This document discusses ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development) projects, their life cycles, and challenges. It defines ICT4D as using digital technologies to promote economic and social development. ICT4D projects have gone through two phases, with early projects focusing on Internet access and the MDGs, while more recent projects leverage mobile technologies and business models. However, ICT4D projects face challenges such as a lack of focus on local needs, short-term funding approaches, and failure to consider maintenance costs. The document advocates for planning projects using a theory of change and life cycle approach to address these issues in order to maximize positive development impacts.

1. Sameera Jayawardeana,
Program Manager, ICTA
“ICT4D Project
Life-cycle”

2. What is a project?

3. What is a project cont.
“It's a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a
unique product, service or result.”

4. Project Constraints

5. What is ICT4D?
ICT 4 D
Information and
Communication
Technologies
Development

6. What is Development?

7. ICT4D 1.0
Internet & MDGs
ICT4D 2.0
Mobile
Business Models
Digital Technologies
Nenasala
eDiriya
LankaGate
LGPS
Gov.lk
SMART Social
Circles
“The Rise of the Individual”
What is ICT4D??

8. Exercise…
Identify one ICT4D project
why ?

9. Project Life-cycle??

10. Project Life-cycle Phases

11. So.....
how about ICT4D projects?

12. ICT4D Project Life-cycle??

13. Theory of Change

14. EX 2 –Apply Theory of Change to
your selected ICT4D project
- LFA

15. ICT4D project life-cycle?

16. ● Idea/Result Not Directly Tied to Improving
Economic Condition of End User
Challenges of ICT4D projects
(life cycle)

17. Challenges of ICT4D projects Cont.
● Top down approach

18. ● Projects Supported Only by Short-term Grants
● Underestimate Maintenance Costs & Issues
● Not Relevant to Local
Contexts/Strengths/Needs
● NOT Looking at Whole System
Challenges of ICT4D projects Cont.

19. https://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/category/ict4d-project-management/
The ICT4D Process Approach Wheel

20. Importance of planning

21. Heeks, R. (2014) The ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto: Where Next for ICTs and
International Development? Working Paper 42

22. https://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/category/ict4d-project-management/
The ICT4D Process Approach Wheel

23. Best Practices

24. Lets see a real ICT4D project

25. References
https://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/category/ict4d-project-management/
Heeks, R. (2014) The ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto: Where Next for ICTs and
International Development? Working Paper 42
ICT 4 Development, Richard Boateng, PhD
https://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/category/ict4d-project-management/
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/ICT4D-Information-and-Communications-Technologies-
for-Development
https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/4123-evolution-of-ict-for-development/3/view
https://niccd.wordpress.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/cooperacionarroba/stijn-van-der-krogt-mainstreaming-ict4-d
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28. A Nation’s Plan to Empower its People through ICT
!!
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Thank YouThank You!!
Sameera Jayawardena
Program Manager
sameeraj@icta.lk
2369099 – 332
imsameeraj.blogspot.com