help them identify new market outlets for their produce and access information on market prices, production methods and best farming practices.
Getting young people off the streets and into gainful employment: The Chawama Youth Project in Zambia wins a silver award!
Innovation in governance: West Africa leads the way: A group of policymakers from Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali and Niger recently demonstrated in a pioneering six-day workshop on ‘Strategic Planning and Developing ICT Policy’ that innovation in governance is not the exclusive preserve of Western countries. The workshop is part of a wider pilot project to help African policymakers systematically plan and develop ICT policy implementation processes with the help of two information management tools often used by the private sector in the West: the Balanced Scorecard and COBIT (the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology).
Gaining credit with ICT in rural Ecuador: 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.
ICT giving voice to the youth: If the youth takes the potentialities of ICT to learn, to exchange, and to share their points of view virtually, it can contribute to reduce misunderstandings causing conflicts. The creation of virtual networks on the Internet offers an opportunity to create a united world of solidarity.
Burkinabé peasants start using ICT: In Burkina Faso 80% of the population lives in rural areas. In this context, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will contribute to development only if they are linked to the specific rural situation and solve concrete problems of the rural inhabitants. Among the initiatives undertaken by agricultural organizations to find the usefulness of ICT, the initiative of the Federation of Agricultural Professional Producers of Sissili (FEPPASI) is one of the most concrete.
Computers for Development: On 6th July, IICD officially joined forces with Computers for Development in order to send 600 computers to developing countries in Africa. This large shipment will greatly benefit rural communities; where lack of access to information often hinders sustainable development.
Global Teenager Zambia launches new website: The website www.globalteenager-zm.org is an educational tool for participating students and teachers, offering links to various learning and teaching resources. Launched in August, the site offers useful information such as student and teacher resource packets, news, programme information and links to our partner organisations.
Jèkafo Guèlèkan project connects farmers in Sikasso (Mali): The Regional Committee for Coordination of Rural Dwellers (CRCR) in Sikasso, in partnership with the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), has initiated a new project called Jèkafo Guèlèkan. The projects focuses on establishing connections between the Local Committees for Coordination of Farmers’ Organisations and local sections of farmers’ organisations belonging to the CRCR and the AOPP in the Sikasso area. No more than 215 local organisations benefit from this project.
Viability and sustainability of a satellite solution for Ghana: A Community Broadband Report on the investigation into the viability and sustainability of a shared satellite solution for IICD’s partner SEND Foundation at their Salaga office in the East Gonja district of Northern Ghana.
De wereld verandert: Henk Bakker, consultant Capgemini, is betrokken bij de introductie van informatiesystemen in Tanzania.
Le paysan, l’agriculture et le Net à Léo : reportage: Comme il est d’habitude, les reporters de Burkina NTIC sillonnent le pays pour avoir une information fraîche sur les TIC de l’intérieur. Au délà des discours et des vœux, la réalité est souvent riche d’enseignement et leur oriente mieux dans leur devoir de partage de connaissances et d’informations sur les TIC.
Rural Communication Access Centres in Tanzania: Liang Tan of IICD captured the lessons learned from setting up and managing IICD supported Rural Communication Access Centres.
Rural connectivity in Tanzania: options and challenges in 2007: Findings of a study carried out for IICD by Suhail Sheriff, Information and Communication Technology Resource Centre (ICT-RC), Tanzania. This 2nd edition is jointly published by SWOPnet/IICD in July 2007.
Job Opportunity: Country Manager Uganda: IICD invites applications for the position of Country Manager Uganda, being responsible for leveraging the processes and coordinating the activities of the Country Programme.
eBrain Forum of Zambia presents Implementation Strategy: The Ebrain Forum of Zambia in partnership with One World Africa began a process earlier in the year to come up with a Civil Society input to the Government's ICT Policy Implementation Strategy.
Les TIC au service de l’agriculture du Mali et du Burkina Faso: le tour et les contours: Le groupe thématique 'Agriculture et TIC' du réseau Togunet du Mali et son partenaire stratégique et financier, l'IICD, ont organisé un séminaire de partage des connaissances sur l’utilisation concrète des TIC dans l’Agriculture, avec la participation de leurs collègues du Burkina Faso à Sikasso.
Meeting between IICD/Afriklinks and telecentre stakeholders in Mali: which telecentre models should be propagated in the long term?: As part of the evaluation of Mali’s experiment with telecentres, supported by SDC, IICD has initiated a process to document and evaluate three leading telecentre models (IICD, USAID, UNESCO) in Mali.
First Linux Professional Institute certification in Africa: In a development that confirms the increasing importance of Open Source Software in Africa, the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has just announced news of two affiliate deals in East and Central Africa. Representation in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will come from the East African Centre for Open Source Software (EACOSS) - a joint venture, initiated by IICD, the Martyrs University and Linux Solutions Ltd, which began in 2004.
IICD signs MoU with Ghana’s Ministry of Communications: Reaffirming the continuing commitment to the improvement of access in rural and urban areas, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Ministry of Communications (MoC) and IICD. The prime objective of this partnership will be to jointly support the implementation of the Government of Ghana’s Community Information Centre (CIC) Initiative across Ghana.
ICTs for Education: Impact and lessons learned from IICD-supported activities: This impact study is part of a series of publications on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in various sectors in developing countries. It describes the experiences, achievements and lessons learned of the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) and its partners in using ICT to enhance education through thirty-two projects and ICT policy processes over eight years in Jamaica, Bolivia, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.
The national ICT policy in Bolivia: An evaluation of the policy formulation process 2003-2006 by Elizabeth Rodas and Martin Lopez.
Seven lessons on how to achieve effective National ICT4D Policy Processes: This summary note provides perspectives and insights gained from ICT4D policy processes in Bangladesh, Bolivia and Uganda through the collaborative work of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD).
Health Child: how access to information can contribute to health: “That little boy never had surgery,” says Betty Walakira, Project Manager of Health Child, “not because health services for children with harelips are not available or too expensive, but simply because these rural communities don’t have access to the right healthcare information”.
Strengthening the heart of a community: the eSociety programme in the Apac district of Northern Uganda: The eSociety programme was launched in Apac District, Northern Uganda earlier this year as the result of a joint effort by IICD, HIVOS, and several local stakeholders including civil society organisations, local government bodies and representatives of the private sector. The overall aim is to boost service delivery and community participation by improving collaboration between local government, the private sector and civil society.
Using ICTs to enhance education in Bolivia’s schools: Results so far are positive: 65 computer labs are now serving 110 primary and secondary schools in Oruro, Tarija and Santa Cruz and 35,000 teachers. Schoolchildren have been trained to use ICT in the classroom and developed interactive support materials.
