infoDev to Pilot Session on ICT in Post-Conflict Situations at ICTD 2012
19 January 2012 |
infoDev will organize an open session at the Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2012) on the topic “ICT in Post-Conflict Situations.” The conference will be held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, March 12-15.
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Bytes After Bullets: infoDev Begins Study of ICT in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
6 June 2011 |
Conflict, within and between countries, is a major cause and consequence of poverty. Conflict currently affects around one quarter of low-income countries, but conflicts do end, and the challenge then is to bring relief and stability quickly, through good governance matched with rising living standards, in order to create the right conditions for nation building. A newly inaugurated infoDev research project will explore the ways that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can have a transformative role in that process.
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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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e-Government Research Guide: a World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Library Network
26 July 2010 |
Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners should look to the World Bank and IMF e-Government Research Guide, which provides up to date statistics, references, and journal suggestions.
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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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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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infoDev Research on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in e-Government
1 September 2006 |
The objective of infoDev's work on PPPs and e-government is to develop an online Introduction to E-Government, and training materials related to the field of PPPs in e-government.
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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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New Generation Organizational Models for e-Government:
21 March 2008 |
This workshop will discuss the role of a new generation of e-government organizations which could extend the role of e-Government "Centers of Excellence" or "Competency Centers" in keeping with emerging technology and organizational trends.
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Draft E-Government Knowledge Maps and Toolkit Now Online
15 August 2006 |
Internews is leading a team of experts from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), the Transnational Data Recording Service, and SONAS Innovation to develop a set of online knowledge maps and toolkit focused on E-Government in developing countries.
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Update on the Request for Expressions of Interest for Using ICT for Public Sector Reform: An e-Gov Knowledge Map and Toolkit
22 December 2005 |
infoDev has received about 70 expressions of interest from a wide variety of organizations for its request for proposals (RFP) that was issued on November 9.
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