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ICT AND THE NETWORKED ECONOMY TRAINING FOR THE NEW ECONOMY Convened by

This training focuses on the social factors related to ICT networks and their impact on trade. It explores the importance of considering social factors in the Caribbean region and discusses how policies can address blocking factors. The training is convened by the Centre for International Services, U.W.I., Cave Hill Campus, and the Commonwealth Secretariat.

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ICT AND THE NETWORKED ECONOMY TRAINING FOR THE NEW ECONOMY Convened by

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  1. ICT AND THE NETWORKED ECONOMY TRAINING FOR THE NEW ECONOMY Convened by the Centre for International Services, U.W.I., Cave Hill Campus and the Commonwealth Secretariat March 6-17, 2006 Antigua

  2. SOCIAL EFFECTS OF ICT NETWORKS ON TRADE Daniel Pimienta pimienta@funredes.org Networks & Development Foundation http://funredes.org

  3. NETWORKS & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION FUNDACIÓN REDES Y DESARROLLO http://funredes.org contact@funredes.org

  4. Few words on FUNREDES FUNREDES-SHORT.ppt

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  6. http://funredes.org/pimienta • Born in Morroco, French • Caribbean since 1988 • Citizen of the world (but close to the sun and the ocean…  ) • Mathematician and Computist • PhD Univ. of Nice France • Telecom. System Arquitect & Planner in IBM France for 12 years • International Consultant in ICT4D, for 18 years • Civil Society global voice in Information Society matters • International Writer & Conferencist on ICT4D/IS themes

  7. I just want to ask you 3 basic questions 

  8. 1- Why social factors/impact must be considered when focusing/trade/business (in the Caribbean)?

  9. 2- What are the social factors related to ICT which represents the main blocking factors?

  10. 3- How can policies address efficiently those blocking factors? POLICIES

  11. 1- Why social factors/impact must be considered when focusing trade/business? • Economic and social cannot be disaggregated • New economy stands on knowledge which in turn is dependant of social fabric. • Product/services demand stands above social demand

  12. 2- What are the social factors related to ICT which act are main blocking factors? • Digital Inclusion Working Internet with Social Vistion.ppt • Digital litteracy  ST KITTS.ppt • Cultural Diversity

  13. Cultura/linguistic Diversity The question of languages in the Caribbean should not be underestimated: However, only 25% of the total population of the Caribbean is English speaking, 75% of the persons speaks Spanish or French. 70% of the countries of the Caribbean have English as the main language, 30% have Spanish, French or Deutsch

  14. Cultura/linguistic Diversity • In this context, Creole is a language of intercomprehension for an important part of the population… • And multilinguism is strategic for Caribbean Information Society (see in further reading David Graddol’s report)

  15. 3- How can policies address efficiently those blocking factors? • From Digital Divide to Digital Dividend • Capacity Building • New Paradigm Approach  e.gov_Barbados.pwp

  16. CONCLUSION: - What are the key strategical factors? • Capacity building • Multistakeholder participation/involvment • “Glocal” vision

  17. FURTHER READINGS • At the Boundaries of Ethics and Cultures: Virtual Communities as an Open Ended Process Carrying the Will for Social Change (the "MISTICA" experience), D. Pimienta, 2005 http://funredes.org/mistica/english/cyberlibrary/vthematic/icie/ • The Digital Divide : the same division of resources?, D. Pimienta, 2002 http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/cyberlibrary/thematic/eng_doc_wsis1.html  • Working the Internet with a social vision, CV MISTICA, 2002 http://funredes.org/mistica/english/cyberlibrary/thematic/eng_doc_olist2.html • The other side of the divide, collective document coordinated by REDISTIC/FUNREDES, 2003 http://redistic.org/index.htm?body=proyectosjen • Measuring Linguistic Diversity on the Internet, D. Pimienta, UNESCO http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=20804&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html • The History of Networks in the Caribbean: souvenirs et vision partielles por parte de un actor de terreno, D. Pimienta http://cardicis.org/docs/networkscaribbean_Pimienta.rtf

  18. FURTHER READINGS • Word matters: Multicultural Perspectives on Information Societies, http://www.vecam.org/article.php3?id_article=698&nemo=edm • English Next, David Graddol, British Council http://www.britishcouncil.de/pdf/english-next-2006.pdf • From the Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities. Measuring Infostates for Development, UNESCO http://www.orbicom.uqam.ca/projects/ddi2005/index_ict_opp.pd • Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions www.unesco.org/culture/diversite/convention/

  19. SITES TO VISIT • Caribbean, Cultural Diversity & Information Society http://cardicis.org • Methodologies & Social Impact of ICT in LA&C http://funredes.org/mistica • Observatory of Social Impact of ICT in LA&C http://funredes.org/olistica

  20. SITES TO VISIT • Caribbean ICT stakeholders virtual community http://www.dgroups.org/groups/icacaribbean

  21. GROUP WORK3 groups with the same 3 questionsin sequence • 1- Why social factors/impact must be considered when focusing/trade/business (in the Caribbean)? • 2- What are the social factors related to ICT which act are main blocking factors? • 3- How can policies address efficiently those blocking factors?  Try to find what are the key strategical factors from your own perspective/context/history…

  22. GROUP 1 • 1- • Business  Culture  Behaviour/values Consumption/business activity •  Participation • 2 • being valued  acceptance participation • Affordability  access • Social Adoption  one’s decision • Geographical access potential • 3 • Participatory multistakeholder process • Education policy  exposure, HR (sensitize + train) • Fiscal policy  affordibility, access • “Government business” policy

  23. GROUP 2 • 1 • Development not in vacuum • Right to access/communicate • 2 • Litteracy (on the increase) • Culture (technophoby, external influence) • Policy (lack of political ownership) • 3 • Multistakeholder participation • Awareness of Human Development (campaign) • Comprehensive and structured policies (design, evaluation) • Integration of ICT into education system • Relevant Local content creation •  Caricom (rooted decisions) • ICT is not PC only!!! (radio and other medias)

  24. GROUP 3 1 Symbiosis society and business devt  education/culture Culture  habits/perception  tune education process 2 Digital divide (litteracies key) Cultural values  management of change (roles definition) Adapt to expressed needs Poor policy formulation/ priorities Resource allocation to needs 3 Political inclusion  cohesive/creative participatory approach (stakeholder analysis, consultation) Go over analysis/paralysis syndrom Resource oriented policies/ Measurement (constant dialog) Regional policy coordination

  25. GROUPS SYNTHESIS Question 1 (why considers social?) • Business  Culture  Behaviour/values Consumption/business activity • Participation • Development not in vacuum • Right to access/communicate

  26. GROUPS SYNTHESIS Question 2 : Blocking factors? • People not being valued  no acceptance no participation • No affordability  no access • Not one’s decision  No Social adoption • No geographical access • Lack of Litteracy (on the increase) • Culture (technophoby, external influence) • Policy (lack of political ownership) • Digital divide (litteracies key) • Cultural values  management of change (roles definition) • Low Adaptation to expressed needs • Poor policy formulation/ priorities • No resource allocation to needs

  27. GROUPS SYNTHESIS Question 3 : What policies? • Participatory cohesive creative multistakeholder process • Education policy  exposure, HR (sensitize + train) • Fiscal policy  affordibility, access • “Government business” policy • Awareness of Human Development (campaign) • Comprehensive and structured policies (design, evaluation) • Integration of ICT into education system • Relevant Local content creation • ICT Political inclusion  stakeholder analysis, consultation • Go over analysis/paralysis syndrom • Resource oriented policies • Measurement (constant dialog) • Regional policy coordination with regionally rooted decisions

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