We are a group of professionals from a wide range of organizations and perspectives who are dedicated to promoting information and communication technologies as an enabler for sustainable development and as an alternative means of livelihood for grassroots communities of India. The Information Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) Community is co-facilitated by UNESCO and UNDP, and is moderated by a Resource Team comprised of Mr. Rajen Varada, Resource Person and Ms. Gitanjali Sah, Research Associate. Click here for the welcome message from the UNESCO Facilitator, and click here for the message from the Resource Team.
Community Highlights
The ICT for Development Community completed a year since its inception and a Visioning Workshop was held in December 2007 at Auroville/Pondicherry to chart out a "Vision" for the Community as well as identify action projects for the year, for more information contact the Resource Team. The Community is posited on the conviction that our development goals cannot be achieved without good communications, in terms of hardware, software and liveware. The ICTD community was launched on 23 November 2006 in New Delhi. Ever since, the community has discussed, among other issues, the Common Service Centre scheme, use of ICT in literacy programmes, ICT and livelihoods, remote sensing in agriculture, setting up and running Community Radio stations, e governance and the role of ICT in local content creation. Queries have been cross-posted with the Food and Nutrition, Education, Water and the Decentralization Communities. We are happy to report that our Community continues to grow steadily, with new members signing up each week. The community had 1375 members as of January 2008. Our membership profile is led by NGOs and other civil society organizations, who account for around 32% of our members, followed by company and independent consultants (20.2%), academic and research institutions (15%), Government (11%) and UN and other international agencies (10%). We would like to thank you for your enthusiastic and involved participation in all our discussions. We hope that the discussions – and the Consolidated Replies – have been of interest to you and have been put to practical use. We look forward to your contribution and participation in further discussions.
Queries, e-Consultations and e-Discussions
Below are the current topics being addressed. To participate you must be a member. Go to the Mailgroup page to log in or sign up. Query
[se-ictd] DISCUSSION: Policy Framework for Accessibility Standards for the Visually Impaired. Reply by 26 November 2008 From Dipendra Manocha, Developing Countries DAISY Consortium, New Delhi Requests feedback from members for recommendation to government on polices for implementing DAISY standards for people with impaired vision and learning
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 “We have found UN-Solution Exchange a wonderful opportunity to exchange views, ideas and experiences of ICT4D programmes. The group has helped us in communicating and connecting with community members with similar interest which has helped us to further our collaboration to take our ICT4D agenda forward. We have enriched with the forum exposure and we congratulate the UNDP Solutions Exchange groups for this very stimulating experience. “ Rufina Fernandes,
NASSCOM FOUNDATION, Delhi
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Rural Postal Services and Common Service Centres
