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On Financial and Other Types of Sustainability in ICT4D Initiatives

On Financial and Other Types of Sustainability in ICT4D Initiatives

Published on: Mar 30 2012 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on On Financial and Other Types of Sustainability in ICT4D Initiatives
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the sustainability of ICT4D initiatives over the past couple months in preparation for a panel I participated in at ICTD...
19 mHealth Reality Checks from 2011 mHealth Summit

19 mHealth Reality Checks from 2011 mHealth Summit

Published on: Jan 20 2012 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on 19 mHealth Reality Checks from 2011 mHealth Summit
At the 2011 mHealth Summit, James BonTempo and I (supported by Plan International USA and MCHIP via USAID) co-hosted the “mHealth Reality Booth,” which we hoped...
The mHealth Reality Booth: Your Daily Dose of Real at mHealth Summit 2011

The mHealth Reality Booth: Your Daily Dose of Real at mHealth Summit 2011

Published on: Dec 02 2011 by Linda Raftree - 1 Comment
Some of the top organizations and corporations working in the mobile technology and health space will gather December 5–7 at the mHealth Summit in Washington,...
How Is Technology Causing Breakthroughs in Youth Economic Opportunity?

How Is Technology Causing Breakthroughs in Youth Economic Opportunity?

Published on: Oct 21 2011 by Linda Raftree - 1 Comment
At the Making Cents International’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, the youth and ICTs panel mentioned a few of the many areas where new technologies...
Can ICTs support accountability and transparency in education?

Can ICTs support accountability and transparency in education?

Published on: Feb 25 2011 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on Can ICTs support accountability and transparency in education?
Cross posted from Wait… What? I spent a few days in Nairobi recently with our education and our ICT staff from Ghana, Uganda, Senegal, Mozambique, Kenya,...
Best Practices in Incorporating ICT into Proposals for Funding

Best Practices in Incorporating ICT into Proposals for Funding

Published on: Feb 02 2011 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on Best Practices in Incorporating ICT into Proposals for Funding
At the Technology Salon on “How to Incorporate ICT into Proposals“, we discussed some of the challenges and solutions for proposal writers when they...
Using Technology Strategically for ICT Enabled Development

Using Technology Strategically for ICT Enabled Development

Published on: Jan 19 2011 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on Using Technology Strategically for ICT Enabled Development
Plan released a new report called ICT Enabled Development: Using ICT strategically to support Plan’s work. The report is part of an on-going process by Plan...
ICT4D Twitter Chat on Friday: Distance Learning Options for ICT4D Practitioners

ICT4D Twitter Chat on Friday: Distance Learning Options for ICT4D Practitioners

Published on: Jan 12 2011 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on ICT4D Twitter Chat on Friday: Distance Learning Options for ICT4D Practitioners
stLight.options({publisher:'b9de7637-ad14-4428-a74a-3b3ba4db6282'}); A little more than a month ago, I wrote a post asking ‘Where is the ICT4D distance learning.’...
5 Ways ICT Can Support the Millennium Development Goals

5 Ways ICT Can Support the Millennium Development Goals

Published on: Dec 27 2010 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on 5 Ways ICT Can Support the Millennium Development Goals
I’ve been putting together my thoughts around girls, child rights, information and communication technologies and the Millennium Development Goals. The angle...
3-step framework to integrate ICTs into development

3-step framework to integrate ICTs into development

Published on: Dec 13 2010 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on 3-step framework to integrate ICTs into development
Editing video to promote social change Building on my panel discussion around ICT and Millennium Development Goals, my perspective is less from a top down, big...
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