BCO Meets SDC - Integrating ICT into Development Initiatives and Processes, September 2007, Bern, Switzerland

BCO Meets SDC - Integrating ICT into Development Initiatives and Processes: Latest Lessons and Impact Assessment from the Field Perspective

The overall aim of this learning day is to present innovative, concrete and new lessons on how to integrate ICT within development initiatives and processes.

The target audience:
* SDC ICT4D focal points in the operational units
* SDC general audience

More details on the event will be posted shortly.

Case Studies

• AMARC: Community Radio Social Impact Assessment: Removing Barriers, Increasing Effectiveness Report Synopsis
• APC:
  • The Huaral Valley Agrarian Information System (SIA) Experience Case study APCNews article, 'Huaral Valley: wireless technology for traditional agriculture'
  • Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa
• IICD:
  • Case 1: The use of ICT for livelihoods in Ecuador - Market information for producers of ecological goods
  • Case 2: The use of ICT for health care in Tanzania - District health management information system (View both studies by clicking here)
  • Leveraging: From Projects to Programmes - Health Care in Tanzania (selected for presentation during the learning day). pdf (viewable online) PowerPoint (download)
• OneWorld Africa: Strengthening HIV/AIDS Leadership for Improved Service Delivery
• OneWorld South Asia: Lifelines-India - "Voice Enabled Information Delivery Services to Bridge Knowledge Divide of Rural Farming Communities in India" Case study Two-minute video clip on Lifelines-India
• Panos South Asia:
  • From Capacity to Content for ICT4D
  • Panos Radio South Asia Presentation (selected for presentation during the learning day). pdf (viewable online) PowerPoint (download)

Mapping Information:

• pdf (viewable online)
• word (editable download)