Strategic Use of the Internet

When NGOs in India just began understanding the value of new media that was unleashed by the Internet, they hired high tech code writers often HTML and asp or dot net programmers and got their websites up and running.

Since the late 90's things have changed dramatically. But what is interesting is that while many online tools for effective communications have emerged, several organisations struggle to get support for continuing their work to enhance their online presence.

The strategic use of Internet for promoting the work and also to gain further outreach is central to any online planning by NGOs. The second strategic use will be to engage with the stakeholders and make more effective use of the new generation web 2.0 technologies for making it cost effective too.

Looking forward to getting ideas of how to port knowledge already gathered in html or asp pages to web 2.0 portal.

Call for Proposals to SIRCA Programme

SIRCA is strengthening ICT4D Reserach Capacity in Asia and has announced a call for proposals. The awards are to ensure capacities to conduct research in the area of ICT4D are built in Asia.

* Applicants must register online at thttp://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/sirca with their name, project title, email address and country of research by September 29, 2008.

* Proposals must be sent via email by October 13, 2008, to sirca@ntu.edu.sg. Add SIRCA Proposal on the subject line. Attachements in word, excel or pdf with file name in underscore for spaces, with your name.