Linking Magu district in Tanzania with the outside world: Local journalist, Osoro Nyawangah, gives insight into the CROMABU project which provides agricultural business information services to small and medium-sized farmers in Magu; a remote district by Lake Victoria in Tanzania where local communities depend on cotton farming and fishing for their livelihoods. The project covers an internet café, price information services for farmers, and a training centre for the general community.
ICT successes shared with government leaders in Mwanza, Tanzania: How can ICT increase farmers’ income? How can GIS help a municipality to collect taxes? How can a Health Management Information System (HMIS) improve health facilities? These are just a few of the questions that were addressed during an ICT Awareness Workshop for local government officials in Mwanza, Tanzania, in June 2007.
Dutch IT company Altran supports ICT projects in Tanzania and Zambia: IICD has been collaborating with the Dutch subsidiary of the consultancy organization, Altran, since October 2007 on several IICD-supported projects that need technical assistance and advice about eGovernance. Altran consultants will spend the first year focussing on projects in Tanzania and Zambia, possibly expanding to other countries at a later date.
Support for IICD by Spyker mobile phones: Spyker, the car producer of the exclusive Spyker cars, and Connect4, a Customized Design Manufacturer of exclusive telecom and consumer electronics, have handed out the first Golden Spyker Award to IICD. With the award comes a very exclusive mobile phone of pure gold and set with 26-karaat diamonds, the Spyker Jewel, which will be sold in May this year for an expected price of 50,000 euros. IICD will receive € 0,50 for each Spyker mobile telephone sold.
Enhancing mango export from Mali: On Friday Feb 1, 2008, the Fresh Food Trace web platform of the mango-exporting company FRUILEMA GIE in Mali was proudly presented before a large audience in Mali's capital Bamako. The platform, born from a fruitful tripartite partnership between Fruilema, IICD and Manobi, will help the mango exporters in Mali to further enhance the traceability of their products and to maintain GlobalGap certification standards.
The effects of different teaching and learning methods: A study by Shaik Moulali, Tanzanian partner of the IICD supported project 'Teachers’ Professional Development Using ICT'.
IT company Altran offers support to Africa: IT company Altran, part of the French Altran Group, recently signed an agreement for three years with IICD. The company will send her employees to development projects in Africa. The collaboration is mainly focusing on sharing knowledge and expertise in the field of e-governance with both IICD and its local partners in Africa who want to apply ICT to alleviate poverty and to improve basic facilities like good governance.
Atos Origin Learning Solutions and IICD sign agreement to invest in knowledge and education in Africa and Latin America: Atos Origin Learning Solutions and IICD entered a two-year partnership agreement. The partnership focuses on strengthening the expertise of both IICD and its local partner organisations in the areas of training and education.
Long-awaited international release from Zambian CYPRO records: In March 2008, together with IICD, CYPRO Records releases their first official CD. The ten-track compilation ‘Isubilo’ – which means ‘Hope’ - brings together a handful of artists who have been discovered through the Chawama Youth Project, and is hoped to be the first of many.
IICD Board visit to Zambia: For 5 days in February, a few members of the IICD Board of Trustees travelled to Zambia to visit some of the projects supported by the IICD country programme. Starting in the Copperbelt Province and finishing up in the capital, Lusaka, the board was able to meet and interact with IICD-supported programme partners, Ministers, end-users and other stakeholders, allowing them to get an insight into the on-the-ground developments and future challenges facing the country.
ICTs help to boost Mali’s mango exports: The fruit producers behind the Fruiléma cooperation in Mali have high hopes for increased sales. Thanks to the recently launched www.fruilema.com web platform, potential buyers from all over the world are now able to check the quality and origin of the mangos and other fruits offered by Fruiléma.
‘One Laptop Per Child’: the debate continues…: The ‘hundred-dollar laptop’– which was specifically designed for children in developing countries and promises to overcome the practical and technical problems inherent in ‘standard’ computers – continues to be a divisive issue. Yet, throughout the heated debates about the merits, or otherwise, of this laptop, little is heard from the developing countries who supposedly need it. Therefore, Burkina NTIC, the national knowledge sharing platform on ICT4D in Burkina Faso, organised a workshop in February this year to give Burkinabes working in the education sector the chance to demonstrate and discuss the usefulness of this revolutionary computer.
Introducing mobile phones to a farming project in Ghana: Towards the end of 2007 the ECAMIC project of the SEND foundation in Ghana started using mobiles phones to improve market access for rural farming communities. In January 2008 Shafiu Shaibu from the SEND Foundation paid a visit to the Netherlands.
Mushrooms: a source of wealth in rural Tanzania: Local journalist, Osoro Nyawangah, describes how a low-cost, small-scale project to grow mushrooms and sell them to hotels is generating vast profits for a women’s group in Magu, a remote district by Lake Victoria in Tanzania.
ICT for Health Network launched in Tanzania: A network which will focus on ICT for Health - known as Afya Mtandao (Swahili for Health Network) - was officially launched on January 31st 2008 in Mwanza, Tanzania. The network unites Tanzanian health workers and promotes the use of ICT in the health sector by providing a knowledge-sharing platform for health workers, raising awareness if ICT in the health sector and providing ICT support services for health institutions.
Impact IICD health projects: Hanna Goorden of IICD analysed the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) data that has been gathered from the IICD projects in the health sector. She reports on the satisfaction of project users with the health services they use through the project and how the project has impacted their lives.
The critical issues affecting the introduction of Health Management Information Systems in developing countries in Africa: In Tanzania, Mali, Zambia and Uganda information systems are being introduced in hospitals in the form of health management information systems. But with a lack of relevant research done in these countries about the introduction of technologies like information systems there is not much to go by. Thesis by Nicole Archangel, completed in October 2007.
Enterprising ICT for Development in Ecuador: 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.
Market Access for small farmers: a joint effort for business and NGO: The GET Foundation and IICD are joining forces. IICD supports six agricultural ICT projects in Bolivia to gain better prices for their products and to access the market of world buyers through the eFresh Portal of the GET Foundation.
Satellite Communication and Capacity Building: IICD has won a tender from European Space Agency (ESA), together with other consortium members TNO from The Netherlands, the Italian group of NGOs ActNow Alliance and UK’s Avanti Communciations Ltd.
Working with War Child to apply ICTs in governance in war affected districts: Since the end of 2006 IICD is cooperating with War Child to formulate and (partly) implement a pilot project of nine months in a series of activities. The project “ICT in governance in war affected districts” covers three districts in Northern Uganda: Gulu, Kitgum and Lira.
