The Information and Communications Technology for Development Working Group (ICT4DEV WG) will host an open forum to discuss the ICT4DEV WG draft terms of reference and seek input on the potential range of activities that the working group will address. The meeting will provide an open platform for any interested parties to express their opinions, ideas, suggested objectives and concerns related to the new working group.
The aim of the ICT4DEV WG is to help NGOs enhance their use of ICT to improve the quality of their development work in Vietnam. Through advising, training, sharing resources and inviting special expert guest speakers, the ICT4DEV WG seeks to maximise productivity and communications in the development community in Vietnam by helping NGOs to fully harness the power of ICT in their development activities.
The ICT4DEV WG seeks to serve the interests of all interested parties, both technical and non-technical, and will address a wide range of ICT and development-related issues aimed at both IT technicians working for local or international NGOs, and those that specialise in using such infrastructure such as communications officers, information coordinators etc.
The meeting will take place at the NGO Resource Centre on Wednesday July 16 at 2pm. Guest speaker David Tremblay (ICT specialist) will be delivering a presentation on ‘What can ICT do for development?”.
For more information or to confirm your attendance, please contact the NGO RC ICT Advisor Paul Griffins at <a mailto="sysadmin@ngocentre.org.vn">sysadmin@ngocentre.org.vn</a>.
