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ICTs for Developm
entUsing Information and Communication Technologies for Youth Access and Participation
‘Gbenga SESANExecutive Director
Paradigm Initiative Nigeriawww.pin.org.ng | www.gbengasesan.com
[email protected] | www.gbengasesan.com/blogCreating Local Connections West Africa (CLCWA) Youth Conference. WAPI, Calabar,
Nigeria. October 12-14, 2007.
ICT 101: A Quick Intro…
• ICT: Information and Communication Technologies
• Vast array of technologies that allow information manipulation and appropriate technology application
• Old vs New ICTs: From the town crier to the robots
• Pretty Amazing New Services (PANS)
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ICTs in Development• Diverse application
examples eHealth Precision Agriculture eGovernance ICT for Peace eBusiness eDuInfoTainment eMployment eAdvocacy
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Before The Project Starts
• Baseline studies help pre-define project directions
• Use ICTs for data gathering, analysis and interpretation
• ICTs increase speed of data capture and analysis
• Pre-implementation research has been made easy by Google!
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Artisans, 10%
College, 10%
High School,32%Primary
School, 17%
Students(NS), 17%
Transition,10%
NotSpecified, 4%
ArtisansCollegeHigh SchoolPrimary SchoolStudents (NS)TransitionNot Specified
Present Occupation
Computer Ownership
9%
87%
4%
Own a PCDon't own a PCNo Response
Computer Usage
56%
44%
0%
Those that had useda computer beforethe studyThose that had notused a computer
Not Indicated
IT Education Source
School34%
Church1%
Cyber Café38%
Workplace1%
CompuetrSchool
11%
At Home15%
SchoolChurchCyber CaféWorkplaceCompuetr SchoolAt Home
IT Learning Obstacles
45
65
52
7 9 8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
1
No timeNo computerNo money No InterestNot old enoughParents said no
IT Education Importance
94%
4%
2%
ImportantDon't knowNot important
10 Years From Now?Number of
respondents
18
18
27
47
16
7
10
2
1
6
2
23 1
Medical practitioner
Running my own business
Working (not specific)
Schooling
Banker/ accountant
Media practitioner
Footballer
University graduate
Settle down
Lawyer
Computer scientist
Not sure
In God's hand
Information Propagation
• Make some noise, let the world hear about your good!
• Blogs• Websites• Mailing lists• Wikipedia• Multimedia (e.g. video)• YouTube, SecondLife, and
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Monitoring & Evaluation
• Project reports and tracking are made easier
• Portals allow various people to log in, post records and record updates
• Monitoring can be done remotely through volunteers
• Evaluation can take advantage of simple/advanced ICT tools
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ICT Needs’ Analysis• Analyze your participatory
processes clearly• Consider the need for ICTs for
each segment• Identify sources of possible
capacity building (human, books, multimedia, online, etc)
• Appropriate application is the key to successful outcomes
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Lower Barriers!• Youth access and
participation has become easier than ever
• Online media channels (social networks, data/video/voice) are more youth-friendly
• You have no excuse!• What will be your
contribution to the New Nigeria?
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ICTs for Developm
entUsing Information and Communication Technologies for Youth Access and Participation
‘Gbenga SESANExecutive Director
Paradigm Initiative Nigeriawww.pin.org.ng | www.gbengasesan.com
[email protected] | www.gbengasesan.com/blogCreating Local Connections West Africa (CLCWA) Youth Conference. WAPI, Calabar,
Nigeria. October 12-14, 2007.