PSO and IICD: building capacities in innovative projects: IICD has a longstanding relationship with PSO, which evolved from funding of projects to a true partnership based on added values of both organisations.
Northern Ghanaian wireless practitioners to pilot shared connectivity in Tamale: Forming the basis of their first major project, the Northern Ghana Wireless Administrators’ User Group has been brought in by IICD on behalf of the Ministry of Communications - to showcase the possibilities and benefits of a shared wireless connectivity model in Salaga.
Implementing new technologies in the South: a conversation with Caroline Figuères: 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.
Annual report 2007 now online!: 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.
Unforgettable trip to Zambia with Atos Origin: Hot on the heels of the new two-year partnership agreement signed in January 2008, two consultants from Atos Origin Learning Solutions recently travelled to Zambia to deliver a practical workshop and a number of seminars, in support of various IICD-supported education projects.
Mali’s Minister of Health visits hospital in Mopti: In April, Mr Oumar Ibrahima Touré, Mali’s Minister of Health, visited the regional hospital in Mopti to see, among other things, how teleradiology is used in practice. This was an excellent opportunity to promote the benefits of the teleradiology project supported by IICD and to get the government on board.
TNO consortium looks into satellite communication for developing countries: TNO, ActNow, Avanti Communications and IICD have joined forces to conduct research into the use of satellite communications in developing countries. The consortium will develop a reference model for capacity development with regard to using satellite communication. Satellite communication is one of the best options for landlocked countries on the African continent to get broadband connection as laying cables is often too expensive.
WIDnet celebrates 4th anniversary with open day and new booklet: To mark the 4th anniversary of the Women’s Information for Development Network (WIDnet) in Zambia, the non-profit organisation is hosting an open day. The celebration also coincides with the launch of their very first mini-booklet – which outlines their mission and includes a compilation of recent stories and experiences from women who have come to the organisation for IT skills training.
Mapping telecentres in Bolivia: The National ICT for development network TICBolivia has published an information and mapping overview of telecentres, information centres and points of connection in Bolivia. This systemization serves the general public.
‘Knowledge is Power for Service’: ICT at Morning Star School in Ghana: On 27 May, a group of 22 schoolteachers, ministry officials, and ICT4E Network and Project Coordinators from eight countries, braved Accra’s rush-hour traffic for an early morning visit to Morning Star; a private Secondary School in the centre of town. They toured the Computer Labs and learned about the school’s experiences with integrating ICT into the curriculum.
User-driven solutions: innovation in IICD's work: 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.
Using ICTs to develop local content for schools: What’s hot?: There are plenty of theories about how ICTs can be used to develop local content for schools in developing countries, but very few actual examples from the field. A group of 22 educational practitioners from IICD-supported projects that use ICT to develop local content were therefore invited to share their experiences in a 4-day Cross Country Learning Event (CCLE) in Accra, Ghana at the end of May.
Consultants Inter Access released for African development: Inter Access realised another ICT project in Burkina Faso. Senior consultants at Inter Access get the opportunity to address developing countries to contribute to its further development. Richard Uijen drew up a travel and mission report.
A change in thinking: how do you make telemedicine work?: To learn from each others’ experiences and to provide input for the development of a national policy, telemedicine practitioners and other stakeholders from around Tanzania gathered for their second telemedicine platform meeting in Dar es Salaam on July 1st.
Collaboration with PSO deepened: PSO, the Dutch association for capacity development of Dutch NGOs working in developing countries, has allocated extra resources to IICD.
‘A workshop like this requires maximum effort’: Altran at work in Zambia and Tanzania: Consultants from the IT company Altran supported four IICD project partners this year. Most recently, in July, two Altran consultants went to Zambia and Tanzania to help some of IICD’s local partners implement their projects.
Job opportunity at IICD: Officer Capacity Development: To complement our team, we are recruiting an enthusiastic and team-orientated colleague.
Farmers changing national policy: the bottom-up approach: Farmers in Mali know what they want: a fair chance to make a decent living without being restricted by rules and policies made by people with little understanding of the difficulties faced by farmers in the field. But how can you get through to the top if you are miles away from the Ministry and it’s hard to access proposals for legislation, let alone provide input and feedback on matters that influence your success as a farmer? Recent accounts from the Regional Committee of Rural Consultation (CRCR) show the difference that internet access and a handful of computers can make.
Zambia women's organizations get trained in Web 2.0: The IICD supported organization Zambia Association for Research and Development (ZARD) is aiming to help women's organizations by training them in the use of Web 2.0 technologies.
Burkinabe telecentres: 'United we stand': Providing farmers with information on how to improve their crops, parents with information on how to prevent diseases, and teachers with access to badly needed educational materials are just some of the practical ways in which Burkinabe telecentres have been helping the rural communities they serve.
Innovative solutions for the health sector in Tanzania: ‘Innovation’ has become something of a buzzword and has found its way into many of the current debates about ICT4D (ICT for Development), yet few people take the time to explore the issue in any real depth and examine all its nuances. In Mwanza, Tanzania on 28 August 2008, a group of ICT for Health Project Managers and healthcare workers attempted to do just that.
Building a Wireless Network in Sengerema, Tanzania: Tanzania Telecentre Network (TTN) builds a wireless internet network in Sengerema. It is the first wireless community network in Tanzania, making internet available and affordable to a large number of people living in rural areas.
Ghana's Information Minister launches ICT capacity development centre: The Minister for Information and National Orientation, Hon. Stephen Asamoah Boateng launched a 45,000 Euros Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity Development Centre in Accra.
Inter Access wins award for partnership with IICD: IICD private partner Inter Access has won the Computable Magazine Award for Most Socially Responsible ICT Company of the Year 2008. The Dutch IT consultancy received the nomination from the Dutch magazine for the support it has given, in partnership with IICD, to various ICT projects in Africa.
ICT project managers attend workshop in Ghana: A one-day workshop was organised at Tamale in the Northern Region for project managers and partners of the IICD Ghana country programme, in collaboration with Ghana Information and knowledge Sharing (GINKS), a Ghanaian Non-government organisation (NGO).
IICD Scales up Youth Projects in Zambia: IICD is proud to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development (MYSCD) in Zambia. Signed on 28th August, the agreement will see IICD and two supported projects in Lusaka and Ndola jointly supporting sixteen Youth Resource Centres, the Department of Youth at the Ministry, the National Youth Council and Provincial Youth Development Coordinators.
Wireless network connects community organisations in Tanzania: On October 26, 2008, a wireless mesh network was launched in Sengerema, Tanzania, connecting 10 local organisations to the internet through the Sengerema Telecentre.
