2. Afternoon discussion for action
• The question:
We have 1,000,000 USD. How can
we best spend this money on ICT
to achieve the greatest results?
Motivate why!
3. Results from the exercise
• A variety of creative and viable solutions
addressing the following themes emerged
– Power for every home to address the power issue
– More ICT in schools as well as learning centers
– Greater access to the Internet and knowledge
(agriculture was a specific example)
– Microloans to finance ICT efforts in education and
entrepreneurship
4. The ICT hubs and busses
• Poverty zones
– Fixed centers in urban areas, ICT bus for
rural areas
• The hubs and busses provide free access and
training to ICT devices and tools.
• The busses are solar powered and self sufficient
and travel according to a schedule.
5. Extras
• Sending contextual information when the buss
travels the countryside by SMS or Skiza tone
• Sending Public Service Information via mobiles
