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The Indigo Trust

The Indigo Trust. Identifying Sustainable Solutions Which Use ICT to Encourage Democratic Transparency & Increase Basic Literacy in Africa. Dr Loren Treisman. Relevant Themes. Ownership Increased access to information results in increased democratic transparency

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The Indigo Trust

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  1. The Indigo Trust Identifying Sustainable Solutions Which Use ICT to Encourage Democratic Transparency & Increase Basic Literacy in Africa Dr Loren Treisman

  2. Relevant Themes • Ownership • Increased access to information results in increased democratic transparency • Participatory methods are most effective • Open Source • Enabling innovation • Partnership • Sustainability

  3. Criteria for Allocation of Funding For NGO Effectiveness: • Alignment (with National Strategies) • Harmonisation (transparent and collectively effective) • Managing for Results (effective use of resources and strategy) • Mutual Accountability • Ownership (Partner-led)

  4. Other Relevant Criteria: • Aligns with Trust outcomes • Participatory/empowers communities • Innovative • Appropriate Technology • Scalability • Sustainability • Reaches marginalised groups

  5. Potential Projects To Fund Open Mind Question Box- ”It gives easy access to info in areas with illiteracy, language and technical barriers” • Aligns with Trust outcomes • Clear strategy -1 step design, removes barriers, user-led • Appropriate technology-simple to use, repair, access • Sustainable & scalable-simplicity, low cost • Marginalised groups dictate relevance But..Will community utilise as aid to democratic transparency?

  6. Aptivate“Aptivate believes in.. the right of every individual to inform and be informed” • Aligns with Trust outcomes • Supports institutional use of net-democratic transparency • Appropriate tech.-low power, low bandwidth, simple, usable, • Participatory, iterative, agile-builds capacity/empowers • Effective partnerships • Relevant projects incl. Enclusion-brings info to mobile phones incl. e-gov, Loband-simplifies web pages for easy access

  7. INASP • Focuses on national priorities • Increases access to info • Builds LEDC capacity at national & local level • Participatory-user led, links to int. comm., social networking • Build capacity-empowering, effective partnerships • Sustainable-country owned, consider political, social, eco & env. factors, cascade organisational approach, establishes networks • Projects to fund incl. Evidence informed policy making, parliamentary info literacy workshops, low bandwidth, access to Global info, assist research to public communication

  8. Potential Partners • Thibbault Jamme or others to ensure Open Source of funded projects-peer review, transparency of process, cheaper, more reliable, increases access, flexible, more choices, less bugs • Dadamac-can link the Trust to grassroots social networks & Online communities, facilitate partnerships & enable 2-way comm. • Encourages participation, innovation, self-help, sustainability • Relevant projects incl. Practical Design for Social Action, Pan CW Forum 5, ESSPIN-work w. govs. to improve basic education, • EpiCollect-potential partner eg carry out research to establish local views or monitor project outcomes

  9. VC4Africa-Connect w. local entrepreneurs, ID ICT4D innovations • Extensive partnerships, Southern-led, aligns w. national priorities • Sustainable model, bottom-up • Focus on new tech, new media, the web, mobile & green energy • Relevant successes include Eye on Kenyan Parliament, Budget Tracking Tool, Kibera mappers • MetaLab-Partners in getting businesses off the ground • Social entrepreneurs • Strong model which builds capacity, sustainable, scalable, multi- Stakeholder, user-driven, appropriate tech, participatory • Relevant projects incl. Wireless Africa & Bsmrt (big potential for scalability and sustainability)

  10. Final Thoughts • Further info required to establish efficacy of projects against Trust outcomes & international effectiveness models • Need to investigate routes to embed successful innovation • Small grants • Stage-gated approach • Embed innovator into current structures • Adapt and adopt • Mediated user voice • Research into Practice • What support to offer funded projects to ensure success • Projects to support policy makers/gov/media capacity

  11. Thank You for Listening Any Questions? Dr Loren Treisman +447534171663 Lorentreisman@gmail.com

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