Published Mon, 10/06/2008 - 14:41.
Between 2001 and 2004, I had the privilege of working within the UK’s
Department for International Development (DFID), at a time when there
was widespread enthusiasm amongst donors for the potential that ICTs
could contribute to development practice, and indeed help to reduce
poverty. Since then, along with many other donors, DFID’s explicit
focus on ICT4D has diminished considerably (although see its ICT4D
Research and Capacity Development Programme with IDRC). Why
have so many bilateral donors largely withdrawn from supporting ICT4D
initiatives, and how should those within the ICT4D community respond?
Spider is hosted by the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University.
