Intro ict4dtrack wissenbach

ICT4DInformation and Communication Technologies for Development ©Kersti R. Wissenbach

more than T T are devices & applications, I & C give the T its justification, its role, its potential for …

…change Ts are not seen as end in themselves but tools to connect, share, voice out, map, visualize, empower, receive, …

…by many Ts remain tools & applications without PEOPLE adopting them for their needs …

…people communicate, inform & receive via technologies > ICT4D

information seen as one of the major drivers for economic and social development …

…reality different political Infrastructural cultural environments …

…ICTs as enabler to empower receive information facilitate education tackle crises fight for rights …

old story new pace & scale triangulation of power

ICT4D track  cross media  mapping  open data June 12 & 13

cross media  inclusive and demand-driven approaches  convergence & ‘alternative tools’  ICT4 health, education, agriculture, human rights  info-activism case studies, inspiration  do it yourself tutorial convergence

mapping  geographic information & people power  impact, self-perception of communities (awareness creation / action)  cases: citizen participation & mapping (election monitoring, community mapping, corruption tracking, etc.)  hand-on mapping session empowerment

open data  sense-making of raw data for change  open data & citizen empowerment (access > transparency > accountability)  meaning & relevance of open data for democratic processes  focus open government data & open aid data  tutorial ‘working with the tools’ transparency

questions? find me later or get in touch Kersti R. Wissenbach @kerstiru Hapee de Groot @hapeeg Rolf Kleef @rolfkleef

Intro ict4dtrack wissenbach

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