What is the Solution Exchange for the ICT for Development Community?

The ICT for Development (ICTD) Community promotes information and communication technologies (ICT) as an enabler for sustainable development and as an alternative means of livelihood, particularly for the grassroots communities of India.

Solution Exchange connects members of this Community and increases the effectiveness of their individual efforts, helping them share and apply each other’s knowledge and experience. Through Solution Exchange, colleagues can turn to their peers across India for solutions to the day-to-day challenges they face.

What are some of the issues covered by this Community?

·         Promoting awareness of ICT’s role in poverty alleviation and  for livelihood opportunities

·         ICT-enabled service delivery models

·         Licensing and regulatory framework

·         Synergizing and deploying communication tools and media to facilitate access to grassroots populations

·         Generating locally relevant content in local languages, through facilitation tools and strategies

·         Capacity-building of grassroots “knowledge workers”

·         Bridging the digital divide by including the weaker and un-reached population in ICT strategies

Who should become a member of the ICT for Development Community?

• Field workers from NGOs, government agencies and the private sector engaged in ICTD
• District and local level administrators, community leaders and local activists
• Public sector planners and policy makers at national, district and local levels
• Representatives of donor agencies supporting ICTD
• Academics and researchers
• Media persons
• Any other professionals and practitioners working in ICT for Development

Who are the leaders of this Community?

 The Community is guided by a “Resource Group” of individuals representing key organizations and agencies in the ICTD sector in India:

• Government of India
• Civil society and non-governmental organizations
• Technology companies addressing ICTS
• Academic and research institutions
• UN agencies

The Community is facilitated by UNESCO and UNDP.

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For further information about the ICT for Development Community email se-ictd@solutionexchange-un.net.in

or contact the Resource Team:

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO House
B-5/29, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi 110029 India 

Solution Exchange is an initiative of the United Nations Agencies in India
www.solutionexchange-un.net.in

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