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Zambia women's organizations get trained in Web 2.0 — by Web editor — last modified 2008-09-04 08:35

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.

Farmers changing national policy: the bottom-up approach — by admin — last modified 2008-09-02 13:02

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.

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

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

‘A workshop like this requires maximum effort’: Altran at work in Zambia and Tanzania — by Web editor — last modified 2008-08-21 13:05

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.

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

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

A change in thinking: how do you make telemedicine work? — by Mlenoir — last modified 2008-08-11 13:38

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.

Development through dialogue: report of a research initiative — by Web editor — last modified 2008-07-15 09:26

Ms Cummings completed a research study of Dgroups which took place from September 2006 to July 2007. This study is part of the KIT Working Papers Series.

Consultants Inter Access released for African development — by Web editor — last modified 2008-07-03 15:06

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.

Using ICTs to develop local content for schools: What’s hot? — by Web editor — last modified 2008-06-30 09:29

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.

Mapping telecentres in Bolivia — by Web editor — last modified 2008-06-30 10:51

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.