List of ICT4D organizations
Encyclopedia
This is a list of organisations that claim to work in the field of information and communication technologies for development
(ICT4Dev). The sections below show two separate classifications:
was formed to address a variety of ICT4Dev topics. The Task Force held semi-annual meetings focusing on specific themes, including a Global Forum on Internet Governance (UN headquarters in New York, March 2004); a Global Forum on an Enabling Environment (Berlin, November 2004); and a Global Forum on Harnessing the Potential of ICTs in Education (Dublin, April 2005). The UN ICT Task Force's mandate ended on December 31, 2005. A new group, called the 'Global Alliance for ICT and Development', was created to continue much of the work of the UN ICTTF.
In November 2002, UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
issued a call for Silicon Valley
to create the computers and communications systems that would enable villages to leapfrog several generations of technology and enter the Information Age directly. This would provide the technical basis for WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society
) discussions.
initiative held summits in Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. After Tunis a Plan of Action is being followed, with a ten-year deadline ending in 2015. This parallels the timeframe for the Millennium Development Goals
.
launched the Global Alliance for ICT and Development
(GAID).
It is described as a "multi-stakeholder forum" and a "cross-sectoral platform and forum that will bring together all stakeholders representing relevant constituencies". It includes a large number of persons from the fields of government, development cooperation, foreign policy, finance, the social sector (health, education), regulatory agencies, industry and workers' associations, producers and consumers of ICT, the media, non-governmental organisations, community social organisations, foundations, scientific, academic and ICT communities and "individuals providing advocacy and oversight on Information Society issues and implementing programs addressing the United Nations
' MDGs Millennium Development Goals
."
GAID is led by a steering committee, with Intel's Craig Barrett as its chairman.
It also has a Strategy Council, a set of high-level advisors, and a "champions' network". The Global Alliance for ICT and Development held its first meeting on June 19 and June 20, 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
GAID Global Forum 2010 was organized in partnership with the Government of Abu Dhabi on 5-6 December 2010.The theme for 2010 forum was "ICT for Achieving the MDGs : Moving from Advocacy to Action" and was attended by the members from governments, private sector, civil society and international organizations. Archived Videos from the Forum are available on the GAID website ( www.un-gaid.org ) or GAID Global Forum 2010
's Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) -- has brought out a number of publications. Many are published with shareable content licenses. Specifically in the field of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS), the International Open Source Network
(IOSN) has been an active player.
UNDP-APDIP publishes two series of e-primers, namely the e-Primers for the Information Economy, Society and Polity and the e-Primers on Free/Open Source Software. The former series details the concepts, issues and trends surrounding the information economy, society and polity. It intends to raise awareness and help policy makers and planners understand the relevance of information and communications technology (ICT) for development, by explaining technical jargon in simple terms. The latter series serves as an introduction to various aspects and dimensions of FLOSS, with country case-studies. It aims to raise awareness on FLOSS issues and support capacity building efforts.
is a Canadian governmental agency (crown corporation) that has a very broad programme which includes many small to mid-sized ICT4Dev projects. The IDRC is also one of the major sponsors of the telecentre.org movement.
OLPC is a high profile project initiated by Nicholas Negroponte
. Several large companies are members of the organisation including MIT and chip manufacturer AMD. It had a wide open source community. The aim is to produce laptops cheaply enough to provide them to every school child in the world. Through its bold and controversial aim, the project has generated much exposure for ICT4Dev in general.
The 50x15-project is a similar worldwide project, offering low-cost computers from a variety of manufacturers.
Inveneo is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
based in San Francisco with focus on ICT4Dev mostly in Uganda
. The organization developed thin client
called Inveneo Computing Station, which is similarly to Linutop
2 based on a reference design ION A603 mini PC by First International Computer
and runs AMD Geode CPU. Inveneo also helped to set up a communication system for relief workers after Hurricane Katrina
. Jamais Cascio
, a co-founder of WorldChanging
, featured Inveneo in July 2005.
IICD works closely with public, private and not-for-profit partners in Africa and Latin America. It brings a wide variety of local stakeholders together – teachers, farmers, health workers, local government officials and civil servants - to help formulate and implement their own ICT-supported development policies and programmes. This includes market price information systems for farmers; ICT centres for rural economic development; telemedicine to bring specialist medical knowledge to isolated areas; ICT-enabled learning materials to improve the quality of teaching.
started to offer special developing world Windows
version dubbed "Starter edition" since Windows XP
, which is cheaper than other editions, has limited application functions, network connectivity and is restricted to low-end hardware.
