Bellagio ICT for Development and Governance
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The Indigo Trust is a UK-based foundation that funds technology-driven projects aimed at achieving social change in Africa, focusing on innovation, transparency, and citizen empowerment across various sectors including health, education, and agriculture. The Trust believes that empowering individuals with access to information leads to positive societal changes, and it supports initiatives that enhance transparency, accountability, and citizen participation. Key areas of development highlighted include health information systems, agricultural support services, and fostering innovative solutions tailored by local communities.
Bellagio ICT for Development and Governance
- 1. Dr Loren Treisman Executive: Indigo Trust
- 2. • The Indigo Trust is a UK based grant making foundation that funds technology-driven projects to bring about social change in Africa • The Trust focuses mainly on innovation, transparency and citizen empowerment • We also support innovative tech-driven projects which support development outcomes in any social sector including the health, education, human rights and agricultural spheres • We believe that if people have the ability to access, share and create information, then they are empowered to make positive changes in their own lives and communities
- 3. Before the Around 2000- Until Today Internet 2000 Recently • Limited • MDGs • Massive • Per poor solutions- potential increase in innovation from South • ICTs on dev. mobile • Focus on Agenda phone • Beyond content internal access processes • G8 Digital • Service Delivery Opportunities • Increased • Improving Taskforce focus on • Interactivity business relevant efficiency • Low cost content • Citizen Participation terminals • Inner • Pro poor & • Communities workings of • Connecting the para poor government bottom billion- solutions • Transparency VSAT Initiatives e.g. OGP, • Content IATI • Telecentres production from South
- 4. A Role for Innovation Hubs We believe that the best solutions to Africa’s challenges will be devised by those affected by them
- 5. Transparency & Accountability • Open Data/info • Digital Mapping • Citizen reporting/participation • Supporting Activists • Media Strengthening
- 6. Development: Health • Health information (One World) • Support (Youth for Tech Foundation, SHM Foundation) • Alerts (Cell Life, Praekelt) • Referrals (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) • Training and Support for Community Health Workers • Health Service Accountability (CIPESA, WOUGNET, GACC) • Drug authentication • Data Collection • Data Management
- 7. Development: Agriculture • Extension/information services • Market Prices • Insurance • Link farmers to buyers • Mapping and transparency • Financial Services • Data Collection • Integrated Business Solutions
- 8. Thanks for Listening Any Questions? Dr Loren Treisman http://indigotrust.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @indigotrust Loren.treisman@sfct.org.uk