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The Communication Initiative
After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Guide to ICTs for Development

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  • Aditya Dev Sood
This document discusses social investment, with a focus on technology in developing societies, the impact of ICTs on rural economies and societies, and the use of ICTs in different social sectors. While attending closely to questions about the viability of commercial ICT projects, the author suggests that social investment in rural as well as urban ICT projects could prove to be one of the most effective means of driving change: (i) socially, by ensuring equal access for disprivileged groups, (ii) economically, by creating new kinds of work and financial transactions, and (iii) politically, by improving the quality, speed, and sensitivity of the state apparatus to the needs of local citizen-consumers. The material also highlights pioneering efforts through case studies of ICT projects in South Asia

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