Microsoft sees sub-Saharan Africa as one of the last great computing frontiers and wants to make Windows a fixture there. The company has established a presence in 13 countries and has donated Windows for thousands of school computers and funded programs for entrepreneurs and the youth and has used aggressive business tactics aimed at Linux
, which is its biggest threat in the region. The company also makes a kind of ICT4Dev service with its "Unlimited Potential" program.
, the IMARA organization (from Swahili
word for "power") sponsors a variety of outreach programs which bridge the Global Digital Divide. Its aim is to find and implement long-term, sustainable solutions which will increase the availability of educational technology and resources to domestic and international communities. These projects are run under the aegis of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
(CSAIL) and staffed by MIT volunteers who give training, installed and donated computer setups in greater Boston, Massachusetts
, Kenya
, Indian reservations the American Southwest such as the Navajo Nation
, the Middle East
, and Fiji Islands
. The CommuniTech project strives to empower underserved communities through sustainable technology and education.
The institute also runs the Entrepreneurial Programming and Research on Mobiles and Africa Information Technology Initiative which focus on ICT4Dev.
The Berkman Institute at MIT is also strongly engaged in communication towards bridging the digital divide.
is a French public research institute working for the development of Southern countries, reporting to the Ministries responsible for research and overseas development. IRD is managing for more than sixty years research, consultancy and capacity building activities in Africa, the Mediterranean basin, Asia, Latin America and French overseas territories. The IT department of IRD has been in charge for years to bridge the digital divide between the Southern countries and the West.
Information and communication technologies for development
Information and Communication Technologies for Development is a general term referring to the application of Information and Communication Technologies within the fields of socioeconomic development, international development and human rights...
(ICT4Dev). The sections below show two separate classifications:
- organisations founded specifically with the sole purpose of engaging in ICT4Dev activities (i.e. activities that benefit the poorest people in the world)
- commercial companies with ICT4Dev activities, which may be seen as marketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
or corporate social responsibilityCorporate social responsibilityCorporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...
exercises.
UN ICT Task Force
In 2001 the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task ForceUN ICT Task Force
The United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force was a multi-stakeholder initiative associated with the United Nations which is "intended to lend a truly global dimension to the multitude of efforts to bridge the global digital divide, foster digital opportunity and thus...
was formed to address a variety of ICT4Dev topics. The Task Force held semi-annual meetings focusing on specific themes, including a Global Forum on Internet Governance (UN headquarters in New York, March 2004); a Global Forum on an Enabling Environment (Berlin, November 2004); and a Global Forum on Harnessing the Potential of ICTs in Education (Dublin, April 2005). The UN ICT Task Force's mandate ended on December 31, 2005. A new group, called the 'Global Alliance for ICT and Development', was created to continue much of the work of the UN ICTTF.
In November 2002, UN Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
issued a call for Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
to create the computers and communications systems that would enable villages to leapfrog several generations of technology and enter the Information Age directly. This would provide the technical basis for WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society
World Summit on the Information Society
The World Summit on the Information Society was a pair of United Nations-sponsored conferences about information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis...
) discussions.
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
This United NationsUnited Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
initiative held summits in Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. After Tunis a Plan of Action is being followed, with a ten-year deadline ending in 2015. This parallels the timeframe for the Millennium Development Goals
Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015...
.
Global Alliance for ICT and Development
In 2006, at the end of his tenure, outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi AnnanKofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
launched the Global Alliance for ICT and Development
Global Alliance for ICT and Development
The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development is a subgroup or continuation of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force...
(GAID).
It is described as a "multi-stakeholder forum" and a "cross-sectoral platform and forum that will bring together all stakeholders representing relevant constituencies". It includes a large number of persons from the fields of government, development cooperation, foreign policy, finance, the social sector (health, education), regulatory agencies, industry and workers' associations, producers and consumers of ICT, the media, non-governmental organisations, community social organisations, foundations, scientific, academic and ICT communities and "individuals providing advocacy and oversight on Information Society issues and implementing programs addressing the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
' MDGs Millennium Development Goals
Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015...
