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Something interesting is happening with ‘data’!

July 21, 2010

Not long ago, I had shared an announcement with my colleagues in the national statistics office (NSO) that I’m currently working with, “Data.WorldBank.org Launched Today on Drupal”. In that announcement, more than the ‘Data’ part, I was excited for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gov 2.0, ICT4D

ICT for Development Campaign

September 21, 2007

In one of the social networking sites, I saw a banner flashed by one gentleman on his home page – wittily enough – campaigning for a popular Indian cricket commentator (Harsha Bhogle) for the post of India’s President during India’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ICT4D

Key determinants of ICT for Development: Access, Awareness and Interface

April 12, 2007

Development is a package deal. It happens not because of just one thing but due to the collation of many things working together. Policy, institutions, capacity, technology and many more factors impact development. (So, a linear relationship between only ICT … Continue reading →

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Dabbling with ICT: Lessons from businesses

April 11, 2007

Establishing the relationship between development and ICT has never been easy. This was precisely the situation in businesses a few years ago. It wasn’t easy either for businesses to see value in using ICT for growth. It took time and … Continue reading →

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Can Information and Communication Technology (ICT) help countries to grow?

April 7, 2007

If technologies were/are so vital for businesses, it must also be evident in-as cumulative effect-on nations to grow!  Here is my take: Development in countries has traditionally been associated with spurts of new technologies (locally or globally – if they … Continue reading →

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The building blocks: People, Process and Technologies

April 3, 2007

A long time ago, when Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was new (yes, it was!), businesses were first to exploit it as a ‘strategic advantage’ against their competitors until most of it has become a commodity and started coming in … Continue reading →

Posted in ICT4D

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