http://www.iicd.org The International Institute for Communication and Development's most recent news items. daily 1 2007-10-24T08:58:43Z http://www.iicd.org/articles/participants-from-around-the-world-satisfied-with-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. No publisher jules 2009-07-02T12:38:55Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/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. No publisher jules 2009-07-01T12:16:42Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/prestigious-award-nomination-for-company-altran-and-its-work-with-iicd One of IICD’s private partners, Altran has been nominated as Information Technology company with the best corporate social responsibility programme. This nomination is an acknowledgement for the work they do with IICD in Tanzania and Zambia. No publisher jules 2009-06-30T10:17:07Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/rural-wirless-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. No publisher avlerken IICD Publications / Articles 2009-06-24T13:05:06Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/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. No publisher jules 2009-06-23T15:46:35Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/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. No publisher jules 2009-06-23T12:15:57Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/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. No publisher avlerken 2009-06-17T12:19:15Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/more-than-six-million-people-reached-with-iicd-supported-programmes-in-2008 Through the projects and programmes carried out by partner organisations, IICD managed to reach more than six million people in Africa, Latin America and The Caribbean in 2008. These and other results can be found in IICD’s annual report of 2008 that is now available online. No publisher jules 2009-06-08T09:49:45Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/monitoring-and-evaluation-system-reaches-milestone IICD’s system to provide project partners a tool to measure their impact and learn from the results has reached a milestone in May. Since its launch in 2003, the system has been used to fill in 25,000 questionnaires. No publisher jules 2009-05-28T13:05:03Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/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. No publisher jules 2009-05-25T14:56:31Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/201cwe-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.” No publisher jules 2009-05-25T14:25:33Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/infodesarrollo-introduces-telecentres-map-of-ecuador Ecuadors national Network of ICT for Development, Infodesarrollo, presents the first version of the "Telecentres Map of Ecuador”. No publisher annemiek 2009-05-25T08:32:57Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/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. No publisher jules 2009-05-26T10:54:25Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/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. No publisher jules 2009-05-27T11:52:17Z News Item http://www.iicd.org/articles/live-chats-with-ghanaian-students-at-africa-Day-in-the-netherlands With a completely filled workshop and a popular interactive stand with a live chat with Ghanaian students, IICD’s presentation of The Global teenager Project at Afrikadag 2009 was a huge success. Hundreds of people wanted to know about the collaborative learning tool that brings together children from 35 countries all over the world. No publisher jules 2009-05-12T22:56:41Z News Item