."
GAID is led by a steering committee, with Intel's Craig Barrett as its chairman.
It also has a Strategy Council, a set of high-level advisors, and a "champions' network". The Global Alliance for ICT and Development held its first meeting on June 19 and June 20, 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
GAID Global Forum 2010 was organized in partnership with the Government of Abu Dhabi on 5-6 December 2010.The theme for 2010 forum was "ICT for Achieving the MDGs : Moving from Advocacy to Action" and was attended by the members from governments, private sector, civil society and international organizations. Archived Videos from the Forum are available on the GAID website ( www.un-gaid.org ) or GAID Global Forum 2010
Asia Pacific Development Information Programme and International Open Source Network
The United Nations—through its various organisations such as the United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
's Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) -- has brought out a number of publications. Many are published with shareable content licenses. Specifically in the field of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS), the International Open Source Network
International Open Source Network
The International Open Source Network has as its slogan "software freedom for all". It is a Centre of Excellence for free software in the Asia-Pacific region....
(IOSN) has been an active player.
UNDP-APDIP publishes two series of e-primers, namely the e-Primers for the Information Economy, Society and Polity and the e-Primers on Free/Open Source Software. The former series details the concepts, issues and trends surrounding the information economy, society and polity. It intends to raise awareness and help policy makers and planners understand the relevance of information and communications technology (ICT) for development, by explaining technical jargon in simple terms. The latter series serves as an introduction to various aspects and dimensions of FLOSS, with country case-studies. It aims to raise awareness on FLOSS issues and support capacity building efforts.
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The IDRCInternational Development Research Centre
The International Development Research Centre is a Canadian Crown Corporation created by the Parliament of Canada that supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development...
is a Canadian governmental agency (crown corporation) that has a very broad programme which includes many small to mid-sized ICT4Dev projects. The IDRC is also one of the major sponsors of the telecentre.org movement.
The One Laptop per Child Project and 50x15
OLPC is a high profile project initiated by Nicholas Negroponte
Nicholas Negroponte
Nicholas Negroponte is an American architect best known as the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and also known as the founder of the One Laptop per Child Association ....
. Several large companies are members of the organisation including MIT and chip manufacturer AMD. It had a wide open source community. The aim is to produce laptops cheaply enough to provide them to every school child in the world. Through its bold and controversial aim, the project has generated much exposure for ICT4Dev in general.
The 50x15-project is a similar worldwide project, offering low-cost computers from a variety of manufacturers.
Computer Aid International
Founded in 1998 Computer Aid International is a not-for-profit organisation that facilitates the practical application of ICT4Dev solutions to social development challenges. Computer Aid provides resources and project management inputs to projects in focal areas for ICT4Dev that include eLearning, eInclusion, eHealth and rural connectivity. Current initiatives include the promotion and training of the open learning platform Moodle in Africa universities; development of FLOSS software for blind and visually impaired users; telemedicine projects for rural hospitals; advocacy around eWaste and a wide variety of school initiatives. Computer Aid is perhaps most well known for having provided over 160,000 professionally refurbished PCs to educational institutions and not-for-profit development organisations in more than 100 different developing countries.Inveneo
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
based in San Francisco with focus on ICT4Dev mostly in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. The organization developed thin client
Thin client
A thin client is a computer or a computer program which depends heavily on some other computer to fulfill its traditional computational roles. This stands in contrast to the traditional fat client, a computer designed to take on these roles by itself...
called Inveneo Computing Station, which is similarly to Linutop
Linutop
The Linutop is a small, light, environment friendly nettop computer with a metal case, no moving parts, and running the Linutop OS , a customized version of Linux based on the Xubuntu then Ubuntu/GNOME distribution....
2 based on a reference design ION A603 mini PC by First International Computer
First International Computer
First International Computer, Inc. is a Taiwanese computer and components manufacturer, that designs and manufactures computer products and electronic components for other electronics equipment manufacturers worldwide. The company's products include motherboards, embedded computing systems,...
and runs AMD Geode CPU. Inveneo also helped to set up a communication system for relief workers after Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. Jamais Cascio
Jamais Cascio
Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and ethical futurist specializing in design strategies and possible outcomes for future scenarios...
