IICD Foundation
| The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) | |
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| Location: | The Netherlands |
| Type: | NGO |
| Class: | International NGO |
| Key work: | information, comunnication, knowledge transfer, Business development |
| Website: www.iicd.org | |
The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) is a non-profit foundation that specialises in information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for development.
IICD creates practical and sustainable solutions using both modern media (such as computers, Internet, email and multimedia) and traditional media (such as radio and television) to connect people and enable them to benefit from ICT, thereby contributing to the Millenium Development Goals.
Together with partners from the public, private and non-profit sector, IICD puts knowledge, innovation and finance to work. Currently, IICD is active in Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in the sectors education, environment, governance, health and livelihoods (agriculture).
Main activities
- Sustainable development by harnessing the potential of ICT
- Embedding experience to sector and national policies
- Translating experience into lessons learned and accountability
- Leveraging experiences to new programmes through partnerships & business development
