ICT and Poverty in Asia: Request for Submissions of Case Studies

["Irfan Khan" <khania2@super.net.pk>]

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From:           	neena.jacob@in.britishcouncil.org
Date sent:      	Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:01:15 +0530


Dear All,

Greetings from indev!  This is for your information and 
participation. Please reply directly to Mr Stuart Mathison at 
stuartmathison@fdc.org.au If you have already seen it, please ignore 
this e-mail.  

With best wishes,

Neena Jacob
indev 
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The GKP Secretariat has commissioned a study to investigate the role
of ICT for poverty reduction from an Asian perspective. The report
will be posted on the GKP website and findings will be presented at
the WSIS Asia Regional Conference, 13-15 January 2003.

Part of the study will involve detailed analysis of selected case 
studies. If you would like your project to be considered for 
inclusion as one of the focal case studies, please complete the 
following preliminary survey and return it by 3 DECEMBER 2002.  

Note: Case study analysis will be appreciative and learning oriented. 
You will be given opportunity to review the write-up of your case 
study before publication.  

Survey return address: Mr Stuart Mathison, stuartmathison@fdc.org.au
<mailto:stuartmathison@fdc.org.au> Preliminary Survey A. Project
details 

1. Title: 

2. Contact: name, position, e-mail: 

3. Description:

a. Aims of the project:

b. Types of ICT employed - e.g. radio, telephony, e-mail, Web-based, 
distinctive software applications, etc:  

c. Sector - Please underline one of the following: *	Economic 
(including sustainable agriculture) *	Education *	Human Rights *	
Health (especially HIV/AIDS) *	Environment *	Governance *	Other - 
Describe:  

4. When project established:  

5. Funders:  

6. Clients:  

a. Who? - location, gender, age, vocation, economic status  

b. How many?  

c. Specific involvement of women/men, elderly/young, disabled people  


7. Has the project been formally evaluated? Yes / No  

a. If yes, would you be able to share the evaluation report, or parts 
of it? Yes / No  

i. If yes, please attach to this survey.  


B. Role of ICT in the project  

8. Describe the use of ICT in this project, including number and type 
of hardware items, configurations, etc. Especially mention anything 
that you consider particularly innovative.  

9. Could the aims of the project be met without the use of ICT?  

a. If yes, in what way does the use of ICT make the project more 
effective (e.g. cost, impact, outreach, etc) than a 'non-ICT' 
approach?  

b. If no, explain why.  

10. Could the model be readily upgraded to serve many more clients?  

11. Could the model be replicated easily in other regions / cultures? 
 


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