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

me@gbengasesan.com | 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

010203040506070

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

710

2162

23 1

Medical practitionerRunning my own businessWorking (not specific)SchoolingBanker/ accountantMedia practitionerFootballerUniversity graduateSettle downLawyerComputer scientistNot sureIn 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

me@gbengasesan.com | www.gbengasesan.com/blogCreating Local Connections West Africa (CLCWA) Youth Conference. WAPI, Calabar,

Nigeria. October 12-14, 2007.