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Ahmed Almarwani
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Youth In Technology for Community Development
June 9, 2009 - 06:58 AM
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Yemen is facing a significant problem of being far away form the IT revolution in the world although the country possesses the basic IT infrastructure to catch up but we still face problems in effectively utilizing the local IT capacity and human resources.
The project is focusing on NGOs as a sample segment of community development players. NGOs are playing a key role in the modern community development in Yemen but unfortunately, they still use the traditional ways in dealing with information, and are not very much aware of the modern technological methods which are now considered as key for any success globally. Many NGOs miss opportunities of getting funds and grants because of the lack of the very basic of IT usage; like for example the inability to use word-processing programs, email, and the Internet. In addition, the unavailability of the necessary data and reports as they are usually kept in paper files and this takes them long time to be professionally summarized, formatted, and safely allocated.
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Stephen Ojeremen
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Re: Youth In Technology for Community Development
June 9, 2009 - 11:07 AM
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The World is now a global village. And super-highway is all that is needed in the 21st century.It keeps the World moving non stop!
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Wangchuk Chungyalpa
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Re: Youth In Technology for Community Development
June 12, 2009 - 12:15 PM
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What you raise is a very interesting topic. The topic under consideration “Youth in Technology for Community Development” covers lot of ground. There are many factors to consider, some of the more prominent ones being:
1. Availability of computers and information technology. In many developing countries – that includes Yemen – computers are still expensive. Even government departments do not use computers.
2. Connectivity issues exist as well – mainly as a result of lack of infrastructure.
3. Lack of IT institutes and emphasis on IT education in schools and universities.
There exists a lot of good ideas and best practices regarding youth and technology for community enrichment. A systematic research on the net will reveal mountains of information. I think effectively involving youth in technology for community enrichment should be a combination of public policy, educational policy and private initiatives.
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