This working paper coined “Deepening Participation and Enhancing Aid Effectiveness through ICTs and Media” examines why and how development practitioners can adopt ICTs and media for increased participation and better results into their daily practice.
Taking a critical look back over 10 years of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) program support within ICTs for Development, findings include:
- ICTs and media, if strategically integrated throughout development programs, can make a significant contribution
- Start thinking about information and communication needs, channels and media throughout the Project Cycle but most importantly in the planning stages for policy and project intervention
- ICT-enhanced “Communication for Development Methodologies” are worth revisiting
- Link ICTs and media to the organizational DNA of donor agencies in their standard operating procedures or instruments (i.e. Project Cycle Management, Sustainable Livelihood approaches)
- Develop the capacity of implementing agencies and partner organizations on “strategically using” ICTs to leverage their programs
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I first came across this paper some months ago…really great. Very much influenced the development of a public awareness/training/advocacy project model we have developed in the global health workforce alliance…thanks
Dear Linda- For some reason my response to you never got send. Apologies for this and thank you again for your kind words. Your feedback is much appreciated and hope that the global health workforce alliance project is a success. Kind regards, PK