ICT4D
USAID Digital Development Forum: The Next 10 Years (Washington, USA)
FHI 360 Academy Hall Washington, DC, United StatesThis event will bring together thought leaders, practitioners, and innovators from across the private sector and international development to discuss how organizations are succeeding in adapting to the global digital economy and adopting information and communication technologies as a way to more effectively achieve their social and economic missions. Hosted by USAID and mSTAR, the […]
OII Technology and Mobilities in Africa Seminar Series: From FM radio stations to Internet 2.0 overnight – information, mobility and social media in post-failed coup Burundi (Oxford, UK)
Oxford Internet Institute 1 St Giles’, Oxford, United KingdomThe OII is excited to welcome JB Falisse from the University of Edinburgh for the Technology and Mobilities in Africa talk "From FM radio stations to Internet 2.0 overnight: information, mobility and social media in post-failed coup Burundi". The failed coup of 13 May 2015 led, overnight, to the quasi-destruction of independent media in Burundi. […]
Mobile Learning Week 2018 – Skills for a Connected World (Paris, France)
UNESCO Headquarters Paris, FranceMobile Learning Week is UNESCO’s flagship ICT in education conference. Mobile Learning Week 2018 is being organized in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for ICT. The event will be held from 26 to 30 March at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The 2018 event will be organized under the […]
ICRC Event: Being accountable to people affected by armed conflicts (London UK or through livestream)
ODI 203 Blackfriars Road, London, United KingdomContributing chair: Jacobo Quintanilla @jqg - Community Engagement Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Speakers: Christina Bennett @cr_bennett - Head, Humanitarian Policy Group Rachel Hastie - Global Protection Adviser, Oxfam GB Anahi Ayala Iacucci @anahi_ayala - Senior Director for Humanitarian Programs, Internews David Loquercio @DavidLoquercio - Head of Accountability to Affected People, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Description Over the last decade, humanitarian […]
2018 ICT4D Conference (Lusaka, Zambia)
Mulungushi International Conference Center 8025 Great East Road, Lusaka, ZambiaThe 10th ICT4D Conference brings together public, private and civil society organizations from across the humanitarian and international development community. Participants share how they’ve used innovations in technology to increase the impact of their work. Highly interactive and hands-on, the conference attracts a diverse audience of technical advisors, executives, and others who offer a range […]
The role of technology in providing access to water and sanitation services in Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania)
COSTECH Main Hall, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic ofThis event will start with a presentation of technology-based water projects, including the existing pre-paid water solutions funded by HDIF. This will then be followed by a panel discussion around the role of technology in providing access to water and sanitation services in Tanzania.
DAI Europe Panel Discussion: Digital Health in International Development – Current Realities and Future Trends (London, UK)
Innovation Warehouse 1 East Poultry Avenue, LondonHealth programmes were early adopters of digital tools for programming: but after over ten years in the making, where is the digital health sector headed now?. This event will consider what has been learned about doing digital health and how to build national level systems that integrate health data from various independent actors across the […]
University of Oxford, Bonavero Institute for Human Rights & University of Johannesburg: ‘The Internet Shutdowns in Africa Conference’ (Johannesburg, South Africa)
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South AfricaThe Internet Shutdowns in Africa conference is a two-day programme aimed at sparking in-depth and productive conversations about the rise of internet shutdowns on the continent. It is organized by the ERC-funded ConflictNet programme at the University of Oxford’s Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, the Bonavero Institute for Human Rights, and the Department of […]
UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development 2018 International Conference: Voices from the Global South (Lausanne, Switzerland)
SwissTech Convention Center Lausanne,, SwitzerlandThe Tech4Dev Conference is the biennial flagship event of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by CODEV at EPFL. The Conference focuses on the potential of technology solutions to advance inclusive social and economic development in the Global South.Tech4Dev 2018 puts the challenges and the potential of the Global South in the center […]