Karité producer Coprokazan sets example in Mali: The Zantiébougou Women Shea Butter Producers Cooperative (Coprokazan) in Mali has recently been recognised by the Ministry for the Advancement of Women, Children and Family as one of the most successful producers of shea butter producers in Mali during the National Week of Solidarity in Mali.
GTP Teacher Wins Best Teacher Award in Ghana: Mr Sadick Boateng, a teacher at the T.I. Ahmadiya Senior High School in Kumasi, Ghana, has been awarded National Best Teacher in Ghana for 2008.
Starting a new 'life' in Uganda: Close the Gap recently signed a three-year agreement with IICD to refurbish and ship hundreds of computers to various projects in Uganda that are supported by IICD.
Uniting Physically Abused Bolivian Women Anonymously: The Ondas Libres (Free Waves) project in Bolivia unites female victims of domestic violence in an online network. Being anonymous in this network, they feel secure about opening up and discussing their problems with other victims through computer programmes such as Skype and via email.
From Pilots to Large-Scale Programmes: The Uganda Country Programme has recently embarked on this ‘final’ phase, and Logon4D spoke to the Programme Manager, Marc Lepage, to find out a little more about what leveraging means, beyond the theory.
Inventory of Innovative Farmer Advisory Services using ICTs: Currently, most farmers’ information is provided either by extension workers, through libraries or via websites. The number of extension workers has been going down while that of farmers has been growing hence the need for innovative information systems to address this gap.
Using ICT to preserve Ecuador´s mangroves: The systematic destruction of Ecuador's mangroves has had a devastating impact on local shellfish stocks. Fishermen from isolated communities in particular have been hit hard. By installing computers in local communities and providing basic computer training, the Mangrove ICT project is helping local farmers to raise public awareness about the plight of the mangroves to protect them and boost ecotourism in the region.
IKON - Teleradiology in Mali (project evaluation): Project evaluation: Teleradiology in Mali (IKON): Quick diagnoses and better treatments in rural areas (PDF version - 169KB)
Rural Access to the Internet in Zambia: options and challenges: In January 2008, a 55-page report entitled “Rural Access: Options and Challenges for Connectivity and Energy in Zambia” was published jointly by the eBrain Forum of Zambia and IICD.
Computerisation Kinondoni: A Five Year Learning Process: This project brief describes the lessons learned from the "District Computerisation Kinondoni" project (sector Governance). It is intended for practitioners in the field who would like to learn from the experience of this project as well as organisations that would like to implement similar systems.
Les TIC pour l’éducation au Burkina Faso: Le document actuel envisage de transmettre les leçons apprises de le projet "Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication pour l'Enseignement au Burkina Faso (TICE-Burkina)" soutenu par IICD.
Rural Access: Options and Challenges for Connectivity and Energy in Ghana (2008): A study carried out for IICD and the Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS) by Jonnie Akakpo, Consolidated Solutions Limited (CSL).
Lecciones Aprendidas para el Proceso de Formulacion de las Políticas TIC para el Desarrollo: Perspectivas desde Bangladesh, Bolivia y Uganda
ICTs Impact on Development in Bolivia - 2007: The experience of TicBolivia, the Bolivian national ICT programme covering 2003-2007.
ICT in the Education sector: IICD’s education projects are primarily focussed on enhancing the competencies of the teacher, improving the quality of learning materials, developing young people’s learning skills and an overall improvement of the learning process through ICT.
ICT in the health sector: IICD’s health projects are principally aimed at improving the health of populations in small urban centres and remote rural areas through ICT. It is predominantly in these areas, where a vicious circle of poor health, inequality and social exclusion prevent people from participating in other aspects of society that can improve their quality of life.
ICT in the Agricultural Livelihoods sector: IICD’s agricultural livelihoods sector projects are aimed at improving the incomes of small-scale farmers and improving levels of efficiency in the agricultural sector, using ICT.
Conectividad en la comunidad: Experiencias en Bolivia: Desde el inicio del programa TICBolivia (2000), los socios de los proyectos y los usuarios finales han venido señalando que la falta de acceso y la baja calidad y el alto costo de la telefonía y de la conectividad a Internet siguen siendo las limitaciones clave para el logro de una implementación efectiva y sostenible de las TIC para el Desarrollo. IICD y las organizaciones locales asociadas aunaron sus esfuerzos y se concentraron en buscar modelos técnicos y organizativos más efectivos, con el objeto de lograr la conectividad rural. Este artículo describe posibles soluciones técnicas y organizativas para tratar de resolver el tema de los servicios generalizados en las áreas rurales.
Kompyuta Wilaya ya Kinondoni - report in Swahili: This project brief IN SWAHILI describes the lessons learned from the "District Computerisation Kinondoni" project (sector Governance). It is intended for practitioners in the field who would like to learn from the experience of this project as well as organisations that would like to implement similar systems.
Learning More about Indigenous People through Interactive DVDs: The Bolivian organisation, APCOB (Apoyo Para el Campesino-Indígena del Oriente Boliviano), has amassed a large collection of photos, books and videos about Bolivia’s indigenous peoples in the highlands since it began working with them in the 1950s. In 2001, work began to systematise and digitalise this collection and transform parts of it into educational products for primary and secondary school children, with the help of a team of technicians, anthropologists and educationalists.
Exchanging Knowledge Between Health Professionals in Tanzania: AfyaMtandao (Swahili for ‘HealthNetwork’), is a network supported by IICD that brings together health service providers, policymakers and development partners in Tanzania. It provides a platform to raise awareness and exchange knowledge in several health areas such as telemedicine (advice from specialist doctors online) and Hospital Management Information Systems.
Reaching more people in Burkina Faso with multimedia health education: With the help of digital tools such as solar-powered internet connection, portable computers and a beamer, the organisation Sahel Solidarité sets up health education sessions in remote villages in Burkina’s Northern area Bokin, reaching approximately 20,000 people.
International computer school praises Tanzania Telecentre Network: The international school for wireless solutions in Trieste, Italy has used the shared wireless community network in Sengerema, Tanzania as an example of an innovative and successful connectivity model in Africa. The network, built with support of IICD, was studied in several classes at the end of February.
Citizens’ Participation project among the winners of the Ecuador Journalism Award 2008: Innovation, originality of approach, quality of narrative techniques, plurality of viewpoints, sources of management, community participation, thoroughness of work and understanding of events from a perspective of Human Rights. These were the characteristics of the work that was awarded for "free and equal" Ecuador Journalism Award 2008.
Promoting aid effectiveness from the bottom up with ICTs: Incorporating ICT components in development projects provides an opportunity for the aid effectiveness agenda. In the Development OUTREACH magazine of the World Bank, IICD demonstrates how ICT investments can contribute to economic growth. With a focus on changes and processes, ownership increases and knowledge and capacities improve.
