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E-TIC.net Linking people to technology Agriculture, husbandry and fishing New technologies & citizen engagement: Practices and impacts from country cases WSIS Follow-up Viola Krebs, Executive Director of ICVolunteers ITU, 13 May 2010. Involve. Develop. Volunteer. www.E-TIC.net. About ICV - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
E-TIC.netLinking people to technology
Agriculture, husbandry and fishing
New technologies & citizen engagement: Practices and impacts from country cases
WSIS Follow-up
Viola Krebs, Executive Director of ICVolunteers
ITU, 13 May 2010
Involve. Develop. Volunteer.
www.E-TIC.net
About ICV Objective of E-TIC.net Context Needs Tools
About ICV
International Non-Profit Organization working in communications:
Information and Communication Technologies
Culture and Languages Conference Support
Linking Knowledge with needs
Volunteer Network of volunteers from 180 countries: 11.000 people
About ICV: Projects since creation
Offices & Representations
Projects implemented since creation
E-TIC.net: Objective
Citizen participation and inclusion of farmers, herders and fishermen for them to be able to better sell their products
Mali and Senegal In particular Sahel
Region
Mali / Senegal: Situation
FarmersHerders
Fishermen
essential pillar of African nations
www.E-TIC.net: Senegal
Literacy rate: 41-46% (total), male: 53.5%, female: 39.6% (2007)
Zones in Senegal Guédé-Chantier : rice,
onions, tomatoes, vegetables
Mbam : peanuts, shrimps
Meckhe : husbandry products, peanuts
www.E-TIC.net: Mali
Literacy rate: 46.4% (total), male: 53.5%, female: 39.6% (2003 est.)
Zones pilotes au Mali Tombouctou : animals,
fishing and rice Ségou : different types
of cereals, rice, millet, husbandry products, fish
Sikasso : ignames, mangos, patateos, fruits, husbandry products, cotton
E-TIC.net: Partners
Local: Primatures, Ministères de l’Agriculture, de la Jeunesse et des Sports, des Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (NTIC), National Civic Service of Senegal (SCN), presse écrite, radios communautaires, télévisions nationales, organisations d’agriculteurs, Eco-Village Network of Senegal, CRESP/EREV/GENSEN, Communauté Oulad Nagim, Eco-Commune de Guédé-Chantier, Conjedev, Youth and ICT_Mali, Société Nationale d'Aménagement et d'Exploitation des Terres du Delta du Fleuve Sénégal (SAED), Association des Municipalités du Mali (AMM), Manobi
International: Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
www.E-TIC.net: zones
Mali / Senegal: Situation
Many of them:Are illiterate Do not speak French (but
Pulaar, Wolof, Serere, Bambara, Tamasheq, Songhay, Hassaniya, etc.)
Live in areas where electricity is not available
Have never touched a computer
Mali / Senegal: Situation
However, they:Know the issues related to
agriculture, husbandry and fishing
Can greatly benefit from the information available:
To better sell their products To improve farming practices To build a sustainable society
(limiting pesticides and too much fertilizer, etc.)
Mali / Senegal: Situation
Information available
Computers
Availability of the Internet
Pays Abonnés (000s)
Abonnés par 100 hab.
Utilisateurs (000s)
Utilisateurs par 100 hab.
Mali 10.1 0.08 200 1.57
Sénégal 48.1 0.39 1'020.0 8.35
Afrique du Sud 3'566.0 7.51 4'187.0 8.43
Espagne 9'135.8 20.54 25'240.0 56.74
France 18'700.0 30.14 42'315.4 68.21
Etats-Unis 72'721.0 23.56 230'630.0 74
Suisse 2'780.0 36.86 5'806.8 77
Monde 528'035 8.32 1'587'419.8 23.44
Source: ITU
Radio
Mobile
www.E-TIC.net: Mobile phones
Estimated population of Senegal: 13,7 million inhabitants (2009)
5,4 million mobile phones (2008), meaning that 2.5 people have a mobile phone
42.2% of the population is aged under 15 years, the ratio for people older than 15 is almost double
Estimated population for Mali: 13,4 million (2009)
3,4 million mobile phones (2008), meaning
With 48.3% of the population younger than 15 years, the ratio of people over 15 having a mobile phone is amost double
E-TIC.net: Means
Collect data: Animating the Internet platform www.e-tic.net, management tool for the understanding of the needs of farmers, herders and fishermen, as well as researchers
Dialogue and assess needs: through questionnaire and direct interviews determine expectations and understand the needs
Provide Training: Provide training for connectors (volunteers, community radio journalists, women) at the of the day to train trainers, with multiplier effect
E-TIC.net: Means
Research & Document: Present problems of farmers, fishermen and herders so that they are better understood by policy makers and the general public
Information dissemination: To provide information needed
for community journalists so they can produce radio programs for farmers, herders and fishermen
To work with SMS distribution services (Manobi)
www.E-TIC.net: questionnaire
N = 100
www.E-TIC.net: results of study
Specific needs and issues identified: Availability of water / pollution Extreme weather Animal Diseases Plant parasites High prices of basic commodities Sales products Bank loans Marketing of products Locusts and other disasters
Websites
Mobile phones
SMS Talking
functions
Community Radio
www.E-TIC.net: Toolbox
Telecentre
Written Press
Improve situation of farmers
Given the infrastructure and context a joint package of:
Information hubs Adapted and meaningful use of
mobile technology Community Radios
Improve situation of farmers
Given the infrastructure and context a joint package of:
Political will and improving government services
Mobile technology solutions and pricing of them – to make them available to people
Linking field with university work Capacity building
www.E-TIC.net: Issues at hand
Citizen engagement and participation, bottom up
Have people help themselves
Ownership Contents
www.E-TIC.net: Senegal
Farmers, herders and fishermen represent an important part of the population
Many of them are illiterate Many of them do not speak
French
www.E-TIC.net: More Info