Public launch of ‘Media+Tech for Migration’
Burbrit Taproom 74 Ma Naw Hari Street,, Yangon, MyanmarInformation can make the difference between a good or bad migration experience. How can we ensure migrants find trustworthy information to protect both themselves and their families? Enter: Media+Tech for Migration Join the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the public launch of the "Make Migration […]
International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities – ‘Digitalisation in Africa: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Technology, Development, and Justice Conference’ (Tübingen, Germany)
University of Tubingen Wilhelmstraße 19, Tübingen, GermanyCorporate actors, civil society and government stakeholders are increasingly implementing information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Global South, purportedly to improve the quality of life and well-being of individuals in less connected regions. Sub-Saharan Africa has been identified as such an “under-connected” world region and has become a major focus of technology-based development initiatives. […]
Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2018 (Accra, Ghana)
Accra , GhanaThe Forum is a landmark event that convenes various stakeholders from the internet governance and online rights arenas in Africa and beyond to deliberate on gaps, concerns and opportunities for advancing privacy, access to information, free expression, non-discrimination and the free flow of information online on the continent. This year, the Collaboration on International ICT […]
Beyond Access: Using Digital to Further Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (Gender & Development online discussion)
Sara Baker of Take Back the Tech! Dhanaraj Thakur from the Alliance for Affordable Internet, an initiative of the Web Foundation Divya Titus #IWillGoOut Campaign, social activist and gender consultant Introduced by Caroline Sweetman, Editor of G&D Moderated by Amy O’Donnell, Digital Specialist at Oxfam, Board member of anti-harrassment charity Hollaback! and co-editor of our ICTs issue. The webinar will […]
2018 Africa Summit for Women and Girls in Tech (Accra, Ghana)
The World Wide Web Foundation and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), in partnership with the Ghana Ministry of Communications, OSIWA, the African Development Bank UN Women and Internet Society, will host the 2nd Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology. The 2018 Summit will bring together the growing network of women and girls […]
Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology 2018 (Accra, Ghana/livestream)
Labadi Beach Hotel Accra, GhanaThis event will be live-streamed at: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aswgt2018 Over 250 of Africa’s leading technology innovators will gather October 9-11 in Accra, Ghana for the second Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology. The Summit — which comes at a crucial point in time when the world is set to reach 50% connectivity — aims to design […]
M4D2018: 6th International Conference on Mobile Communication Technology for Development (Kampala, Uganda))
This conference provides a forum for M4D enthusiasts to network, innovate, and share experiences of working with mobile technologies in development contexts. It welcomes researchers, practitioners and all those with interest in the use, evaluation, and theorizing of mobile communication technologies for development. M4D conferences combine two days of plenary parallel paper sessions, panel sessions, […]
Gender & Development issue launch: Feminists Doing Digital (London, UK and livestream)
Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT) - Main Buildings - Lower Ground Floor SOAS University of London, London, United KingdomThe digital revolution is transforming how human beings live, work, and relate to each another. Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have vast potential to communicate, gain access to information and services, and catalyse collective action for social justice. But there is also the risk this revolution will fail to challenge stark inequalities in terms of […]
Hack the Goals Knowledge Sharing Day and Award Ceremony (Brussels, Belgium)
Ateliers des Tanneurs Rue des Tanneurs, Brussels, Belgium'Hack the Goals' was a series of seven hackathons that was organised by the Belgian development agency, Enabel. In Senegal, Niger, the Palestinian territory, Morocco, Uganda and Belgium dozens of youngsters, digital experts, IT engineers, civil servants and development practitioners co-created innovative solutions for concrete challenges in development projects. Check www.hackthegoals.be for more information and photos. D4D […]
mySociety seminar: Parliaments, People and Digital Development (House of Lords, London, UK)
