ICT4D

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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GK3i: Interview with Dwayne Bailey, ICT for a Multilingual Knowledge Society

Posted December 1st, 2007 by lenazun

2:18 minutes (1.05 MB)

Dwayne Bailey
Founder and Managing Director of Translate.org.za
ET1: Emerging Technologies Session
ICT for a Multilingual Knowledge Society

Summary:

Q1, Your panel touches on a very complex subject such as cultural appropriateness of ICTs. Why do you think localizing ICTs to the needs of developing countries is a priority?

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GK3i: Interview with Claudia Morrell. Mainstreaming Gender in ICT4D initiatives

Posted December 1st, 2007 by lenazun

8:54 minutes (4.08 MB)

Claudia Morrell
EP6: Emerging People Session
Creating a New Strategy for Gender in the Information Society: Empowering Women in ICT

SUMMARY:

Your panel is addressing the efforts to mainstream gender into the ICT4D movement. Can you provide some examples of how gender is integrating into ICT4D efforts around the world?

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Building New Livelihoods In A Conflict Zone Using ICTs

Posted September 25th, 2007 by lenazun

Life in northern Uganda implies living within what essentially amounts to genocide. Since 1987, the Lords Resistance Army has been engaging in activities to overthrow the Ugandan government, with innocent civilians bearing the brunt of their brutal tactics, often via the forced kidnapping and recruitment of child soldiers.