, a co-founder of WorldChanging
Worldchanging
Worldchanging is an American non-profit online magazine and blog about sustainability and social innovation. At 19/09/2011, it was taken over by Architecture for Humanity....
, featured Inveneo in July 2005.
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) is a non-profit foundation that specialises in ICT as a tool for development. It was founded in 1996 by the Dutch Ministry for Development Cooperation to help developing countries in their efforts to overcome the digital divide. IICD works in the sectors Education, Livelihoods, Health and Governance.IICD works closely with public, private and not-for-profit partners in Africa and Latin America. It brings a wide variety of local stakeholders together – teachers, farmers, health workers, local government officials and civil servants - to help formulate and implement their own ICT-supported development policies and programmes. This includes market price information systems for farmers; ICT centres for rural economic development; telemedicine to bring specialist medical knowledge to isolated areas; ICT-enabled learning materials to improve the quality of teaching.
ICT4D Collective
The ICT4D Collective and Multidisciplinary Centre for ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London, was initiated in 2004 and is a group of people committed to undertaking the highest possible quality of research in the field of ICT4D, and making the results of this available freely to the global community. The Collective works primarily in the interests of poor people and marginalised communities, wherever they may be found. The Collective works in partnership to undertake research, teaching (undergraduate and postgraduate) and consultancy relating to the appropriate and sustainable use of ICT for development.SPIDER (Swedish Program for ICT4D in Developing Regions)
The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions SPIDER is a resource center for ICT for Development. Spider was established in 2004 and is primarily financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation (Sida), with complementary funding from Stockholm University. The center is administered by the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) at Stockholm University.Microsoft
MicrosoftMicrosoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
started to offer special developing world Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
version dubbed "Starter edition" since Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
, which is cheaper than other editions, has limited application functions, network connectivity and is restricted to low-end hardware.
Microsoft sees sub-Saharan Africa as one of the last great computing frontiers and wants to make Windows a fixture there. The company has established a presence in 13 countries and has donated Windows for thousands of school computers and funded programs for entrepreneurs and the youth and has used aggressive business tactics aimed at Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, which is its biggest threat in the region. The company also makes a kind of ICT4Dev service with its "Unlimited Potential" program.
MIT
At the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, the IMARA organization (from Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
word for "power") sponsors a variety of outreach programs which bridge the Global Digital Divide. Its aim is to find and implement long-term, sustainable solutions which will increase the availability of educational technology and resources to domestic and international communities. These projects are run under the aegis of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is a research laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology formed by the 2003 merger of the Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory...
(CSAIL) and staffed by MIT volunteers who give training, installed and donated computer setups in greater Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Indian reservations the American Southwest such as the Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering , occupying all of northeastern Arizona, the southeastern portion of Utah, and northwestern New Mexico...
, the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, and Fiji Islands
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. The CommuniTech project strives to empower underserved communities through sustainable technology and education.
The institute also runs the Entrepreneurial Programming and Research on Mobiles and Africa Information Technology Initiative which focus on ICT4Dev.
The Berkman Institute at MIT is also strongly engaged in communication towards bridging the digital divide.
IRD
Institut de recherche pour le développementInstitut de recherche pour le développement
The Institut de recherche pour le développement is a French public science and technology research institute under the joint authority of the French ministries in charge of research and overseas development....
is a French public research institute working for the development of Southern countries, reporting to the Ministries responsible for research and overseas development. IRD is managing for more than sixty years research, consultancy and capacity building activities in Africa, the Mediterranean basin, Asia, Latin America and French overseas territories. The IT department of IRD has been in charge for years to bridge the digital divide between the Southern countries and the West.
Unclassified ICT4Dev Organizations
- United Villages uses a Wi-FiWi-FiWi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
-based network for rural InternetRural InternetRural Internet is the access to the Internet from rural areas , which are settled places outside towns and cities. Inhabitants live in villages, hamlets, on farms and in other isolated houses...
delivery in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - GeekcorpsGeekcorpsGeekcorps is a non-profit organization that sends people with technical skills to developing countries to assist in computer infrastructure development...
offers education systems that draw on information technologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
. - The "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH" [until 2011: InWEnt - Capacity Building International, now part of GIZ] through its it@inwent programmes, strengthens IT sectors in Africa and Asia, fosters key innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for economic development, and supports its partners to use ICTs as enabling tools for poverty reduction. A focus is on "Business Models in Free and Open Source Software in Developing countries".
