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Technology for International Development
is our passion.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) help people communicate and share information, via old technologies such as radio and TV, and new technologies such as computers, email, and the Internet. The application of ICTs to international development is often expressed as "ICTs for development," or "ICT4D" for short. They are especially helpful for communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across geographical distances.
At fluidIT soltuions, we are especially interested in how modern ICTs can be best applied in rural, economically disadvantaged, resource-limited, language-diverse and partially-literate areas. What place should these technologies have within existing communication channels? How should elders, chiefs, and computers interact? When are text, audio, and audiovisual communications most appropriate, and why?
Our founder, Carole St. Laurent, has had the chance to explore some of these questions first hand through her Master’s research and work in Africa. She shares some of her reflections below.
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