Digital Democracy’s mission is to empower marginalized communities to use technology to defend their rights. As technology becomes cheaper and more accessible, we believe it can and should be used to bring more voices to the table. Digital Democracy helps our partners achieve transformative change and works toward a world […]
digital tools • empower • human rights • land rights • marginalized • social change • technologyRhizomatica
Rhizomatica promotes “Mobile Communications for All” by aiming to provide cellular service to underserved and overlooked communities. It helped launch the first autonomous cellphone network in a small, Zapoteca community in Oaxaca, Mexico. According the the Rhizomatica “About Page,” According to the ITU, 2-3 billion people around the world lack […]
cellular networks • ICT4D • infrastructure • telecommunicationsAfrica Gathering
Africa Gathering draws inspiration from the traditional, symbolic African Baobab tree: the place where people can gather to share knowledge, exchange ideas and learn from each other. Under AG’s tree all speaks openly, from activators to innovators, from artists to technologists. Under our tree we celebrate the change-makers and their […]
Africa • innovation • knowledge sharing / exchange • social changeCenter for Digital Inclusion
Our mission is to transform lives and strengthen low-income communities by empowering people with information and communication technology. We use technology as a medium to fight poverty, stimulate entrepreneurship and create a new generation of changemakers. For 17 years, the CDI uses technology to encourage entrepreneurship and citizenship, through its […]
digital inclusion • empower • entrepreneurship • ICT4D • ICTsGlobal Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID)
The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (GAID), an initiative approved by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2006, was launched after comprehensive worldwide consultations with governments, the private sector, civil society, the technical and Internet communities and academia. While the 2005 United Nations Summits emphasized the importance […]
development • ICT4D • ICTs • information society • United NationsInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. We work with researchers and innovators in those countries to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems their societies face. Our goal is to bring choice and change to the people who need it most. […]
development • IDRC • research • social changeInveneo
Inveneo is a 501c3 nonprofit social enterprise, which means that we operate like a business with a social mission. We aim to get the tools of information communications technology (ICT), such as computers, telephony, and Internet access to those who need it most — people and organizations in rural and […]
Africa • development • ICT4D • ICTs • internet • rural • sustainabilityTelecentresAfrica
TelecentresAfrica is an initiative launched by CTA and InfoBridge Foundation in support to rural community service delivery in Africa including telecentres and community radios. The programe is open to all stakeholders interested in promoting and implementing ICT4D projects for the development of rural communities in Africa. Within the context of […]
Africa • ICT4D • ICTs • radio • rural • sustainability • telecenterSwedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER)
The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (Spider) is a resource center for ICT for Development (ICT4D). Spider was established in 2004 and is based at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) at Stockholm University. Spider is primarily financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), […]
development • ICT4D • ICTs • research • SPIDERMobile Web for Social Development (MW4D)
The MW4D Interest Group explores how to use the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Mobile phones as a solution to bridge the Digital Divide and provide minimal services (health, education, governance, business, …) to rural communities and under-privileged populations of Developing Countries.
