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Digital Development. COMMUNITY DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT. Community leadership driven process Engages local technical talent Increases diffusion and adoption of Information Technology (computing and telecommunications) though projects
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COMMUNITY DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT • Community leadership driven process • Engages local technical talent • Increases diffusion and adoption of Information Technology (computing and telecommunications) though projects • Improves productivity and competitiveness, create economic and social opportunities, and enhance quality of life in the community.
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS • Infrastructure access & availability • Individual awareness & capability • Organizational capability • Public • Private
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT OVER TIME Infrastructure Individual capabilities Organizational capabilities Development Level Time
Projects Projects Individual Capacity Leadership Projects Tech Facilities Organizational Capacity COMMUNITY DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT Source Laudeman – http://greg.laudeman.com
SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT • Community led • Focus on benefits to people – not technology • Projects that improve • IT access, diffusion and adoption • Human capacity • Economic and community development
Southern Rural Development Center FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.ConnectingCommunities.info