The Future of ICT for Development

Future of ICT for DevelopmentOver the next several weeks, Global Voices will be exploring how internet and communication technologies can assist human development, supported by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

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About the Harvard Forum

Kickstarting everything was an event at Harvard University, on September 23-24, 2009: Communication and Human Development: The Freedom Connection? The IDRC/Harvard Forum brought together six world class panelists, Amartya Sen, Michael Spence, Yochai Benkler, Clotilde Fonseca, and Michael L. Best with leading thinkers and practitioners from around the globe.

Since they last met, six years ago, a lot has changed.

Audio from the event

Listen right here, or download from the Internet Archive.

Liveblogging by Ethan Zuckerman:

- Day 1-

1) Update from the Harvard Forum on ICT4D
2) Markets, Mobiles and the ability to make culture
3) The complex world of ICT and gender
4) Are we satisfied with what we've got?
5) ICT4D and, and, and

- Day 2 -

1) What do we need to know?
2) Faith and focus

See Berkman's question tool for a sample of questions asked during the day.

Twitter: #idrc09

Global Voices Posts

Global Voices is following stories in global citizen media and blogs about how ICT is being used for development. These stories are also available directly on our Special Topic page.

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Global Voices Posts on Future of ICT for Development

  1. Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?
  2. Uganda & Kenya: In Search of e-Governance
  3. The future of ICT4D: How soon is now?
  4. Disaster Management and the role of ICTs
  5. ICT4D: When mobile phones link with computers
  6. What future for ICT4D?
  7. ICTs and the spread of indigenous knowledge
  8. India: ICT for senior citizens-Where are we today?
  9. People with disabilities and the promise of ICTs
  10. Brazil: Socio-digital Inclusion through the Lan House Revolution
  11. Harvard Forum - Faith and focus
  12. Harvard Forum - What do we need to know?
  13. Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and
  14. Harvard Forum: Are we satisfied with what we've got?
  15. Harvard Forum: the complex world of ICT and gender

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Conference essays

The Berkman Center is publishing essays by conference participants on Publius.cc, together with comments and responses (see list of essays below). GV authors will also be following the conversation, and drawing connections between the conference ideas and conversations in the blogosphere.

Position paper - Randy Smith and Matthew Smith
Response - Clotilde Fonseca
Response - William H. Melody
Response - Michael Spence
Response - Rohan Samarajiva
Response - Lawrence Liang
Response - Ronaldo Lemos and Paula Martini
Response - Alison Gillwald
Response - Ineke Buskens
Response - Ophelia Mascarenhas
Response - Onno Purbo
Response - Yochai Benkler
Response - Hernan Galperin
Response - Anita Gurumurthy
Response - Nancy Spence
Response - Ethan Zuckerman
Response -  Sabri Saidam
Response - Matthew Smith and Laurent Elder