Web2forDev, Day 2.

by Wiebke

Stuff of note:

There is one place for online training material across international organizations: Open Training Platform
Tradenet connects traders in African markets via text messages: Tradenet.biz
Digital storytelling using audio and video is popular in areas with low connectivity: GINKS
Euforic demonstrates how to aggregate and mashup on European Development Cooperation: Euforic
Personal research portals will change the way science is conducted: ICTlogy

What I’ve learned:

Measuring the impact of this still like poking in the dark.
User-generated content in this context often means helping non-IT staff to take charge of their websites.
The excitement comes down to five main tools (but sometimes it’s better not to use their names):

It’s no longer just about text, but also about maps, pictures, audio, video and whatever else we want

There’s a lot of magic in the clever integration of text messaging, email and web.

Online and offline: It’s important to create events and gathering places – that’s where interaction happens.

Everyone becomes starry-eyed when speaking about facebook.

Playing with technology is important. But if we want to convince non-techies, we need to show the difference it makes in real life terms.

Believe Ethan Zuckerman: People matter. Tools don’t.

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