Practical Insights on Marketing for ICT4D Projects

marketing skills in ICT4D projects

Marketing Skills in ICT4D Projects

Humanitarian aid organizations use marketing skills in ICT4D projects to increase program outcomes by improving efficiency, transparency, reach, innovation, communication, and feedback.

This strategic integration of ICT4D helps organizations enhance their programs and better support affected populations in several ways:

  1. Improved efficiency and transparency: ICT4D tools help streamline processes, improve data collection, and facilitate communication in remote or disaster-affected areas, ultimately leading to more effective and transparent programs.
  2. Enhanced decision-making and resource allocation: By leveraging data and information collected through ICT4D projects, organizations can make more informed decisions and allocate resources more effectively, resulting in better program outcomes.
  3. Increased reach and accessibility: ICT4D tools enable organizations to reach a wider audience and make their services more accessible, especially in areas with limited resources or infrastructure.
  4. Promotion of innovation and collaboration: By utilizing ICT4D, organizations can foster collaboration and promote innovation among stakeholders, leading to the development of more innovative and sustainable solutions.
  5. Improved communication and feedback: ICT4D tools facilitate communication between organizations, local communities, and beneficiaries, allowing for more efficient feedback collection and continuous program improvement.
  6. Enhanced brand reputation and visibility: By adopting ICT4D tools and strategies, organizations can showcase their commitment to innovation and sustainability, which can help attract more donors, partners, and beneficiaries.

Examples of Marketing in ICT4D Projects

The Future of Communications as Aid

The Future of Communications as Aid

Published on: May 29 2013 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
What does communications in humanitarian and crisis response look like in 5 years time? This was the question I posed to the panel session I moderated at the Aid...
6 Guidelines for Better Development Outcomes Using Social Media

6 Guidelines for Better Development Outcomes Using Social Media

Published on: May 24 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Guidelines for Better Development Outcomes Using Social Media
In the next few years, another 2 billion people will be coming online; transforming the Internet from what once was an elite network of the world’s privileged...
Technology Tools for Customer Feedback in Emerging Markets

Technology Tools for Customer Feedback in Emerging Markets

Published on: Mar 20 2013 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Customer Experience relies on an ongoing conversation with your customer, and there are many ways that this can be done. Ideally, voice of customer (VOC) feedback...
You Are Invited to Fail Faire DC 2012

You Are Invited to Fail Faire DC 2012

Published on: Oct 25 2012 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Fail Faire DC 2012 is a celebration of failure as a mark of innovation and risk-taking. Like our event in...
Please help me update what “telecentre” means for ICT4D

Please help me update what “telecentre” means for ICT4D

Published on: Aug 22 2012 by Guest Writer - 5 Comments
I am Christine Prefontaine and I’m writing a brief for Beyond Access: Libraries Powering Development – on different innovation spaces. In it, I start...
Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries

Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries

Published on: Aug 20 2012 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries
With the rapid expansion of new technologies and emerging perspectives on what works, the global development community is looking for new thinking on solving...
Dialogue is Participation at Technology Salons

Dialogue is Participation at Technology Salons

Published on: Aug 10 2012 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Dialogue is Participation at Technology Salons
The recent Technology Salon “Will the new .Africa domain name have development impact?” represented for me an above average collision of minds over the...
9 Lessons to Learn from Fail Faire UK 2012

9 Lessons to Learn from Fail Faire UK 2012

Published on: Jul 23 2012 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
We had an amazing sharing of failure at Fail Faire UK 2012, and amidst the laughter at how wrong we can be in deploying information and communication technologies...
The Complete List of 79 Academic ICT4D Journals and Publications

The Complete List of 79 Academic ICT4D Journals and Publications

Published on: Jul 18 2012 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
One source of continuous frustration for ICT4D academic researchers is the glacial pace of academia. One has to submit papers 8 months in advance for conferences...
Join us for Fail Faire UK 2012 – a celebration of failure

Join us for Fail Faire UK 2012 – a celebration of failure

Published on: Jun 20 2012 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Join us for Fail Faire UK 2012 – a celebration of failure
Projects succeed, projects fail. The successes are always reported on, the failures are often filed away – pushed under the proverbial rug. Well, its time...