The Web2forDev – Participatory Web for Development Conference is taking place at FAO Headquarters in Rome, organized by FAO, CTA, IICD, GTZ, UBC, IFAD, CGIAR, euforic, UCAD, APC, ACP and the European Commission. Here come my notes.
Presentation: Anton Mangstl
It’s the first time that the revolution is not about the development of systems, but empowerment
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Presentation: Hansjörg Neun
Holidays for me is getting no internet and no GSM
. It is important not to get drowned by technologies, but to master them
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Jacques Diouf, Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Keynote Speech: Anriette Esterhuysen
The importance of ICTs in leapfrogging.
Skilled development, that can be enhanced/fostered by ICTs, and has traditionally been forgotten from the (cooperation for) development agendas.
The focus of ICT4D can be focused into mainstream.
Proliferation of online content, along with language/translation tools, bringing in new users that do not come from the developed world.
Web 2.0 removes the barriers on the consumers, creators of content.
Partnerships are crucial, collaboration is critical for cooperation for development, but most especially engagement, which is widely enhanced by Web 2.0, a perfect platform for this multilayer commitment, response.
Sharing is a main challenge.
We need to rethink (cooperation for) development deeply. We have to provide access to the tools, and to let/help people use them effectively.
Participation, decision making, human rights… are new dimensions on development that the Web 2.0 can include on the development debate.
Online participation should be ways to promote a more inclusive society.
More info
- Web2forDev – Participatory Web for Development at internet.artizans
- Website of the conference
- Blog of the conference
- Wiki of the conference
- Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us, by Michael Wesh
- Pages tagged with "web2fordev" on del.icio.us
- Flickr Photos tagged with web2fordev
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