- The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU was established in 1983 under the Lomé Convention between the ACP countries and EU member states...
supports the dissemination of ICT4Dev in ACP countries. - The World Wide Web ConsortiumWorld Wide Web ConsortiumThe World Wide Web Consortium is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web .Founded and headed by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations which maintain full-time staff for the purpose of working together in the development of standards for the...
Interest Group on the Mobile Web for Social Development (MW4D) explores how to use the potential of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on mobile phones as a solution to bridge the digital divideDigital divideThe Digital Divide refers to inequalities between individuals, households, business, and geographic areas at different socioeconomic levels in access to information and communication technologies and Internet connectivity and in the knowledge and skills needed to effectively use the information...
and provide minimal services (health, education, governance, business, etc.) to rural communities and under-privileged populations of developing countries. - Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA)
- GSMA Development Fund
- The Ethnos Project
- PlayPowerPlayPowerPLAYPOWER is a non-profit organization designed to create free educational computer software for low income families in India and other developing countries. The games are designed to run on 8-bit systems, using a processor that is in the public domain, which allows the games to be run on very low...
- Humane InformaticsHumane InformaticsHumane Informatics is a one-man project in the field of Information and communication technologies for development led by Braddock Gaskill. As of October 2010 the project introduced two open-source hardware devices - the Humane Reader and the Humane PC...
- SITIASITIASITIA is an international non-profit ICT4D organization founded January 17, 1997 in Menlo Park, California.History=The founders of SITIA were inspired by the work of Norman Borlaug and sought to use science and technology to address two international development goals: increasing food supplies and...
International ICT non-profit supporting public health in the developing world.
See also
- Computer technology for developing areas#List of known major providers and charities (a sub-article of Information and communication technologies for developmentInformation and communication technologies for developmentInformation and Communication Technologies for Development is a general term referring to the application of Information and Communication Technologies within the fields of socioeconomic development, international development and human rights...
)
United Nations System initiatives
- World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
- WSIS Stocktaking Platform
- UN Group on the Information Society
- UN Volunteers - ICT
- United Nations ICT Task Force (archived website)
Academic initiatives
- TechChange: The Institute for Technology and Social Change, led by Nicholas C. Martin
- Technology & Social Change Group | University of Washington, led by Chris Coward
- The Centre for Development Informatics, led by Professor Richard HeeksRichard HeeksRichard Heeks is Professor of Development Informatics in the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK. He is Director of the University's Centre for Development Informatics.-Background:...
- The ICT4Dev Collective's portal and learning resources, led by Professor Tim Unwin
- ICTlogy, research portal with resources and +1850 references bibliography and +570 pages wiki, led by Professor Ismael Peña-López
- ICT4Dev Consortium - Edulink, led by PhD. Clint Rogers at the University of Joensuu
- ICT4WD, research portal with resources on ICT for rural women's development, led by Meera K. Joseph
- TIER, Technology and Infrastructure in Emerging Regions (TIER) a cross-disciplinary research group on ICT and development, led by Prof. Eric BrewerEric Brewer (computer scientist)Eric A. Brewer is the main inventor of a wireless networking scheme called WiLDNet which promises to bring low-cost connectivity to rural areas of the developing world. He was made a tenured professor at UC Berkeley at the age of 32. In 1996, Brewer co-founded Inktomi Corporation. He is known for...
at the University of California at Berkeley - The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions at the Royal Institute of TechnologyRoyal Institute of TechnologyThe Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
- The Telkom Centre of Excellence in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) is a research unit hosted within the Department of Computer Science at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
Other international initiatives
- Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, United Kingdom
- ICT4Dev in Sri Lanka, Information and Communication Technology for Development, Sri Lanka
- Fusion, Sarvodaya ICT4Dev Movement, Sri Lanka
- Development Gateway Foundation - Resources Portal
- International Free and Open Source Software Foundation
- Digital Opportunity Channel
- Global Alliance for ICT and Development
- DFID
- e-ForAll.org
- iConnect
- Intel's World Ahead Program
- Radio-E-Mail Connections Unlimited
- UNV Online Volunteering service
- Association for Progressive Communications
- Dialog Telekom PLC Sri Lanka
- LinkNet Zambia
- OneWorld South Asia