ICT for Development : Contributing to the Millennium Development Goals - Lessons Learned from Seventeen infoDev Projects

摘要: The aim of this paper is to create a publicly available resource that provides concise descriptions selected infoDev ICT-for-development projects, and their impact on poverty. first presents case studies cross-section projects funded by the Core Program, followed an in-depth analysis impact, limits those projects. main criterion for selecting study was be as representative possible various environments (political, economic, social, geographic) in which has been operating since its inception. An attempt also made provide balanced sample relative success rate Rather than "best projects," authors, consultation with task managers gave priority initiatives likely offer best lessons knowledge about how use ICT development purposes. show presence project champion enhances (FOOD, Manobi, Voxiva, Fantsuam). cases demonstrate technical organization capacity can built over life project.