Two sourcebooks debut in Helsinki
25 May 2011 |
The World Bank’s Agriculture and Rural Development department and infoDev teamed up to initially launch two sourcebooks on agriculture innovation and ICT in agriculture at infoDev’s 4th Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship May 31.
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4th Global Forum registration & website now open!
17 March 2011 |
Go to www.infodevGF.net to register today!
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Agri-business incubation helps local communities to protect crops and create jobs
23 July 2010 |
On 29 April, 2010, infoDev and the Agriculture and Rural Development department of The World Bank held a ‘brown bag lunch’ on business incubation in the US and what lessons might be learnt for other parts of the world. The focus was on agri-business incubators.
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infoDev 2009 Annual Report is published
30 June 2010 |
infoDev has published its FY09 Annual Report. The annual report documents a critical year in infoDev’s history, when the unit successfully adopted a new direction and funding model of multi-year collaborative programs pushing forward infoDev’s signature ICT4D and innovation themes.
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Strategies for Deploying eLearning in Developing Countries
18 March 2010 |
More than 60% of students who qualify for university or tertiary education in developing countries can't attend. eLearning via low-cost ICT devices can work for students, teachers, and the communities they live in. But what are the best strategies on how to deploy eLearning in developing countries? Join the Education Technology Debate sponsored by infoDev and UNESCO.
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infoDev's Social Media Reaches New Audiences
30 September 2009 |
infoDev expands into social media ! Become one of our fans in Facebook, Twitter or Youtube.
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Information and Communication for Development Report (IC4D 2009)
7 July 2009 |
The World Bank Report takes an in-depth look at how ICT, and particularly broadband and mobile, are impacting economic growth in developing countries. The data section includes at-a-glance tables for 150 economies of the latest available data on ICT sector performance. Performance measures for access, affordability and applications in government and business are also introduced.
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Delivering More for Less? Cloud Computing to Improve Services and Reduce Government IT Expenditure during the Financial Crisis
16 June 2009 |
Watch live from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. (Washington DC EDT)
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Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2009 - Now available !
2 June 2009 |
The third in a annual series that answers your questions about the state of ICTs in the world
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infoDev announces awards for projects that advance the use of ICT for Development
9 October 2008 |
Proposals were submitted in response to the Call for Proposals under the Korean Turst Fund for ICT for Development. The Korean Trust Fund finances projects chosen followig a competitive selection process of proposals received from operational units for the World Bank.
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ITU report "Measuring ICT Availability in Villages and Rural Areas" gathers research on measuring WSIS targets
3 July 2008 |
The first World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva, Switzerland in December 2003, brought together leaders from governments around the world to discuss and adopt strategies for creating an inclusive Information Society. One outcome of the
Summit was a Plan of Action enunciating ten targets to be achieved by 2015 of which the first is: “...to connect villages with ICTs and establish community access points...”. This report describes research to measure that target.
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World Bank Global ICT Department launches series of seminars on "ICT as Enabler for Growth and Public Sector Reform"
11 April 2008 |
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Korea provides the World Bank US$15 million for ICT4D
8 November 2007 |
The Trust Fund will help foster the information and communications technology agenda in developing countries.
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infoDev Day 2006 at the World Bank
11 June 2006 |
A series of workshops on information for development (ICT4D) topics for staff from donor agencies and members of the wider international development community.
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infoDev releases new briefing sheets on ICT4D policies, telecentres
28 November 2006 |
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infoDev Symposium at WSIS II Confronts the Challenges and Opportunities in Extending the Information Society to All
22 November 2005 |
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infoDev Commissions ICT and Rural Livelihoods Knowledge Map
2 October 2006 |
What do we know about the contribution that ICT can make to enhancing the livelihoods of the rural poor? infoDev has commissioned a major knowledge mapping and knowledge needs assessment designed to synthesize what we know about these issues, and identify the most urgent priorities for further research.
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infoDev and DfID Publish Knowledge Map on m-Banking
13 September 2006 |
infoDev and DfID jointly commissioned a knowledge map on m-banking aimed at helping the development community more clearly define the "knowledge gaps" and the "targeted interventions" required to facilitate the expansion of mobile-enabled financial services.
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