Reflection on ICT for Development based on personal experiences and research.

1. ICT4D and me
Global South Forum – 12/12/12
Dirk Gorissen
@elazungu

2. Why ICT4D?

26. ICT4D?

30. ICT4D?

41. THE PLURAL OF ANECDOTE IS NOT DATA
- Frank Kotsonis

49. “In our most successful ICT4D projects,
the partner organizations did the hard
work of real development, and our role
was simply to assist, and strengthen, their
efforts with technology.”

63. LEARNED • People are lazy (including me)
• You need a champion
• You need passion
• Connect people!
• Respect users (hard!)
• Sustainability is VERY hard
• Pull not push

65. YOUR TURN! • Recognize any of this?
• Where has ICT succeeded?
• Where has it failed?
• Why?
• Advice?
• Needs?
• Priorities?
• Stay local?
• We need you!
Dirk Gorissen
@elazungu