ICT4D events

Upcoming events

Humanitarian Centre ICT4D finale event

Participation, Technology and Development:

Interactive discussion with Prof. Robert Chambers and Dr. Alistair Cockburn

Date & time: Tuesday 27th September 2011, 6pm – 9pm
Venue: LT1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory,William Gates Building, 15 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FD, UK

Find out more and RSVP at http://ict4d-finale.eventbrite.com/

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Past events

Find out about past events and speakers… read articles and blogs, see the photos, listen to podcasts and watch the videos!

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Launch event: ‘Global Poverty and ICTs’ (26 October 2010)

with David Edelstein from the Grameen Foundation and quick-fire presentations from Cambridge-based organisations working in ICT4D.

Read the article: Harnessing technology for the world’s poor

Watch the videos: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6A7044910F06F64E

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‘Telecoms as a catalyst for development in Afghanistan’ (8 November 2010)

with Karim Khoja from Roshan

Read the article: Bringing ‘light and hope’ to Afghanistan by mobile phone

Listen to the Podcast: MP3

Download the  presentation: PDF

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‘Mobile Technology and Social Change’ (23 November 2010)

with Ken Banks (kiwanja.net), creator of FrontlineSMS

Read a review of the event (blog post): Development in 160 Characters

Want to find out more about Ken Banks and FrontlineSMS? Read his blog, Mobile Message, on the National Geographic website:

Technology, Anthropology, Conservation and Development: A Personal Journey

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‘e-Health for Development’ (19 January 2011)

with Professor Geoff Walsham, Professor Ian Leslie and Dr Peter Gough, joined by the Hon. Minister of Health, Rev. Dr John Seakgosing, from Botswana.

Read the article: Impacting health through technology

Listen to the Podcasts:

e-Health in Botswana by Rev. Dr John Seakgosing

Information for Action by Professor Geoff Walsham

Using the Public Mobile Network for Health Care by Professor Ian Leslie

e-Health for Development by Dr Peter Gough

Panel discussion

Download the presentations:

Information for Action

Using the Public Mobile Network for Health Care

e-Health for Development

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‘Computers, Mobiles and Internet: Can they make a difference to the lives of poor people?’ (17 March 2011)

with the UNESCO Chair in ICT4D Professor Tim Unwin.

Read the article: Can technology really help the poorest? – a critical analysis

Listen to the Podcast: MP3

Download the presentation: PDF

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‘Mobile Technologies for Education: the experience in the developing world’ (30 March 2011)

with Dr Niall Winters, Dr Sara Hennessy, Dr Bjoern Hassler, Dr Sacha DeVelle and Geoff Stead.

Read the article: Mobile Technologies for Education

Listen to the Podcasts:

Introduction by Dr Niall Winters

Appropriate new technologies to support interactive teaching in Zambia by Dr Sara Hennessy and Dr Bjoern Hassler

Empowering deaf girls in Uganda: Mobile Phones and SMS by Dr Sacha DeVelle

Mobile learning: mUbuntu by Geoff Stead

Panel discussion

Download the presentations:

Introduction

Appropriate new technologies to support interactive teaching in Zambia

Empowering deaf girls in Uganda: Mobile Phones and SMS

Mobile learning: mUbuntu

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‘Wireless communication and poverty reduction in India’ (29 June 2011)

With Mr M Swaminathan, Senior Vice-President, Reliance Communications and Mr Shiv Kumar Narayan, Catalyst Management Services.

Download the  presentation: Mobile phones and rural poor