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Tag was last used: Nov 9, 2011
 
Express Yourself Express Yourself
 
Panorama // TIG Blogs
Posted By:  Laureys
Posted On:  Nov 9, 2011

  Logo contest for Mobiles Against Malaria in Mali (MAMA) project

Dear friends, For the project ' Mobile s against Malaria in Mali ' - MAMA - of Muso   Ladamunen and IICD in Yirimadjo (Bamako, Mali) , we are looking for great imagery . A good logo , comic , cartoon .......... [view]

Posted By:  876
Posted On:  Jun 6, 2011

  Haiti's Food Security...

  Haiti’s post-quake food security show signs of improvement, which may get even better with the right mix of policy priorities. Although the Caribbean nation remains more food insecure than it was prior to the January 2009 earthquake, it is 13 percent more food secure than...... [view]

Posted By:  876
Posted On:  Jun 3, 2011

  The Spoken Web: Searching for Farming info by Voice )

  The emergence of  IBM’s Spoken Web , a mobile innovation that eliminates literacy as a precursor to access the internet, is a game-changer in the ICT for Agriculture sector. Unlike other efforts to bridge the global information divide, even people with...... [view]

Posted By:  876
Posted On:  Jun 2, 2011

  U.S Leadership on Global Food Security

  U.S leadership on global food security will get a major boost for the fiscal year 2011. This follows strong bipartisan support from Congress for a $1.15 billion budget to tackle food security issues around the world. Last week, USAID Administrator Dr. Raj Shah announced that...... [view]

Posted By:  aalmarwani
Posted On:  Mar 29, 2010

  حوكمة الانترنت

هناك العديد من المصطلحات الجديدة التي تتردد على مسامعنا, والكثير لا يعرف معانيها, ومن هذه المصطلحات (حوكمة الإنترنت), وقد ظهر هذا المصطلح حديثا, نظرا للتطورات...... [view]

Posted By:  zedcloud
Posted On:  Feb 19, 2010

  eLearning Photo Competition: How ICTs Are Changing the Way We Live.

Photo contest e Learning photo competition contest has been going on for a while now and they are still accepting images that shows how ICTs are altering everyday life in Africa. The organisers are inviting people from Africa to submit images that show how they live, learn and work with...... [view]

Posted By:  jenergy
Posted On:  Sep 8, 2009

  Advancing Youth as Leaders of the Information Society at UN GAID Global Forum in Monterrey, Mexico

I am pleased to announce the launch of ' A Digital Shift - Youth and ICT for Development Best Practices ', a publication showcasing the ways that young people are improving the world through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). This initiative was coordinated by...... [view]

Posted By:  ictlogist
Posted On:  Oct 9, 2008

  Research Blogs and Blogging for Science Diffusion

Francesc Balagué (interesting reading if you’re into Education 2.0, in Spanish) asks me for some references around new science publishing and diffusion systems (e.g. blogs). Best I can do is provide the references of my own readings, gathered into a collection I named Research...... [view]

Posted By:  ictlogist
Posted On:  Oct 8, 2008

  Demand based ICT4D policies and the role of the ICT sector as a development locomotive

Ricard Ruiz de Querol — always worth reading him — has an interesting reflection around the alternatives for an ICT sector (in Spanish). Based on the Financial Times article , the issue is whether and how it is possible to foster a national ICT sector so that it becomes a driver,...... [view]

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Browse Resources Browse Resources
 
Organizations // Events // Toolkits & Publications

  Centre for Development Informatics, University of Manchester

Submitted By:   RichardHeeks
Website:  http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi
Phone:  +44 (0) 161 275 2870
E-mail:  cdi@manchester.ac.uk
  Vision:   To maximise the effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for international development; covering the levels of project practice, institutional development, and the creation of effective strategy......
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  Computer Jagat

Submitted By:   Tomal
Website:  http://www.comjagat.com
Phone:  8801819284939
E-mail:  jagat@comjagat.com
  Vision:   As part of its ongoing effort to modernize and digitize its all contents, Computer Jagat, the first and the highest circulated IT magazine in Bangladesh, is working on developing an interactive web portal. The main......
  City:   Dhaka
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  Jidaw.com

Submitted By:   naijafirst
Website:  http://www.jidaw.com
Phone:  +234 (1) 8958064
E-mail:  info@jidaw.com
  Vision:   Our motivation is to make a difference by empowering people and organizations through Information Technology. We are motivated by the great needs in our environment to play a significant role in closing the digital divide.......
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Projects

  UN Committee of e-Leaders for ICT and Youth

Starter:   jenergy
Date Created:  Mar 30, 2008
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Description:   UNDESA-GAID Committee of e-Leaders for ICT and Youth The Committee of e-Leaders of Tomorrow for ICT and Youth is composed of active and committed regional youth representatives from Africa,...
Goals:   The members of the Committee of e-Leaders of Tomorrow for ICT and Youth shall: - coordinate the work and initiatives of the Global Youth Coalition on ICT for development; - help in bringing multi-stakeholder actors together, representing relevant bodies, such as in government ICT-related agencies, foreign policy, finance, social, sectoral (health and education) and regulatory agencies; in the private sector – industry and workers associations, producers and consumers of ICT, the media; civil society NGOs, foundations, scientific, academic and ICT communities and individuals providing advocacy and oversight on Information Society issues and implementing programmes addressing MDGs; - help create youth networks in the region; develop and implement regional work programmes of the Global Youth Coalition on ICT for development along GAID’s four focus areas namely: education, health, governance and entrepreneurship; - promote awareness and advocacy campaigns, through multimedia, on regional ICT-for-development initiatives for the Global Alliance, with the support of the GAID secretariat; - promote fundraising and mobilization of resources for the Coalition in support of its initiatives, activities and events; - promote the objectives of GAID through outreach with young people, governments, business leaders, civil society, academic institutions and technology communities; - bring to the attention of the GAID Steering Committee, through the GAID secretariat, regional perspectives and needs of the youth relevant to ICT for development; informs GAID, through the secretariat, on significant regional developments and initiatives; - participate in ICT-related events periodically around the world, to serve as an UNDESA-GAID e-Leaders of Tomorrow for ICT and Youth, representing their respective region; - report periodically to the GAID secretariat and to its Strategy Council; and prepare periodic report on activities and outcomes to all stakeholders in the region, including governments, business leaders, civil society, academia and technology communities.
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