House of Lords London, United KingdomOn 21st November mySociety will host a seminar at the House of Lords exploring how digital tools are being used in Sub-Saharan Africa to bring parliaments and citizens closer together. During the seminar, they will launch their Parliaments and the People: Digital Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa report, which presents the findings from an extensive and in-depth […]
ICTD X Conference (Ahmedabad, India)
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, IndiaThe international conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) is organized every 12-18 months, and brings together researchers and practitioners working across domains, sectors, and disciplines to study the role of ICT in social, political, and economic development. The conference, held in cooperation with ACM SIGCAS, invites participation from a highly diverse and […]
TICTeC 2019
OECD Headquarters & Conference Centre 2, rue André Pascal,75016, Paris, FranceReturning for a fifth year, TICTeC 2019 will focus on the impact that civic technology and digital democracy are having upon citizens, decision makers and governments around the world. Primarily, the goal of TICTeC is to promote and share rigorous and meaningful research into online technologies and digital democracy around the world. The conference facilitates […]
Innovation Occasional Seminar: Rethinking ICT4D (Edinburgh, UK)
Old Surgeons' Hall, The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United KingdomKEYNOTE Prof. Tim Unwin, UNESCO chair in ICT4D, Royal Holloway, University Of London. Reclaiming ICT4D Dr Luis Soares The 3 Rs of successful ICT4D, Dr Claudia Pagliari, Usher Institute Of Population Health Sciences And Informatics Michele Wahome, Fabricated Narratives: Developing an ICT4D discourse that reflects complexity and agency on the ground, There will be a […]
2019 ICT4D Conference (Kampala, Uganda)
Speke Resort Wavamunno Road, Kampala, UgandaThe 11th global ICT4D Conference brings together public, private and civil society organizations from across the humanitarian and international development community. Participants share how they are using innovations in information and communications technology to increase impact in addressing humanitarian and development challenges. This highly interactive and hands-on conference attracts a diverse audience of technical advisors, […]
IFIP WG9.4 2019: Strengthening Southern-driven cooperation as a catalyst for ICT4D (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania)
College of Information and Communication Technologies Kijitonyama Campus, Alli Hassan Mwinyi Road, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic ofAbout IFIP W.G 9.4 Officially designated as Working Group 9.4 of the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) the group has the following aims and scope. Aims To collect, exchange and disseminate experiences of developing countries; To develop a consciousness amongst professionals, policymakers and public on social implications of computers in developing nations; To develop […]
Media & Communication: The State of the Art Conference (Leicester, UK)
De Montfort University Leicester, United KingdomThe central aim of this conference is to explore the extent to which existing theories of media and communication are adequate for the analysis of our contemporary media landscape. The conference is underpinned by a concern with what we see in the classroom; changes in technology and society; and the role of theory. Centrally, we […]
ICT4Scale: A Roadmap for Scaling-Up (webinar)
Farm Radio International, Farm Radio Trust (Malawi) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are pleased to invite you to an event on scaling-up agricultural solutions with ICTs. #ICT4Scale: A Roadmap for Scaling-Up How can we scale-up agricultural solutions that are promising? What role do Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play in this process? Through […]
TICTeC 2020
Harpa Conference Centre Austurbakki 2, 101, Reykjavík, IcelandReturning for the sixth year, TICTeC 2020 will focus on the impact that civic technology and digital democracy are having upon citizens, decision-makers and governments around the world. Primarily, the goal of TICTeC is to promote and share rigorous and meaningful research into online civic technologies and digital democracy around the world. The conference facilitates […]
Non-Conference 2020: Rethinking Safe Inclusive Digital Technology for All (15-17 September 2020)
Royal Holloway University Egham Hill, Egham TW20 0EX, London, United KingdomThe ICT4D Non-Conference is a unique event that brings together government officials, companies, academics and civil society to discuss the most important questions around ICT4D through a range of activities. There will be no boring paper presentations or ministerial statements! Rather, you will have an opportunity to spend time discussing what you want, and how […]