Sida and ICT4D
Jens Karberg
Read moreRole of ICT in democracy monitoring – hype or real? Case of the ICT4Democracy in East Africa project
East Africa has seen an influx in the number of internet users and in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovations. ICT tools are being used in preventing and detecting corruption, promoting the right to freedom of expression, enabling service delivery monitoring and improving government accountability and citizen participation. However, despite the potential these tools offer […]
Read moreUsing photos as data to understand how people live
Key note speech. Anna Rosling Rönnlund from Gapminder talks about Dollar Street.
Read moreWelcoming remarks
Spider’s director opens the Nordic ICT4D fair with a few welcoming remarks and practical information.
Read moreInnovation in Africa: “What it really takes to build startups”
Africa has no shortage of aspiring entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas for digital solutions actively seek opportunities to start their own businesses, and contribute to the development of the continent’s economy and society. But there are significant barriers to developing and launching startup businesses in Africa: Disjointed ecosystems (distance & language barriers); Lack of sophistication of […]
Read moreThe Glocal Classroom: Convergence pedagogy For digital teaching and learning
Key insights from the project with a focus on ICT4D/communication for development education in Swedish higher education in connection with global partnerships. For example: more research is needed for developing a ‘hybrid space’: Creating user-friendly learning platforms, mobile phone apps and an e-repository for learning materials. To enhance student learning, the glocal classroom experience should […]
Read moreICTs and Democracy: Presenting a Twitter Platform for Mapping and Data
In this workshop we highlight some of our research around the study of social media use in enhancing open and deliberative democracy, particularly in developing countries, where traditional media is often restricted. As part of our mandate in the EU FP7 Media Conflict and Democratization (“MeCoDem”) project (http://mecodem.eu), we were asked to research the impact […]
Read moreDigital Governance and the Reconstruction of the Indian Anti-Poverty System
Silvia Masiero, London School of Economics
Read morePresentation of the African civil society on the information Society.
I am very glad to take part in the first Nordic ICT4D fair on behalf of ACSIS. With more than 100 member organizations, ACSIS (www.acsis-scasi.org) is the unique pan African civil society organization, which aims to promote sustainable ICT4D for the benefit of African communities at a continental and national level. We have launched our […]
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