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SUMMARY:ICT Capacity Building: Experiences from the Field
DESCRIPTION:ICT for Development (ICT4D) Learning Network\n\nInformation and
  communication technology (ICT) capacity building is a lot more than impart
 ing technical knowledge through trainings. At its core\, ICT capacity build
 ing is an exercise in empowerment. Come listen to three experts share their
  experiences from the field in a panel discussion on best practices for suc
 cessful ICT capacity building projects.\n\nThis month's panel discussion is
  co-hosted by ICT for International Development Meetup and World Bank's e-D
 evelopment Thematic Group.\n\n5:30-6:00 pm: Meet and Greet.\n6:00-7:00 pm: 
 Panel Discussion.\n\nKate Hughes\, Manager for IT Adoption and Outreach at 
 Conservation International (CI) has been involved in technology capacity bu
 ilding projects for more than seven years. She will discuss best practices 
 for an organization's internal capacity building initiatives based on CI's 
 experiences in Asia\, Africa\, and the Americas.\n\nOleg Petrov\, coordinat
 or of eTG hosted by the Global ICT Department of the World Bank\, has contr
 ibuted to several integrated e-development and e-government projects funded
  by the Bank\, including e-Sri Lanka and has been involved in a number of I
 CT capacity building programs since 1998. He also worked with the European 
 Union's Public Sector Institutional Reform project in Russia as senior inte
 rnational expert on e-government\, contributing to client capacity building
 \, single window program and new e-government strategy development. He will
  present on the Bank's experience with ICT capacity building of government 
 CIOs and Bank staff.\n\nUsha Venkatachallam\, CEO of Appropriate IT\, will 
 address civil society capacity building initiatives based on her experience
 s from the field in Afghanistan\, Jordan\, & Lebanon. Usha has more than a 
 decade of experience helping organizations creatively apply internet techno
 logies to advance their mission. Her expertise is in international ICT tech
 nologies and in finding locally-appropriate and culture-specific solutions.
  She is currently co-authoring an ICT Training of Trainers manual for Women
 ?s Learning Partnership (WLP).\n\nICT for International Development meetup 
 (ICT4ID - http://intlrel.meetup.com/76/) is a learning network of and for p
 ractitioners to share knowledge\, information\, experiences\, and projects 
 in this field.\n\ne-Development Thematic Group (eTG - http://www.worldbank.
 org/edevelopment) is a global community of practice composed of development
  professionals interested in ICT4D. It is hosted at the World Bank Group?s 
 Global ICT Department.\n\nWashington\, DC  20006 - USA\n\nTuesday\, March 1
 1 at 5:30 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/6/8/7
 /event_2399015.jpeg\n\nAttending: 27\n\nDetails: http://intlrel.meetup.com/
 76/calendar/7326986/
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