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The International Institute for Communication and Development's most recent news items.
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Inventory of Innovative Farmer Advisory Services using ICTs
Currently, most farmers? information is provided either by extension workers, through libraries or via websites. The number of extension workers has been going down while that of farmers has been growing hence the need for innovative information systems to address this gap.
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Search4Dev: online library for digital publications of Dutch international cooperation NGOs
Launched in December 2008, Search4Dev is the online library for digital publications of Dutch organisations in the international development cooperation sector. Given IICD?s experience with online publishing and our large collection of digital publications KIT, which realised the repository, invited us to be one of the pilot organisations to join.
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Job Opportunity: Officer Communications
To support our team we are looking for an Officer Communications (1, 0 FTE).
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From Pilots to Large-Scale Programmes
The Uganda Country Programme has recently embarked on this ?final? phase, and Logon4D spoke to the Programme Manager, Marc Lepage, to find out a little more about what leveraging means, beyond the theory.
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Youssou N?dour Ambassador ICT for Africa
Youssou N'dour, the famous Senegalese performer and band leader who scored many number 1 hits in the nineties, has become the ambassador for the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF): a new organisation dedicated exclusively to the fight against the digital divide and the creation of a fair, all-inclusive information society.
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Paul ?t Hoen leaves IICD?s Board of Trustees
After serving the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) for nearly five years, Paul ?t Hoen, member of the Board of Trustees, will retire from his position at the end of 2008.
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Uniting Violated Bolivian Women Anonymously
The Ondas Libres (Free Waves) project in Bolivia unites female victims of domestic violence in an online network. Being anonymous in this network, they feel secure about opening up and discussing their problems with other victims through computer programmes such as Skype and via email.
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Assessing the impact of information on development: New study from the BCO
The nine partners of the Building Communication Opportunities (BCO) alliance share experiences of their work, and beyond, to draw conclusions on the uncertainty of the impact of ICTs on the ground, and make recommendations about the best ways for development actors to unlock their potential.
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Starting a new 'life' in Uganda
Close the Gap recently signed a three-year agreement with IICD to refurbish and ship hundreds of computers to various projects in Uganda that are supported by IICD.
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GTP Teacher wins Best Teacher Award in Ghana!
Mr Sadick Boateng, a teacher at the T.I. Ahmadiya Senior High School in Kumasi, Ghana, has been awarded National Best Teacher in Ghana for 2008.
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Karité producer Coprokazan sets example in Mali
The Zantiébougou Women Shea Butter Producers Cooperative (Coprokazan) in Mali has recently been recognised by the Ministry for the Advancement of Women, Children and Family as one of the most successful producers of shea butter producers in Mali during the National Week of Solidarity in Mali.
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Wireless network connects community organisations in Tanzania
On October 26, 2008, a wireless mesh network was launched in Sengerema, Tanzania, connecting 10 local organisations to the internet through the Sengerema Telecentre.
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IICD Scales up Youth Projects in Zambia
IICD is proud to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development (MYSCD) in Zambia. Signed on 28th August, the agreement will see IICD and two supported projects in Lusaka and Ndola jointly supporting sixteen Youth Resource Centres, the Department of Youth at the Ministry, the National Youth Council and Provincial Youth Development Coordinators.
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ICT project managers attend workshop in Ghana
A one-day workshop was organised at Tamale in the Northern Region for project managers and partners of the IICD Ghana country programme, in collaboration with Ghana Information and knowledge Sharing (GINKS), a Ghanaian Non-government organisation (NGO).
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Inter Access wins award for partnership with IICD
IICD private partner Inter Access has won the Computable Magazine Award for Most Socially Responsible ICT Company of the Year 2008. The Dutch IT consultancy received the nomination from the Dutch magazine for the support it has given, in partnership with IICD, to various ICT projects in Africa.
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