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ICT4DEVIS
“Information and Communication Technologies
for Development International School”:
A Bridge Between Technology & Development
Danilo Piaggesi, Managing Director
Fondazione Rosselli Americas
February 2012
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New York City, NY
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ICTI4DEVIS RATIONALE (1)
There is a widely shared expectation that ICTs
can help fostering development in less developed
countries (LDC), thus contributing to reduce, if not
solve, some of the world’s most severe challenges to
human wellbeing and development.
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ICT4DEVIS RATIONALE (2)
Harnessing ICTs to achieve this result is not an
easy matter; it requires the understanding of a
multitude of disciplines varying from moral and
ethics, cultural differences, politics, sociology, systems
thinking, finance, project management and, of course,
the Knowledge Society and Economy and the evolving
and convergent issues that surround them.
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ICT4DEVIS RATIONALE (3)
Students coming out of traditional academic
courses, who want to engage in a professional career
devoted to ICT for international development, are not
likely to possess all the skills required to cope with
these complexities.
There
is
a
strong
tendency
towards
specialization among most advanced degree schools,
which is very effective in turning out students highly
skilled in a specific field, but tends to fall short in terms
of creating a well-rounded-up professional as is
needed to tackle complex development issues.
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ICT4DEVIS RATIONALE (4)
In general, formal academic education in this
field would benefit from supplementary training aimed
at rounding up a student’s education with practical, jobrelated, additional capacity-building, for the purpose of
improving their effectiveness in a development
context.
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ICT4DEVIS, A Joint Initiative
ICT4DEVIS is a joint initiative of Fondazione
Rosselli
Americas
(FRA),
USA;
Universita’
dell’Insubria, Italy; Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP),
Brazil. Other Universities and Institutions have
confirmed their interest in joining ICT4DEVIS, among
which:
•
Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico
•
Universidad del Rosario, Colombia
•
Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea
•
Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
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ICT4DEVIS OBJECTIVES
This is the aim of the ICT for Development
International School (ICT4DEVIS) that is conceived as
a hands-on, practice oriented, cross-cultural and multidisciplinary course intended for students who want to
pursue a professional career in deploying ICT as a
means for international development.
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ICT4DEVIS OBJECTIVES
Our challenge:
Building capacity to maximize the benefits of ICT as
an instrument for international development
Our purpose:
Improving students’ effectiveness in a development
context
Our objective:
Providing a practical, job-oriented, supplementary
education on ICT applications in development work
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The Target of ICT4DEVIS
The School is reserved to graduate students who
want to pursue a professional career in deploying ICT as a
means for international development and to professionals
who want to improve their skills in the field of ICT4DEV.
Particular attention will be devoted to ensure a link
between the students and the International Organizations
that need professionals in the area of ICT4DEV.
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Selection criteria for
participation in ICT4DEVIS
Students will be selected using the following basic
criteria:
•
Clear commitment to work in the development area;
•
Ability to contribute to a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural
environment
•
Ability to work in English (official ICT4DEVIS language)
At the end of the school a Participation Certificate
will be awarded to participants.
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The Environment of ICT4DEVIS
ICT4DEVIS will operate as a mixed on-site and online summer school
A maximum of 30 students will be admitted to each
edition of the School
ICT4DEVIS will provide a stimulating opportunity
to participants, who will benefit from direct interaction
with their scientific and professional peers, in a friendly
and pleasant environment.
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The venues of ICT4DEVIS
The first edition of ICT4DEVIS will be organized by
the Università dell’Insubria, located in Como, Italy, as the
European hub of ICT4DEVIS.
In 2013, the second edition will be organized by the
University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil, as the Latin
American hub.USP will also organize the world-world
launch of ICT4DEVIS during the 9th CONTECSI, in May
2012
Future venues will be chosen among other
ICT4DEVIS participating institutions.
