During last week's engaging #SocEntChat around mHealth, organized by Ashoka, I started to wonder what other Twitter chats might be out there.

Thanks to chloevdc, I learned of this Twitter Chat Schedule. While pretty comprehensive, I was struck by a glaring omission. Even though there are Twitter chats for everything from JapanTravel to DaddyTalk there isn't a scheduled chat on Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D).

But its not for a lack of those talking about ICT4D. Just one quick look at the ICTworks ICT4D Africa Twitters List, there are at least 40 people who focus on the topic daily. Looking at the #ICT4D hashtag and even more people think about it on a regular basis. So its about time we organized a...

ICTworks' #ICT4D Twitter Chat

On Friday, November 13, join your fellow experts and interested parties in a ICT4D Twitter Chat starting at 17:00 GMT (1700 GMT in your timezone). The likes of John Gosier, Michael Downey, Wayan Vota and others will be discussing engaging in these topics on 15 minute intervals:

Using Eastern Time:
• 12:00pm: Introductions - Please tell us your name, org, key interest area
• 12:05pm: Which ICT4D initiatives do you admire the most? Please name them & explain why.
• 12:20pm: What lessons have you learned from ICT4D failures? Bravery Bonus: talk about your own program failures.
• 12:35pm: Is Cloud4D (Cloud Computing) possible in ICT4D? Or is it still 5 years+ in future? And should we plan for it now anyway?

If you're wondering what a Twitter Chat is, see the great recap of the Ashoka Chat. It was essentially a freewheeling conversation around the key questions asked by Ashoka, with refreshing voices from outside the usual small world we live in.

Expect thi ICT4D Twitter Chat will be even more so, creating greater awareness and excitement about technology's role in social and economic development across the developing world. So join us at 12:00 noon Eastern Time.

Update

Wow! that was an amazing hour of serious conversation. I hope you enjoyed it. And here's a few recaps for you:

• ICT4D Twitter Chat Members
• ICT4DTwitter Chat Transcript

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