Ten years of building ‘rewarding relationships’: In March 2009, the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) celebrated Nic Moens’ ‘10y@IICD’ anniversary. IICD’s Country Manager for Tanzania looks back at those ten years and into the future. “I’ve seen people grow in all of the things they were doing.”
Ecuador-Based FUVIA Wins ‘The Most Innovative Development Project’ Award: FUVIA (Iberoamerican virtual high school Foundation) wins the Global Development Network’s ‘Most Innovative Development Project’ Award. After being awarded second place at the Stockholm Challenge 2008 in the category ‘Special Mentions in Education’ they have come back stronger!
‘Mobile government’ in Ecuador: Greater transparency, more participation in decision-making, and a more efficient deployment of public services. This is what many citizens in remote, rural areas of Ecuador want from their local municipalities, according to a study into 'mobile government' carried out in 2008 by Grupo Faro.
Tanzanian Health Network Launches Health Information Videos: AfyaMtandao, an IICD-supported ICT for health network that unites health professionals in Tanzania, launched two educational videos this month. The videos are about telemedicine – online advice provided by specialist doctors - and a health management information system (HMIS) that is being used in hospitals in Mwanza.
Las TIC en la Educación en Burkina Faso: Este informe temático describe las lecciones aprendidas en uno de los proyectos que el IICD apoya en el sector de la educación.
ICT for Education in Burkina Faso: This thematic brief describes the lessons learned from one of the IICD-supported projects in the Education sector.
ECAMIC project Ghana: This thematic project brief describes the lessons learned from one of IICD / Cordaid’s livelihoods supported projects.
Bolivia y el Impacto en el Desarrollo de las TIC - 2008: La Experiencia del Programa Nacional TiC Bolivia 2008. Elaborado por Giory Osinaga.
Zambian Youth Use Computer Program for Menu Making: Children and young adults in the IICD-supported Kalingalinga youth resource centre in Zambia find out more and more creative ways of how to use a computer. After basic trainings, they now are able to make menus in a professional computer program and use Excel to help them with carpentry.
Linking Ghanaian Ministries to IICD Supported Government Portal: The Minister for Information, Hon Mrs Zita Okaikoi has expressed the necessity for all Ghanaian Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to be linked to the Government Portal (www.ghana.gov.gh) to enable the public especially investors and foreigners to have easy access to information on government issues and issues that concern the country as a whole.
Youth Centres Share Knowledge to Increase Employment Chances: Two of IICD’s project partners in Zambia: Chawama Youth Project and Ndola Resource Centre will use their experience and lessons learned to build the Information and communication capacity of one training college and sixteen Youth Resource Centres all over the country.
Community Radio Pag La Yiri: An Old Dream Coming True: Women’s organisation Pag La Yiri from Burkina Faso saw an old dream come true last month, when its community radio, after overcoming many technical and license problems, finally started to broadcast.
‘Mobile government’ in Ecuador: Public sector information seldom filters through to Ecuador’s rural communities. The physical distance between them and the nearest local government office is just too far and there is hardly ever an Internet connection. Receiving messages from local government offices via mobile phone could be the answer…
PSO Visits IICD-supported Projects in Zambia: PSO, a Dutch partner of IICD visited several IICD supported projects in February. PSO is the Dutch association for capacity development of Dutch NGOs working in developing countries. In Zambia PSO wanted to get a better understanding about how IICD works in the field and how capacity building works in the programmes of IICD.
El Monitoreo y la Evaluación @ IICD (M&E Spanish): El Monitoreo y la Evaluación (M&E) constituyen un tema de vital importancia en la agenda de muchas organizaciones de desarrollo, incluso en la del IICD. Mientras que en general son usados como una herramienta para medir resultados y mostrar responsabilidad respecto del trabajo, el IICD hace uso de ellos con propósitos de aprendizaje.
Extending x-ray vision: Using locally developed open source software, doctors in three rural hospitals in Mali can send digital copies of x-rays via the internet to the main city hospital, in Bamako, for expert diagnosis and treatment recommendations. The success of this teleradiology project has led to further e-health initiatives in the country.
Ugandan Network Assists in Forming ICT Consumer Protection Association: I-Network, the IICD-supported national Information and Communication Network in Uganda assisted in forming a protection association for Ugandan Information and Communication Technology (ICT) consumers. The association was officially launched on March 20 in Kampala.
Ugandans in Jinja Use Short Plays to Show How ICT Improved Their Health: Young mothers, students and men in Jinja, a city in eastern Uganda, acted in short plays to show how the IICD supported Health Child project improved their lives. The short plays presented during a Health Child focus group meeting in March.
Rural Doctors in Mali Link up to Specialists Online: A specialist doctor is only a click of a mouse away; that's the essence of the E-health Activities Reference Centre (CERTES) project in Mali, which now offers an information portal and online expert advice to health workers located in rural areas.
Infodesarrollo Introduces Telecentres Map of Ecuador: Ecuadors national Network of ICT for Development, Infodesarrollo, presents the first version of the "Telecentres Map of Ecuador”.
ICT in the Zambian Classroom: Lessons learned from the Education Support Network Project (ESNet) in Zambia.
“We are always enthusiastic when new schools join": Emifa Ansah is the coordinator of the IICD-supported Global Teenager Project in Ghana. In April she was briefly visiting The Netherlands for Africa Day to talk about the project that links students from all over the world in a virtual classroom. “The impact has been enormous for Ghanaian students.”
Using fast internet in Ghana without a chance of getting into debts: In many of IICD’s projects internet connection is often unreliable, too slow and too expensive. An answer to this problem could be a high quality direct satellite connection but for most project partners, the monthly fees for such connections are too high. The Pay-As-You-Go system used in Ghana could be a solution for these problems.
Zambia’s Youth Centre Leveraging Programme: Increasing employment chances for Zambian youth.
Enhancing the Zambian Education Sector with ICT: With assistance of the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the Ministry of Education of Zambia developed a draft ICT Policy and a draft National Implementation Framework for ICT (2007 to 2010).
Leveraging the National ICT Programme for Education in Bolivia: Providing additional facilities for primary and secondary students.
Improving Farmer Livelihoods by Access to Information - Bolivia: Supporting the agriculture sector in Bolivia with information and communication technologies.
Improving Rural Livelihoods through Access to Knowledge - Mali: ICT in Support of the Agriculture Sector in Mali.
The E-Society Programme of Apac District, Uganda: Sharing evaluation data and lessons learned on the E-Society project which aims to improve service delivery to the rural citizens of Apac district and strengthen democratic processes and interaction between Civil Society and Local Government.
