Hello all, I am a Brown University student concentrating in Computer Science and Development Studies, and I am conducting research on how to create incentives for developing, promoting and popularizing pro-poor information technology for different sectors and stakeholders - private, public, non-profit, and even poor and marginalized users themselves.
I am familiar with many "lessons learned" type evaluatiive reports by UNDP and others. Although they are exteremely valuable, they do not answer to the question of how to create incentives to develop, promote and sustain these initiatives, be they private or public. I am also familiar with the "creating markets at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP)" approach of Professor CK Prahalad, but would like to expand my understanding to other sectors and disciplines' perspectives. My incentive for you here is that I hope this research will not just be another theis research, but to make a meaningful contribution to the digital divide community as well as as the stakeholders that all of us work with. Do you have suggestions on how to create incentives from your ICT4D field work or research experience? Do you know who I should talk to or read about? I would love to hear from you offline. Sincerely, Vanessia Wu B.A. Candidate, Brown University [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
