Evolution of ICT for Development

This part of the OER is a collection of links to virtual projects, interesting blogs and articles. It includes also additional videos and all references.

"Virtual" projects

This is a collection of some interesting ICT4D projects (non-governmental and governmental). 

Virtual Voice - Community Media Trust (India)  - this projects aims at Indian women in training them for video journalism 

Kiirti.org - an Indian platform to enable effective governance

ChangeStream Media - Digital Storytelling (creating media for communities in developing countries and non-profit organisations)

digitalGREEN - a knowledge platform

Open Educational Resources Africa

PRADAN Professional Assistance for Development Action (India) - a non-government, non-profit organisation that works with India’s rural poor

eSEVA - e-services of the government of Andhra Pradesh

hisp - Health Information Systems Programme - implementation and development of sustainable and integrated health information systems 

Blogs and guidelines

ICT4D blog by Richard Heeks

Many Possibilities - Blog by Steve Song. Focus on telecommunication e.g. wifi mesh in developing countries.

OpenICT4D wiki

Monitoring and Evaluating Information and Communication for Development (ICD) guidelines (PDF) by the Department for International Development, 2005

The Roadmap for Open ICTEcosystems (The Berkman Center for Internet & Society) PDF 

Participatory content creation for development: Principles and Practices (UNESCO, 2008) PDF

Ideas and Impressions

Watch Sugata Mitra's talk about his idea of a school in the cloud (or what could be a school in the future).

This video contains short interviews with ICT4D actors about the impact of ICT4D projects.

This movie gives you an impression of the challenges ICT4D projects face in Africa.

Data resources

These websites contain data about several topics in form of maps or charts.

Aiddata.org - Open data for international development

Ngoaidmap.org - Map of NGO's projects

ITU (International Communication Union) - There you’ll find statistics and information about worldwide distribution of communication technology.

Data site of the World Bank  

ChartsBin.com - This is a web-based data visualization tool. 

The Global Impact Study - Connecting people for development: Why public access ICTs matter, 2013

Key readings

Are you interested to explore this field further? The following articles offer you different perspectives of important aspects of ICT4D.

Bailur, S., 2007. The Complexities of Community Participation in ICT for Development Projects : the Case of “our voices .” 9th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, (May 2007). Available at: http://www.ifipwg94.org.br/fullpapers/R0010-1.pdf [Accessed October 13, 2013]. 

Brunello, P., 2010. ICT for education projects: a look from behind the scenes. Information Technology for Development, 16(3), pp.232–239.

Heeks, R., 2009. The ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto: Where Next for ICTs and International Development? Available at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/research/publications/wp/di/di_wp42.htm.

Selwyn, N., 2011. Does Technology make Education fairer? In Education and technology: Key issues and debates. London: Continuum, pp. 92–115.

Tacchi, J., 2011. Open content creation: The issues of voice and the challenges of listening. New Media & Society, 14(4), pp.652–668.

Toyama, K., 2010. Can technology end poverty. Boston Review. Available at: http://www.bostonreview.net/forum/can-technology-end-poverty.

References

Aker, J. C. & Mbiti, I. M. (2010). Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 24(3), 207–232. doi:10.1257/jep.24.3.207 PDF

Bailur, S. (2007). The Complexities of Community Participation in ICT for Development Projects : the Case of “our voices .” 9th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Retrieved October 13, 2013, from http://www.ifipwg94.org.br/fullpapers/R0010-1.pdf

Brown, J.S. & Adler, R.P. (2008). Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0. Educause Review, (18). PDF

Brunello, P. (2010). ICT for education projects: a look from behind the scenes. Information Technology for Development, 16(3), 232–239. doi:10.1080/02681102.2010.497275

Díaz Andrade, A. & Urquhart, C. (2012). Unveiling the modernity bias: a critical examination of the politics of ICT4D. Information Technology for Development, 18(4), pp.281–292.

Florida, R. (2005). The World Is Spiky. Atlantic Monthly, (October), pp.48–51. PDF

Heeks, R. (2009). The ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto: Where Next for ICTs and International Development? Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/research/publications/wp/di/di_wp42.htm

Information of Development Program (2003). ICT for Development Contributing to the Millennium Development Goals: Lessons Learned from Seventeen info Dev Projects. The World Bank Group. PDF

Institute of Development Studies (2009). After 2015: “3D Human Wellbeing.” Institute of Development Studies. http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IF9.2.pdf [Accessed October 12, 2013].

ITU (2013). Mobile-cellular subscription per 100 people. Available at: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx [Accessed November 12, 2013].

Kleine, D. (2010). ICT4What ?— Using the Choice Framework to operationalise the Capability Approach to Development. Journal of International Development, 692, pp.674–692.

Knox, J. (2013). The limitations of access alone : Moving towards open processes in education technology. Open Praxis, 5(1), pp.21–29. HTML

Lehmann, C. (2011). An Accelerated Grimace: On Cyber-Utopianism. The Nation, 30–36. Webarticle

No author (2008). Mobile telecoms - Halfway there. The Economist. Webarticle

O’Neal, C. (2006). What Does “The World Is Flat” Mean for Education? A Closer Look at Our Educational Globe. Edutopia. Available at: http://www.edutopia.org/what-does-world-flat-mean-education [Accessed December 17, 2013].

Selwyn, N. (2011a). Does Technology make Education fairer? In Education and technology: Key issues and debates (pp. 92–115). London: Continuum.

Selwyn, N. (2011b). Will Technology displace the School? In Education and technology: Key issues and debates. London: Continuum, pp. 139–161.

Shirky, C. (2010). Tapping the Cognitive Surplus. The Futurist, (December). Webarticle

Smith, M., & Elder, L. (2010). Open ICT Ecosystems Transforming the Developing World. Information Technology and International Development, 6(1), 65–71. PDF

Smith, M.L., Elder, L. & Emdon, H. (2011). Open Development: A New Theory for ICT4D. Information Technology & International Development, 7(1), pp.iii–ix.

Tabb, L. S. (2008). A Chicken in Every Pot; One Laptop per Child: the trouble with global campaign promises. E-learning, 5(3), 337–351. HTML

Tacchi, J. (2011). Open content creation: The issues of voice and the challenges of listening. New Media & Society, 14(4), 652–668. doi:10.1177/1461444811422431

The World Bank Group. (2011). 2011 Sector Strategy Approach Paper ICT. PDF

The World Bank Group (2012a). Internet users (per 100 people). Available at: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.P2/countries?display=map [Accessed November 13, 2013].

The World Bank Group (2012b). Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population). Available at: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.2DAY/countries/1W?display=default [Accessed November 13, 2013].

Toyama, K. (2010, November 1). Can technology end poverty. Boston Review. Boston. Retrieved from http://www.bostonreview.net/forum/can-technology-end-poverty   

United Nations (2000). Millenium Declaration. Available at: http://www.un.org/en/development/devagenda/millennium.shtml [Accessed November 13, 2013].

Wikipedia (2013a). Developing country. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_country [Accessed November 11, 2013].

Wikipedia (2013b). One Laptop per Child. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child[Accessed November 10, 2013].

Zuckerman, E. (2010). Decentralizing the Mobile Phone: A Second ICT4D Revolution? Information Technology & International Development, 6, 99–103. PDF