WWWW 2010 Conference - ICT4D 2.0

Arising out of NextEd Project (www.nexted.info)
Transforming ICT4D through Web 2.0
R. Quilling, C. Blewett, M. Hughes
School of Information Systems & Technology
University of KwaZulu-Natal

1990s: Rapid rise in availability of ICTs, most notably the Internet
2000: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Development potential of ICTs beyond question
YET:
To date, most ICT4D projects have been either partial or total failures
UN itself has acknowledged that progress towards the MDGs’ 2015 target has been slow (UN, 2009)
ICT4D 1.0: The State of Play

2009: “The ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto” (Heeks, R.)
Draws a line under the last 10 years
Reflects on lessons learnt
Suggests a new direction
Development projects should be:
Sustainable
Scalable
Subject to subjective evaluation
ICT4D on the threshold of a major phase change
Dumping (unaltered) latest tech does not work
Moving to ICT4D 2.0?

Remain active innovators and not rely on passive diffusion, however:
Look for new models of innovation
ICT4D 2.0 Unbundled
Change the way the target population is perceived
Change the way the target population is perceived
From marginalised and passive to centralised and active
From supply-driven to demand-driven
From “invention-down” to “use-up”

To examine the fundamental thinking behind development projects and their implementation strategies
To seek new models of engagement that recognise the ICT4D phase change
To enhance development projects by adding features from Web 2.0 innovation models
What is required?
ICT4D 2.0

NextEd-Africa: A Potential Candidate?
Not explicitly conceptualised as an ICT4D project
BUT: Also rooted in MDGs
Education is arguably the ideal vehicle for addressing the MDGs
Shapes future generations
Provides platform for a new and different future
Socio-economic development through rejuvenating education in Africa
Potential for exciting cross-pollination of underlying ideas/philosophies with ICT4D

NextEd is a global, virtual educational network, built on an ubuntu philosophy of collaboration and a scaffolded model of supportive engagement.
Setup NextEd World (VW, SLN)
Collaborative Courses
Microblogging Environments
Integration platforms, role players
NextEd

NextEd Philosophy
Digital campfire – Ubun2.0
A place of no judgment
A place of no assumptions
Each has a reason for being there
Each is welcome
Each tells their story
Each learns
Each leaves to share

NextEd – An Intro

NextEd 5C Engagement Model

Adopted “use-up” approach
Consumers experience through Come, Consume, Collaborate
Missing “Connection”
ICT4D 2.0 – Learning from NextEd

Model of Engagement
Trust and motivation is NB
Exposure to NextEd is NB
From 5C to 6C

Co-operation through Ubun2.0 Engagement
Heeks 3 models for innovation
Laboratory (pro-poor) – on behalf of
Collaborative (para-poor) - alongside
Grassroots (per-poor) – within
BUT
Nomeclature/mindset “rich/poor”, “have/have not”
Need an Ubuntu approach

So, unlike the pro-para-per -poor separation, Ubuntu is not about seeing ourselves as “separated from one another (but rather as) ... connected” (Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Wikipedia, 2009).
“A traveller through a country would stop at a village and he didn't have to ask for food or for water. Once he stops, the people give him food, entertain him. That is one aspect of Ubuntu, but it will have various aspects. Ubuntu does not mean that people should not enrich themselves. The question therefore is: Are you going to do so in order to enable the community around you to be able to improve?” (N.Mandela)

Not just Web 2.0 technologies but Web 2.0 Principles
Ubunt2.0 Engagement
1. Co-operatoin
2. Co-creation
3. Beta

“cooperate, do not control” (Rollettet al, 2007
experience the environment in both a “consume/receive” and “collaborate/give”

Wiki-Style co-creation
No hierarchy – Peer creation
Daystar lecturer consumed, then creates and collaborates
Co-creation

Ubun2.0 Learning Happening
A place for imperfect learners, imperfect teachers,
with imperfect tools
bound together by an
important philosophy
BETA Mindset

Beta Journey
éducation sans frontières
WebCT – 2002-2003
OLS – 2003-2007
Elgg – (2008)
CLOUDe Valley
Ravines of Technicality
Mt. Institutionus
Mahara – 2008
Ning – 2008
Edmodo – 2010
Ning - 2010
CollectiveX – 2009
Grou.ps – 2009

NextEd: Potential Outcomes

ICT4D phase change means new engagement models are needed
Our experiences/reflections show need for Ubuntu-style engagement
The future?
Africa’s turn is next!
Conclusion

Any questions, comments, ideas, money ;-)

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