An interesting paper, very close our vision of the ICTs for development -
may be with a few missing domensions. A must-read for the civil society
representative in the 'ICTs for development' panel at Tokyo.
-Hasan Rizvi
----- Original Message -----
From: Irfan Khan <khania2@super.net.pk>
To: <s-asia-it@apnic.net>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:14 AM
Subject: Seven Proposals for Human Development Using New ICTs
Letter to Aunt Ofelia:
Seven Proposals for Human Development Using
New Information and Communication Technologies
Ricardo GÎez[1] and BenjamùÏ Casadiego[2]
based on the results of a collective workshop[3]
April 2002
Abstract
These seven proposals are intended as a contribution to the ongoing
debate over the use of new technologies for human development, which
is understood here to mean promoting democracy with social justice,
economic prosperity with equity, and realization of the full human
potential. These proposals are the result of a workshop involving
three-dozen specialists in this area who met in Cajamarca, Peru in
March 2002.
The proposals may be summarized as follows:
1. Offer concrete solutions
2. Move forward at the pace of the community.
3. Learn from mistakes
4. Localize globalized communication
5. Work with a gender perspective
6. Let people speak with their own voice
7. Generate new knowledge
The paper has been drafted in the form of a letter to an imaginary
aunt who has recently been appointed Secretary of Communications in a
Latin American country. This device allows for a creative approach
to discussing issues and proposals for taking better advantage of the
opportunities offered by information and communication technologies
(ICTs) for human development in the region.
read complete letter at
http://www.idrc.ca/pan/ricardo/publications/ofelia_eng.htm
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