Recent Activity in ICT for Development Community
- Consolidated Reply: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of Urban Poor Women - Advice, Examples. Issue date 8 February 2011 in ICT for Development Community, Climate Change Community
- Seeks advice and examples for developing campaign strategy for urban poor women on adaptation.
- Consolidated Reply: Using Radio for Spreading Awareness on Climate Change - Experiences, Advice. Issue date 22 November 2010 in ICT for Development Community, Climate Change Community
- Seeks inputs on effectively using radio, print and electronic media for spreading awareness on climate change.
- Consolidated Reply: Overcoming the language divide on emails - Advice. Issue date 6 September 2010 in ICT for Development Community
- Consolidated Reply: Mobile-based Health Literacy for Community Health Workers - Experiences, Advice. Issue date 25 August 2010 in ICT for Development Community, Maternal and Child Health Community
- Looking for experiences related to use of cell phones or similar technologies among Community Health Workers for enhancing the health literacy and the possible roadblocks and difficulties in using cell phones.
About the ICT for Development Community
The ICTD Community provides a knowledge sharing forum for exchange of ideas, lessons learnt and best practices and effective interventions in support of national development goals. It facilitates and promotes viable solutions in line with the Millennium Development Goals, provides a platform for exchange of innovative approaches through ICTs among interested stakeholders.
For instance, the community has successfully held consultations on the amendment to the Panchayati Raj Institutions Act, the Microfinance Regulation Bill, National Aids Control Programme – III and Right to Education to mention but a few. The community members provided valuable feedback on the Implementation of Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY) under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and State level Disaster Management Acts. The community volunteers developed a speedy and effective grievance redressal mechanism for the district administration of Medak, Andhra Pradesh.
ICT for Development Community Success Stories
- Impact of Mobile Technology Projects for improving the lives of common citizens , Story in ICT for Development Community, Decentralization Community updated on Jan 07, 2012
- National Policy on ICT in School Education, Story in ICT for Development Community updated on Jan 02, 2012