development • digital divide • ICTs • internet • mobile • social changeGlobal Knowledge Partnership Foundation
What is Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation (GKPF)? Every organization involved in development needs to network and exchange knowledge. GKPF has the role as the knowledge broker, networking, communication and dissemination, logistics partner for all organizations, companies and governments involved in development. GKPFs mission is it to create and maintain the […]
capacity building • communication • ICTs • innovation • knowledge sharing / exchangeAfrica Information Technology Initiative (AITI)
MIT Accelerating Information Technology Innovation (AITI) is a multidisciplinary group of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s International Science and Technology Initiative (MISTI) that promotes development in emerging regions by cultivating young technology entrepreneurs. AITI develops curriculum materials, software technologies, platforms, and networks that enable undergraduate students in emerging regions to […]
development • education • entrepreneurship • ICTs • mobileAppropriate Computing Technologies for Development (ACT4D)
The ACT4D research group at IIT Delhi designs and builds information and communication technologies focused towards emerging, developing, bottom of the pyramid regions of the world. Why are we doing this? Many reasons. First, these regions are poor and typically remain untouched with technology unless companies discover ways to monetise […]
appropriate technology • development • ICT4D • ICTs • researchAPC Women’s Networking Support Programme
We are a global network of women who support women networking for social change and women’s empowerment, through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). We promote gender equality in the design, development, implementation, access to and use of ICTs and in the policy decisions and frameworks that regulate […]
gender • human rights • ICTs • social change • womenAIS Special Interest Group on ICT and Global Development
Special Interest Group of the Association for Information Systems Vision: Contribute to progress in the economically developing world through the appropriate use and diffusion of ICT and associated management practices. Challenge: Approximately three billion people exist on less than USD2 per day- a situation, which is untenable from a humanitarian […]
development • humanitarian • ICT4D • ICTs • poverty reductionBellanet Alliance
The Bellanet Alliance is an international network of organizations working to foster global and regional collaboration through a more effective use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) and Knowledge Sharing practices. Operating as an independent and self-sustained alliance of social entrepreneurs in four well established regions of the world, Bellanet […]
Canada • collaboration • Costa Rica • development • ICTs • knowledge sharing / exchange • Nepal • research • UgandaAssociation for Progressive Communications
APC’s strength lies in the fact that we don’t get excited about the internet for the internet’s sake. We are committed activists who want to use it to make the world a better place. We help people get access to the internet where there is none or it is unaffordable, […]
development • ICT4D • internet • social change • womenArtificial Intelligence for Development (AI-D)
AI-D is a non-profit organization established to support research on AI for Development (AI-D). A focal point of current AI-D efforts is the coalescence and distribution of data sets in support of research. Data promises to play a critical role in AI-D projects. AI-D is working with potential sources of […]
artificial intelligence • development • researchAptivate
What do we do? We are an NGO and not-for-profit organisation that provides IT services for international development. We work on both grant funded projects and direct partnerships with NGOs. We collaborate with NGOs to strengthen the use of IT in their programmes. We offer impartial advice on strategy, policy, […]
appropriate technology • development • ICT4D • mobile • policyCatholic Relief Services – ICT4D
Today people in the developing world have access to new, innovative, and affordable information and communications technology (ICT) that just a few years ago was non-existent or out of reach. CRS has been active in using these technological advances to manage and improve the quality of its services. By taking […]
agriculture • development • health • ICT4D • ICTs • mobileCatapult Design
The majority of our world’s population lacks access to life’s basic needs. We develop and implement human-centered products to help them thrive. Technology can empower and liberate. A single, effective product has more potential for worldwide impact – by providing clean water, food, shelter, or income – than any other […]
appropriate technology • consultancy • design • development • social changeCARICOM ICT4D
Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) is an emerging field in the development agendas especially within the developing countries. It refers to the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as the key for social and economic development. As a result, literacy levels and skills in learning can be […]
Caribbean • development • digital divide • ICT4DBOSCO Uganda (Battery Operated Systems for Community Outreach)
BOSCO-Uganda is helping put an end to isolation caused by war. BOSCO-Uganda is providing an innovative Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution to foster social and economical development and peace building in rural communities of northern Uganda. BOSCO is using a collaborative, web-based ICT training approach encouraging communication and collaboration […]
BOSCO • collaboration • development • ICT4D • ICTs • UgandaChange (at the University of Washington)
Change is a group of faculty, students, and staff at the University of Washington who are exploring the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in improving the lives of underserved populations, especially in the developing world.
development • ICT4D • ICTs • impact of | ICTs • researchCentre For Indigenous Knowledge Systems (CEFIKS)
CEFIKS – The Center for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (CEFIKS) is an independent not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Accra, Ghana. CEFIKS has an affiliate branch in the United States. CEFIKS is committed to the inclusion of indigenous knowledge systems in Africa, specifically Ghana, in the mushrooming information technology movement. CEFIKS is […]
Accra | Ghana • Africa • CEFIKS • development • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge