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This initiative is a companion piece to Communication and Human Development: The Freedom Connection?. Global Voices has been commissioned by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to write these stories on the future of ICTs and development. Learn more

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17 November 2009

Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?

Written by Aparna Ray · East Asia, Oceania

Can ICT truly preserve and protect distinct identities and culture? The cultural debate surrounding deployment of ICT in the field of indigenous/ knowledge and culture simply refuses to die down.

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9 November 2009

Uganda & Kenya: In Search of e-Governance

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa

Good governance has been linked to gains in economic and human development. Governments have begun using technologies to offer more citizen services, expand transparency and make information more accessible. We look at how Kenya and Uganda use ICTs to create better governance.

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3 November 2009

The future of ICT4D: How soon is now?

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia

In the final of three posts on the future of ICTs for development, we examine a few projects that could change the way people leverage technology in rural areas.

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27 October 2009

Disaster Management and the role of ICTs

Written by Aparna Ray · East Asia, South Asia

In a first post of the series, we explore the role of ICTs in Disaster Management and the paradigm shift in Disaster Management strategies that came about post the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004.

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20 October 2009

ICT4D: When mobile phones link with computers

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe

In the second of three posts, we ask: How are new technologies changing the field of ICT4D? Will linking computers to portable phones benefit human development in the developing world?

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12 October 2009

What future for ICT4D?

Written by John Liebhardt · South Asia, Western Europe

We know the capacity of mobile phones to affect human development. But that is last year's news. Some thinkers argue that we are on the verge of another round of technological changes that will force ICTs to evolve. What will ICTs for development look like in the next few years?

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5 October 2009

ICTs and the spread of indigenous knowledge

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia

Practitioners of indigenous knowledge increasingly use the media to exchange ideas and publicize traditional learning to the larger world. What happens when such local practices go global?

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4 October 2009

India: ICT for senior citizens-Where are we today?

Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia

October 1, was the UN-designated International Day of Older persons. For us in India, this seems like a perfect time to stop and take stock of the role played by ICTs in the lives of our senior citizens.

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29 September 2009

People with disabilities and the promise of ICTs

Written by John Liebhardt · East Asia, South Asia

More than 600 million people in the world live with disabilities. Oftentimes, poverty and disabilities go hand-in-hand. Can the promise of ICTs help disabled people better integrate socially and economically?

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28 September 2009

Brazil: Socio-digital Inclusion through the Lan House Revolution

Written by Paula Góes · Latin America

The poorest and most excluded population of Brazil have increasingly more access to the Internet through Local Area Networks. But, has the digital inclusion promoted by lan houses across the country affected human development in Brazil?

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