turns out revi has already curated a fantastic list of many of the
ictd classes and graduate programs worldwide. you can find it at
http://goo.gl/2HVDu
i'll be closing down my list and i encourage you to add to revi's.
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 11:57, Yaw Anokwa <yanokwa at gmail.com> wrote:
> i've gotten a few emails from people who want to find out more about
> such programs (both masters and phd).
>
> for those interested in the technical side of ictd uw, berkeley,
> gatech, mit, cmu, nyu all have faculty who do some form of academic
> and technical ictd. based on papers at conferences, i'd say uw,
> berkeley and gatech have the most active faculty and students. i tend
> to know about the universities in the states, but uct in cape town and
> makere in kampala are also quite active.
>
> for those interested in the development side of ictd, i have no clue.
> try {information, business,economics,policy,health} schools and
> drilling down from there.
>
> i've put up a public document at http://goo.gl/jY1rj. if we pool our
> knowledge, perhaps we can get a reasonable list of going. we will need
> a champion of this effort, so send me an email if you are interested.
> once we get a good list, we can make this a resource for the ictd
> community.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 10:26, Yaw Anokwa <yanokwa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Master of Science in Information and Communication Technology for
>> Development (MS-ICTD) at University of Colorado at Boulder.
>>
>> The MS-ICTD degree prepares students for careers in the use of
>> Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to advance people and
>> communities in developing nations and underserved or impoverished
>> regions. Students are trained to address issues of access, social
>> equity, sustainability, appropriate design and distribution.
>>
>> The two-year program includes three semesters in residence and a
>> one-semester practicum, that is, an internship or service project with
>> a company engaged in ICTD efforts. Organizations participating in the
>> practicum may be public or private sector, international development
>> agencies, foundations and/or non-governmental organizations.
>>
>> http://www.colorado.edu/atlas/newatlas/masters
>>
>> For further information, download the program description or email Dr.
>> Revi Sterling, program director, at revi.sterling at colorado.edu. If you
>> need more info, there are also former UW folks in the program that
>> Revi can connect you with.
>>
>
