The concept of ICT4D is being abused by many people / companies / organizations for their own benefit. So now it is a challenge to convince people and get their support for genuine ICT4 Development (ICT4D) initiatives.
Following are some instances of fake ICT4D projects;
ICT4D projects to gain Political Mileage
ICT4D projects to get mere publicity
Projects just targeting Awards not real results
Projects to just please donors
‘D’ neglected ICT4D projects
Any organization, which implements ICT4D projects, could have many objectives, which is natural. But it is essential to give priority to people and their development if those are to be genuine ICT4D initiatives.
So, as development activists / ICT4D activists, it is our responsibility to highlight genuine ICT4D initiatives, give them due recognition and make them models for others to follow.
-Sameera.
Following are some instances of fake ICT4D projects;
ICT4D projects to gain Political Mileage
ICT4D projects to get mere publicity
Projects just targeting Awards not real results
Projects to just please donors
‘D’ neglected ICT4D projects
Any organization, which implements ICT4D projects, could have many objectives, which is natural. But it is essential to give priority to people and their development if those are to be genuine ICT4D initiatives.
So, as development activists / ICT4D activists, it is our responsibility to highlight genuine ICT4D initiatives, give them due recognition and make them models for others to follow.
-Sameera.
Those are common in all projects my friend, ICT4D is not an exception.
ReplyDeleteyes, I agree, common in all international aid projects
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more with Sameera. The point is that the community has to raise awareness for projects that are doing the right thing and are not just paying lip-service to donors.
ReplyDeleteFrom the community this means that we have to provide such things as rewards. I'm not sure fingerpointing at projects that are fake will help but it's another option.
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ReplyDelete@ Anonymous 1
Ya, most of the points common to all projects, but the point - "D" neglected ICT4D projects
is not common for all. It's valid only to ICT4D projects.
-Sameera
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ReplyDelete@ game
May not be with all, but with some projects.
-Sameera
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ReplyDelete@ Anonymous 2
"The point is that the community has to raise awareness for projects that are doing the right thing and are not just paying lip-service to donors."
Your point is good, but the issue is, the projects which are paying lip-service to donors make more noise than the genuine projects, which misleads the community.
-Sameera
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