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The Contents of ICT4DEVIS
ICT4DEVIS will give students a basic background
and some in-depth insights into, but not limited to:
•
What are the different technologies that can be used to
implement ICT infrastructures in different contexts;
•
How the transformational potential of ICT can be
exploited to foster innovation in government, in business
and in society;
•
How to define and implement a project in the area; and,
•
How to define and measure the impact of an ICT4DEV
project on the economic context.
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The schedule of ICT4DEVIS’s
first edition
ICT4DEVIS sessions will be organized in
“modules”. Each module will include both on site lessons
and video lectures; the video lectures will be devoted to
the presentation of experiences and best practices in
ICT4DEV and in depth lessons related to specific topics.
In the 2012 edition, the School will deliver 24 hours
of on-site lessons over 4 days and 16 hours of video
lectures that the students can attend asynchronously
online. Sessions will start in September 2012.
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The Modules of the first edition
of ICT4DEVIS
Module 1:
ICT Infrastructures and Systems for Development
(INFSYS)
a. Network architectures, devices and access technologies;
b. Innovative Information Systems architectures, models
and tools; and
c. Building and enforcing communities through Social
Computing.
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The Modules of the first edition
of ICT4DEVIS
Module 2:
Impacts and Socio-Economic Benefits of ICT4D
Programs (SOCECO)
a. ICT4DEV and the UN Millennium Development Goals;
b. Development and Knowledge-Based Societies;
c. Infrastructure and Policy; and
d. Trade / Market Access and ICT.
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The Modules of the first edition
of ICT4DEVIS
Module 3:
ICT for Sustainable Development (ICT4DEV)
a. ICT
for
Sustainable
Development:
applications for public and private sector;
Potential
b. Building Innovative Knowledge Society: Benefits, Risks
and Outcomes;
c. Indicators of Less Developed Countries’ Participation
in the Knowledge Society; and
d. Implementing ICT in Less Developed Countries: The
“Life-Cycle” of a Development Project
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ICT4DEVIS Module Add-ons
Some of the lessons will also include testimonials
from the major international organizations for
development like the World Bank, the United Nations, the
Inter-American Development Bank, the Organization of
American States, the UNDP, the European Union, the
Central American Bank for Economic Integration, Asian
Development Bank, etc.
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ICT4DEVIS Governance
Presidency
Board
EUROPE
U. Uninsubria, Italy
SOUTH AMERICA
U. São Paulo, Brazil
Scientific Committee
NORTH AMERICA
FRA, USA
ASIA
U. Dongguk, Korea
AFRICA
Kofi Annan Centre of
Excellence in ICT, Ghana
ICT4DEVIS Regional Hubs
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ICT4DEVIS Scientific
Committee
As of February 2012
• Walter Castelnovo, University of Insubria (Italy)
• Dianne Davis, United Nations ECOSOC accredited ICCC (USA)
• Elena Ferrari, University of Insubria (Italy)
• Dorothy K. Gordon, Kofi Annan ICT Centre of Excellence (Ghana-India)
• Jae Jon Kim, Chonnam National University (Korea)
• Sang Yoo Kim, Dongguk University (Korea)
• Danilo Piaggesi, Fondazione Rosselli America (USA)
• Leonardo Pineda Serna, Universidad del Rosario (Colombia)
• Edson Luiz Riccio, TECSI, University of Sao Paulo (Brazil)
• Carlos Scheel, ITESM (Mexico)
• Pablo Rodas, Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI)
• Kristian Sund, Middlesex University (UK)
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ICT4DEVIS Outreach Tools
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY
• AKNOS
DEDICATED WEB SITE
BULLETTIN AND
NEWSLETTER OF THE
SCHOOL
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ICT4DEVIS Participating
Institutions
Research Center
Knowledge and Service Management
for Business Applications
Information Systems and
Technology Management Lab
FEA - USP
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DANILO PIAGGESI
Director, International Knowledge Economy Program (IKEP)
Managing Director, Fondazione Rosselli Americas (FRA)
A low-ecological footprint, non-for-profit organization
Postal address:
Email:
Telephones:
6005 Grove Drive
Alexandria,
VA 22307
USA
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