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How Can ICT4D Work with Local Governments? A Twitter Chat Synopsis

Last Friday, the third monthly #ICT4D Twitter Chat brought together 30 of the field's thought leaders (follow them all) to focus on and discuss ways that ICT4D can and does work with local governments, especially in situations like the recent disaster in Haiti.

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Four questions guided the conversation (full transcript) which once again was a fast, free-flowing exchange of ideas:

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:03:57 -0800

IAEA Sends Much-Needed X-Ray Machines to Haiti

Beyond acting as the world's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA also fosters "the role of nuclear science and technology in sustainable development" and also, apparently, in emergency assistance. How cool is that?

If that headline strikes you as surprising, you are not alone.  I, for one, thought that the IAEA had enough on its plate acting as the world's nuclear watchdog, but, it turns out, they also run a "Department of Technical Cooperation," which fosters "the role of nuclear science and technology in sustainable development." How cool?
Just a taste of some recent projects:

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:01:49 -0800

Small Wars Journal on Military Response to Haiti

At Small Wars Journal, Gary Anderson offers some advice to military personnel trying to provide humanitarian assistance in Haiti.

At Small Wars Journal, Gary Anderson offers some advice to military personnel trying to provide humanitarian assistance in Haiti. It’s a great article – plain spoken and based on personal experience. His recommendations run from getting permission to fly non Department of Defense personnel in military airplanes to not starting air drops.
Two points really stood out for me:

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:04:45 -0800

How the United States and the United Nations Are Cooperating in Haiti

UN Dispatch obtains the "Memorandum of Understanding" between the United States and the United Nations regarding Haiti relief efforts.

Earlier today, the United States formally entered into an agreement with the United Nations on a division of responsibilities in Haiti.  The "Memorandum of Understanding," obtained by UN Dispatch, enumerates the tole of a U.S.

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:17:57 -0800

Today! #ICT4D Twitter Chat - Working with Local Governments

Don't forget - today we're having the January ICT4D Twitter Chat - Working with Local Governments

Local governments - from regional to village level - can be both a help and a hindrance to information and communication technology deployments in the developing world. Yet projects usually cannot succeed without their buy-in.
In the January Twitter Chat, we'll explore four vital questions any ICT practitioner faces when designing and deploying technology-based projects at the local level:

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:59:46 -0800

Today! #ICT4D Twitter Chat - Working with Local Governments

Don't forget - today we're having the January ICT4D Twitter Chat - Working with Local Governments

Local governments - from regional to village level - can be both a help and a hindrance to information and communication technology deployments in the developing world. Yet projects usually cannot succeed without their buy-in.
In the January Twitter Chat, we'll explore four vital questions any ICT practitioner faces when designing and deploying technology-based projects at the local level:

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:59:46 -0800

Today! #ICT4D Twitter Chat - Working with Local Governments

Don't forget - today we're having the January ICT4D Twitter Chat - Working with Local Governments

Local governments - from regional to village level - can be both a help and a hindrance to information and communication technology deployments in the developing world. Yet projects usually cannot succeed without their buy-in.
In the January Twitter Chat, we'll explore four vital questions any ICT practitioner faces when designing and deploying technology-based projects at the local level:

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:59:46 -0800

Dominican Peacekeepers in Haiti

Reports indicate that Haiti's government has refused a battalion of UN peacekeepers from the Dominican Republic. UPDATE: Haiti may have indeed accepted the peacekeepers.

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:22:27 -0800

New PSA for Rapid Disaster Relief

Two new public service announcements for the United Nations recovery and relief efforts in Haiti.

Two new public service announcements for the United Nations recovery and relief efforts in Haiti.  Via, the UN Foundation:

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:44:47 -0800

US Navy Hospital Ship Now in Port-au-Prince

The US Navy’s Hospital ship – the USNS Comfort – is on its way to Port-au-Prince. Situations like this are where hospital ships earn their keep.

The US Navy’s Hospital ship – the USNS Comfort – is on its way to Port-au-Prince. It’s already seeing trauma patients airlifted to the ship from an aircraft carrier off the coast of Haiti. Situations like this are where hospital ships earn their keep.
 

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:47:20 -0800
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