Realising a Lasting Jump in Health Care Performance, Tanzania: The health sector is a large and complex social service sector. The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) is working in Tanzania to support health care development by use of ICT tools.
Farmers in Uganda Access Timely Market Information: IICD and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation will work together on the Market Access Programme called Rural Information Systems centres in Uganda.
Using PDAs in Bolivia to Monitor Organic Crop Production: Extension workers from the Bolivian farmers’ organisation Fundación AUTAPO will start using small Personal Digital Assistant devices (PDAs) with a Global Positioning System (GPS) in the field from August 2009, as a result of an IICD-supported initiative. The device will enable workers to speed up the process of certification for organic Quinoa, collect data to counteract the desertification process, and check and visualise crop production levels more easily.
Making Sure Blood Donors Only Have to Register Once in Zambia: Soon, blood donors in the Western, Copperbelt and Lusaka province of Zambia will only have to register once with the Zambia National Blood Transfusion Service if they want to donate blood, even if they have moved from one province to another. A computer system will digitalise registration and send SMS messages to blood donors reminding them that they can donate blood again.
Rural Wireless Network Success in Tanzania: The first evaluation of a pilot in Tanzania to provide affordable internet access to rural communities through a shared wireless (mesh) community network has been completed, and the results look promising.
IICD Partner in Zambia to co-organise major eLearning event: eBrain, the national ICT4D network in Zambia and IICD partner since 2002, will play a key role in organising the 2010 eLearning Africa Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. This annual international conference is the biggest event in digital learning in Africa.
Participants Satisfied with Global Experience Sharing Event in Mali: Partners of IICD in the livelihoods sector from around the world came together to share experiences in a so called Cross Country Learning Event at the end of 2008. The event was greeted with a lot of enthusiasm, as a recently released video shows.
Students From Around The World Learn Through SMS: Students from around the world will be able to learn together by using SMS in the new school year 2009-2010. The IICD supported and initiated Global Teenager Project will experiment with using SMS to ensure that schools without internet access can also participate in one of the world’s largest online learning programmes.
Tanzanian Health Workshop Triggers Discussion On Challenges and Solutions for E-health Initiatives: One of the challenges health institutions in Africa face is the high staff turnover. These and other topics were discussed during a four-day ‘ South-South Exchange workshop’ in Tanzania in July. The workshop brought together IICD project partners from five African countries involved in E-health.
Burkinabe Women’s Association Launches First Radio Station in Zabré: Pag La Yiri, a women’s association in the region of Zabré, Burkina Faso, recently launched the Pag La Yiri radio station. The radio station reaches out to the local population of Zabré. Thus far they have been deprived of information since they have great difficulty receiving any radio or television programmes at all, let alone a radio station broadcasting in their own region and language. The radio station spreads information that benefits the 1.5 million people living in the area of Zabré such as information about health prevention programmes, market prices, new production methods, local politics and the like.
Satellite Communication Solves Connectivity Problems in Mali: Consulting their peers for interpreting x-rays and continuous medical training has recently become a lot easier for doctors in the hospitals of Timbuktu, Mopti and Gao. Thanks to the European Space Agency (ESA) the consortium TNO, IICD, ActNow Alliance and Avanti Communications have been able to install a VSAT satellite connection to facilitate the information exchange and communication between hospitals in remote areas and related institutions. The hospitals in Mali are one of the few hospitals who benefit from the VSAT connection.
Judges Impressed by Stories from IICD-supported Projects in Bolivia: The IICD-supported organisation AGRECOL Andes is winner of a story writing contest hosted by TICBolivia – Bolivia’s national ICT network. Judges praised AGRECOL’s story of their approach because “the project provides instant results for the targeted farmers.”
Getting Results by 'Learning by Doing' in Zambia: “It’s not a matter of either you got it, or you don’t, in the end everyone learns,” says Lee Muzala. Muzala conducts two training sessions for health workers in Zambia on behalf of IICD in Zambia in September and November. In the sessions health workers learn how to train others in the use of ICT.
Innovation Fund Helps Train Ugandan Farmers in Local Language: Winners of IICD’s innovation fund in Uganda have invested the 4,000 euro prize in agricultural and business training materials in the local language Luganda. The project will help local farmers set up viable food processing businesses to increase their income.
IICD and Close The Gap Take Action to Prevent E-waste in Uganda: To prevent e-waste in Uganda non-profit organisations IICD and Close The Gap will dismantle and recycle outdated or broken computers in Ugandan schools. More than 2000 cost-efficient high-quality used computers from the Netherlands and other European countries will be sent to schools in Uganda.
Municipalities in Bolivia Gain Knowledge on Tourism, Agriculture and Stock Breeding: Smallholder farmers and other entrepreneurs in the Bolivian towns Jesús de Machaca and Uncía will learn how to use computers to gain knowledge on tourism, agriculture and stock breeding. For this, vocational teachers in the two municipalities in the Bolivian altiplano will learn how to increase their ICT knowledge in the coming months.
Computer System in Tanzanian Hospitals Warns When Medicine Runs Out Or Expires: ‘ Beep!’ In the pharmacy department of many IICD-supported Tanzanian hospitals in the Mwanza region, this sound has become very familiar. Pharmacists are warned by a computer system that some medication in stock is about to expire or that new supplies of a certain medicine have to be ordered.
Solar Chargers Increase Impact of Mobile Communication in Ghana: Solar chargers are helping farmer cooperatives in Ghana use their mobile phones more effectively. Charging the battery can be done locally in a few hours, instead of a day trip to the nearest commercial charging shop. The solar chargers also provide a source of extra income: locals pay a small fee to have their mobiles charged.
Motorola Foundation Partners with IICD to Bring ICT to 5,000 Zambian Youths: The Motorola Foundation and Dutch non-profit organisation IICD recently joined hands to bring ICT to 11 high schools and youth vocational training centres in Zambia. The programme will help improve teaching skills, develop study materials and improve school management and administration.
Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS): This thematic brief describes the lessons learned from the IICD-supported National ICT4D Network in Ghana, GINKS.
E-Governance Project in Western Uganda Kicks Off: Local government, NGOs, church and IT leaders from the Kasese district in Uganda have launched a project to help give civil society organisations more influence over government planning and development. IICD will help manage the ICT component of this major project funded by the EU.
Altran Assists IICD In Thinking About Innovation: There is a lot of creativity in Africa when it comes to innovation. This much became clear at an internal innovation seminar at IICD headquarters, hosted by partner Altran. In the seminar examples were given such as how car parts are used to create an incubator or power cables to transfer radio signals.
Infodesarollo Consolidates Telecentre Network in Ecuador: More than 120 participants from public and private sector and government met in Quito end September to consolidate the National Telecentre network in Ecuador. The first meeting of its kind, the 2-day event brought together telecentre institutions from all over the country.
Social Network Used to Prepare West African Forum on Agriculture and ICT: Burkina NTIC has launched a social network platform to prepare West Africa’s first regional forum on marketing agricultural products through ICT. The event will take place 23-25 November in Ouagadougou, and the platform will help deepen the discussions and share the outcomes with a wider international audience. Burkina NTIC is the national ICT for development network.
Youth Promotion through ICT: This Thematic Brief describes the lessons learned from the Chawama Youth Project, a Community-based skills training centre in Lusaka, Zambia.
‘Burkinabe Farmers Increased Their Crop Production By 800 Percent’: Minata Coulibaly is a communication officer for FEPPASI, an IICD-supported organisation that unites more than 8000 farmers in the province Sissili in Burkina Faso. Coulibaly was in the Netherlands last month for a short presentation about her organisation. Five questions for her about the organisation and the farmers FEPPASI supports.
Zambian Students in IICD-supported School Make DVD about ICT: A group of students from the Mpelembe Secondary School in Zambia made a DVD about how ICT is used by students and teachers throughout their school.
Ghanaian Teacher Builds Own Wireless Equipment: Baba Salifu, teacher and ICT officer at an IICD-supported project in Northern Ghana, builds wireless network equipment from scratch. His self-made antennas and satellite dish help local schools share resources without the expense of the internet or commercial equipment.
Web 2.0 to Help Quito Citizens Influence Local Government: Podcasts, blogs, wikis, Facebook: these are the tools that can help the marginalised citizens of Quito influence local government policy. This is the aim of Ciudadanía en-Línea: a website using social networking tools to foster citizens’ participation in good governance.
Thin Client Workshop Brings Low-cost Green Technology to Uganda: IICD held a workshop in November at Kyambogo University, Uganda to raise awareness of how thin client solutions can cut costs and reduce IT maintenance. Thin client uses software to set up a network of 10 or more users powered by one PC.
Text Messaging to Help Deliver Health Services in Rural Uganda: A text messaging system will be introduced in the Jinja District of Eastern Uganda to improve rural access to health information and services. Text to Change together with Health Child will launch the system on 3 December. The project is supported by IICD.
IICD and Ugandan Government to Expand Information System for Rural Farmers: IICD and the Ugandan government have signed an agreement to expand a programme that helps rural farmers increase their income through ICT-enabled crop marketing services. The Rural Information System (RIS) programme enables farmers to send and receive production and market information through 26 information centres in isolated areas throughout the country. The information helps farmers sell their produce at better prices. The Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry (MTTI) will build ten new centres.
Hospitals in Tanzania Test Digital Pen: IT managers of several hospitals in Tanzania will test a digital pen that could potentially benefit hospital doctors. The pen can convert doctor’s handwriting into a digital file which is easier to archive and takes up less space.
Global Teenagers Connect Through SMS, Email, Wikis: Students from Africa, the Middle East, Europe and North America are using sms, email and wikis to learn about food production around the world. This is a good example of how IICD’s Global Teenager Project (GTP) connects cultures and helps young people learn from each other. Watch the GTP video to find out more how this works in practice.
Primary Students in Ecuador Make Newspaper on Computer: Students in Ecuador are making a digital newspaper to improve their computer skills and their Spanish. The newspaper medium helps them better both their language and writing skills, as well as use of computer programs.
Law Students in Bolivia Provide Online Consultation to Victims of Domestic Violence: Law and psychology students in Santa Cruz provide online legal and psychological advice to women victims of domestic violence. This is part of the IICD-supported Casa de la Mujer project. The students are almost finished or recently graduated from the Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno.
WWW founder visits IICD partner RICNET in Uganda: Founder of the world wide web Sir Tim Berners-Lee met with IICD local partner RICNET to discuss using ICT for development in Uganda.
Burkina Women’s Association Receives Honorary Medal for Community Radio: Pag la Yiri, a women’s association based in eastern Burkina Faso, received an honorary medal for its work in the Zabré region, particularly its community radio station. The medal, Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Burkinabé, is one of the highest honorary medals awarded by the President.
Atos Origin Consultant Demonstrates Free Learning Tools to Zambian Teachers: Atos Origin consultant Berno van Soest introduced teachers in Zambia to digital tools they can use to enrich their curriculum. This was part of his visit to the IICD-supported ENEDCO project in January 2010. Among the tools was a browser to view Wiki content such as Wikipedia offline and software that can be used to easily create quizzes for students.
Mobile Devices Help Monitor Access to Healthcare in Ghana: SEND Ghana has launched a project to use mobile devices to collect data to assess if the poor are benefiting from the government’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). IICD will provide technical advisory service and training.
Crop Price Radio Programme for Farmers goes Nation–Wide in Bolivia: The IICD-supported radio broadcast that provides information on crop prices to Bolivian farmers in Santa Cruz will now be broadcasted nation-wide. The programme makes farmers more aware of how much they can ask for their products when they sell them, thus increasing their profit.
IICD and NComputing Collaborate to Boost Development in Africa and Latin-America Using Innovative Low-Cost ICT Solutions: IICD and NComputing Inc., the worldwide leader in low-cost computing, signed an agreement in December to cooperate to promote reliable low-cost ICT solutions among IICD’s partner organisations in Africa and Latin America.
Female Bolivian Indigenous Leaders Receive New Tools for Lobbying: Four regional offices of the IICD-supported organisation for indigenous people in Bolivia (CIDOB) received equipment by Ncomputing last month. This technique makes it possible to use a single computer for several work stations, allowing indigenous women leaders to be more actively involved in discussions about indigenous and women rights.
African Delegation Visits India to Learn Telecentre Best Practices: A representative from Ghana’s Community Information Centres (CIC) in Tamale visited several telecentres in the Kerala State in India at the end of 2009. The visit was part of a 10-day study tour.
“We Want to Make Zambians More Comfortable With Blood And Blood Donation”: Bright Mulenga is the ICT Officer of the IICD-supported Zambian Blood Transfusion Services. Five questions for him about the donation system and the role of ICT.
Burkinabe Teacher Becomes ICT Expert: He gives computer advice to his fellow-teachers and fixes broken printers. He also uses digital material to enrich his classes and by using a school blog he helped to set up a partnership with a French school. Through IICD-supported trainings, teacher Christophe Hien of Bogodogo College in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso is now an ICT expert at his school.
