Is there any place where we can collect basic information about the available programs related to ICT4D?
I think this would be a very helpful tool, especially while we talk to industry trying to convince them to start getting active…
Most aspects of ICT4D, may be with the only exception of pure infrastructure projects, are highly innovative and thus tools that are widely used in the R&D area might be very helpful to identify programs, search for partners etc.
This would also be a nice extension for this site.
cheers
dirk
Pierre Lucante // Mar 31, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Hi Dirk, I’m not sure I understand what you mean. Which type of information? for GDC activities in the field of ICT4D?
Dirk Elias // Mar 31, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Hi Pierre, I’m coming from the scientific area, so I’m familiar with EU-ICT Africa, ACP and similar programs. But I lack knowledge of the instruments that are targeting directly or indirectly ICT4D from other backgrounds…
Balthas Seibold // Apr 15, 2011 at 9:26 am
Dear Dirk,
thanks for your suggestion and it would be interesting to get more info about the R&D tools, which you are referring to. In the meantime, please find below a link to an overview of most of the ICT4D programmes, which we are currently implementing in the area of capacity building within GIZ (until 2011: InWEnt). Cheers, Balthas
http://www.inwent.org/portal/internationale_zusammenarbeit/wirtschaft/informationstechnologie/index.php.en