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ICTs for Development

ICTs for Development. Using Information and Communication Technologies for Youth Access and Participation. ‘Gbenga SESAN Executive Director Paradigm Initiative Nigeria www.pin.org.ng | www.gbengasesan.com me@gbengasesan.com | www.gbengasesan.com/blog.

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ICTs for Development

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  1. ICTs for Development Using Information and Communication Technologies for Youth Access and Participation ‘Gbenga SESAN Executive Director Paradigm Initiative Nigeria www.pin.org.ng | www.gbengasesan.com me@gbengasesan.com | www.gbengasesan.com/blog Creating Local Connections West Africa (CLCWA) Youth Conference. WAPI, Calabar, Nigeria. October 12-14, 2007.

  2. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria :: ICTs for Socio-Economic Development :: www.pin.org.ng ICT 101: A Quick Intro… • ICT: Information and Communication Technologies • Vast array of technologies that allow information manipulation and appropriate technology application • Old vs New ICTs: From the town crier to the robots • Pretty Amazing New Services (PANS)

  3. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria :: ICTs for Socio-Economic Development :: www.pin.org.ng ICTs in Development • Diverse application examples • eHealth • Precision Agriculture • eGovernance • ICT for Peace • eBusiness • eDuInfoTainment • eMployment • eAdvocacy

  4. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria :: ICTs for Socio-Economic Development :: www.pin.org.ng Before The Project Starts • Baseline studies help pre-define project directions • Use ICTs for data gathering, analysis and interpretation • ICTs increase speed of data capture and analysis • Pre-implementation research has been made easy by Google!

  5. Present Occupation

  6. Computer Ownership

  7. Computer Usage

  8. IT Education Source

  9. IT Learning Obstacles

  10. IT Education Importance

  11. 10 Years From Now?

  12. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria :: ICTs for Socio-Economic Development :: www.pin.org.ng Information Propagation • Make some noise, let the world hear about your good! • Blogs • Websites • Mailing lists • Wikipedia • Multimedia (e.g. video) • YouTube, SecondLife, and FaceBook

  13. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria :: ICTs for Socio-Economic Development :: www.pin.org.ng

  14. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria :: ICTs for Socio-Economic Development :: www.pin.org.ng Monitoring & Evaluation • Project reports and tracking are made easier • Portals allow various people to log in, post records and record updates • Monitoring can be done remotely through volunteers • Evaluation can take advantage of simple/advanced ICT tools

  15. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria :: ICTs for Socio-Economic Development :: www.pin.org.ng ICT Needs’ Analysis • Analyze your participatory processes clearly • Consider the need for ICTs for each segment • Identify sources of possible capacity building (human, books, multimedia, online, etc) • Appropriate application is the key to successful outcomes

  16. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria :: ICTs for Socio-Economic Development :: www.pin.org.ng Lower Barriers! • Youth access and participation has become easier than ever • Online media channels (social networks, data/video/voice) are more youth-friendly • You have no excuse! • What will be your contribution to the New Nigeria?

  17. ICTs for Development Using Information and Communication Technologies for Youth Access and Participation ‘Gbenga SESAN Executive Director Paradigm Initiative Nigeria www.pin.org.ng | www.gbengasesan.com me@gbengasesan.com | www.gbengasesan.com/blog Creating Local Connections West Africa (CLCWA) Youth Conference. WAPI, Calabar, Nigeria. October 12-14, 2007.

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