Malian Partners Share Findings on Mobile Technology for Health and Livelihoods: IICD’s Malian project partners came together in February in Bamako to share their experiences with mobile technology in health and economic development. Apart from IICD’s project partners, a mobile phone provider and a representative of the ministry of health were present to give tips.
IICD Project Partner Receives Decoration of Knight of the Burkinabe Order of Merit: The President of the IICD-supported Burkinabe farmer organisation FEPPASI has been awarded one of Burkina Faso’s highest honours. Moussa Dagano received the decoration of Knight of the Burkinabe Order of Merit at the beginning of March 2010.
Bolivian Government Releases IICD-supported CD-ROMs on Indigenous Culture: The Bolivian Ministry of Education has released a series of five CD-ROMs produced by IICD project partner APCOB in Bolivia. The CD-ROMs inform secondary school students, university students, teachers and a broader audience about Bolivia’s indigenous cultures.
IICD Supported Price Information Programme Featured on National Bolivian TV Show: The IICD supported programme that provides small-scale farmers in Bolivia with crop price information has been featured on Bolivia’s national television network UNITEL. In the popular morning show ‘La Revista’ two of the project’s managers were guests and a live connection was made with a farmers' market.
eGovernment Project in Uganda Reflects on Successes and Challenges: What happens to a project after IICD support ends? This question was recently addressed at a focus group meeting of the Mbarara District Net project in Uganda, operating independently since 2006. IICD’s Hanna Goorden, Uganda country manager, was there and was pleased to discover the project has booked successes.
25 years of democracy in Ecuador, digitized!: 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.
Radio journalists in Mali board the ICT train: In July 2007, a group of Malian journalists from five different radio stations attended a four-week training course in digital radio broadcasting. The session focussed on strengthening their skills in producing and editing digital radio broadcasts. The training course was organised jointly by the Malian Association of Public Radio and Television (l’Union des Radio et Télévisions Libres du Mali, (URTEL)) and Radio Klédu.
Burkina Faso’s shea butter producers go online: The Song-Taaba Yalgré organisation represents the interests of Burkina Faso’s shea butter producers, most of whom are rural women, by helping them to improve production and boost sales. Song-Taaba Yalgré itself is based in Ouagadougou, but most of its 2,000 members live in remote areas so communication is difficult, time-consuming and costly. The organisation therefore developed an ICT project to address this problem, with promising results.
‘Connectivity’ high on the government agenda in Ecuador: 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.
Revamping a website in Burkina Faso: Richard Uijen, a Dutch consultant acting on behalf of IICD and its partner, Inter Access, spent one week in Burkina Faso with members of Burkina Faso’s national ICT for Development network - www.burkina-ntic.org - brainstorming ways to revamp the network’s website. A brief summary of his experiences and impressions is presented.
Supporting Ghanaian farmers in the Eastern Corridor: In 2003, the Eastern Corridor Agro-Information Centre (ECAMIC) project began supporting farmers in Ghana’s Eastern Corridor by setting up cooperative farmer groups. In 2005, the Social Enterprise Foundation of West Africa (SEND), which began the project, signed an agreement with IICD, in collaboration with Cordaid, for a two-year project to develop a market information facility to serve 24 community-based farming cooperatives. Today, the project is focussing on developing the capacity and efficiency of the farmers through the deployment and use of mobile phones.
Teachers in Burkina Faso develop their own educational materials: One of the biggest obstacles for teachers in developing countries is the lack of high quality, up-to-date text books and other educational materials. This is a major challenge for teachers in Burkina Faso where there is a serious shortage of text books for all subjects.
Two Spanish connectivity reports from Ecuador: Available online from www.infodesarrollo.ec – Ecuador's national ICT4D knowledge sharing network.
Smart Phones Assist Farmers in Zambia in Faster Organic Certification: Over 1000 organic farmers throughout Zambia are now able to receive organic certification through the use of smart phones. With the support of IICD a digital data collection system was put in place and people where trained in the use of this new system.
Burkinabe Water and Sanitation Partner Sets Up Sustainable Internet Phone Centre: Sahel Solidarité, IICD’s water and sanitation partner in Burkina Faso, set up an internet calling centre where people can contact their relatives abroad. The centre also trains Burkinabe people living abroad how to use Skype.
Tanzanian Health Network Creates Video in Swahili about Digital Health System: A multimedia team from the IICD supported ICT for health network in Tanzania, AfyaMtandao, has produced a video about the use of a digital health system for hospitals. The video illustrates the use of the Care2X system.
Malian Women Launch ‘Women and ICT’ Social Network: The IICD-supported ‘Women and ICT’ group in Mali launched an online social network in April to promote women’s participation in development by using ICT.
Graduating Students in Zambia Use Computers to Plan Their Courses: Students that graduated from Zambia’s Copperbelt College of Education last year were all able to use a computer to plan and present their lessons. “To ensure that all students use computers in their daily work, students have to hand in their assignments in typed form.”
Ecuador Partner Makes News Website for and about ‘Regular People’: “The people that are featured on our website are not ministers or spokespersons of organisations,” says editor Juan Carlos Cabezas of Ecuadorian news website Ciudadania Informada. “We mostly focus on ordinary people on the streets, ‘regular people’.” The IICD supported Ciudadania Informada project is featured in a video that was released earlier this year.
“I Use My Acquired Computer Skills to Plan My Work in Auto Mechanics”: Teachers from IICD-supported youth resource centres throughout Zambia are learning to enrich their classes by using computers and are also training their students in computer use. Thomas Ng’ambi is one of these teachers.
Ecuadorian NGO uses Low-cost Digital Whiteboard: The Ecuadorian organisation CEDEP created a digital whiteboard for under 100 US Dollars. The whiteboard will be used as an interactive tool for trainings and presentations. The board was made by using a Nintendo Wii game console controller and an infrared pen.
National Networks in Ghana and Zambia Trained in Video Production: Video workshops in Ghana and Zambia taught members of their national ICT4D networks to produce, film and edit basic videos to promote the activities of their network. On three different locations 48 people were trained in May and June.
Online forum strengthens Burkina Faso’s network of telecentres: The community of telecentres in Burkina Faso, in collaboration with the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), has created a discussion list. This online forum, which was established on the Dgroups platform, is intended to foster and promote discussion among managers, staff, users and other stakeholders in community telecentres, often known as community cybercentres, community multimedia centres or public ICT centres.
African women and their right to ICT: Burkina-NTIC reviews the situation: From 15 to 17 April 2007, Burkina-NTIC participated in the first international scientific conference on women and law, held in Tripoli, Libya. The conference, organised by the International Arab-African Women’s Rights Organisation, was attended by more than 400 participants, including prominent members of NGOs, women’s groups and authorities from all over the world.

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