GK3 Online Interactions

GK3 will bring together over 2,000 visionaries, international leaders, practitioners and policy-makers to engage on the theme of Emerging People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies. As part of GK3. a variety of online interactions and online events will engage a broader audience, leveraging a suite of collaborative technologies to link face-to-face events with expert and grassroots voices from around the globe.

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Interview with Dr. Richard Heeks from IDPM, University of Manchester

Posted May 27th, 2007 by lenazun

Artist: GK3 Online Interactions
Title: Interview with Dr. Richard Heeks
Year: 2007
Length: 13:37 minutes (6.23 MB)
Format: Stereo 22kHz 64Kbps (CBR)

Dr. Heeks is the director of the Institute of Development Policy and Management in the University of Manchester. They are dedicated to the study of management in social development.

The group is focused on development informatics, researching several aspects of the relationship between informatics and development, with the premise that technology is fundamental to all development, in particular ICTs with great potential to deliver benefits to the marginalized and the poor. Dr. Heeks says in this interview: "Many years ago IT was only delivering for the rich, now we see growing benefits with the ICTs expansion and are beginning to touch the lives of the poor as well."

This interview is about 14 minutes long and talks about the work of the Institute, the motivations behind their areas of work and a more detailed explanation of one of their projects. The Women's ICT based enterprises is a project observing how women in developing countries are using ICTs to create their own micro enterprises bringing income to their families.