Recordings of Webinar Recap: The Potential and Promise of ICT4D Partnerships

Organized on Sep 19, 2017 09:00 to 10:00AM 

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This webinar was part one of three in an ongoing webinar series around ICT4D.

As the ICT4D sector has matured globally, new opportunities, and challenges for establishing solid partnership models in development have emerged.

The current economic climate forces iNGOs, local NGOs, governments, donors, multi-laterals, and private sector entities to work together better. This includes improving collaboration, reducing duplication of effort, aligning strategies and technical architecture to successfully scale ICT4D projects.

This webinar, part of an ongoing series around ICT4D, will discuss the difficulties and possibilities inherent in these new types of partnerships, and how they can support innovation. Expert representatives from the private and nonprofit sectors will introduce new partnership models around ICT4D innovation and implementation with governments, solution providers, and mobile network operators that can unlock viable options for scalable and sustainable solutions.

Discussion agenda:

Case Study - iNGO and software vendor: Why partner?

This case study examines why and how the iNGO, Catholic Relief Services is partnering with tech company, Dimagi in order to centrally manage and implement an institutional-wide ICT4D solution.

Exploring new partnership opportunities with mobile network operators

As partnerships between civil society, and the private sector are moving from philanthropy to creating shared value, new opportunities are arising. Hear directly from mobile network operator Orange on new collaborative models, and what makes an ICT4D partnership successful.

Q&A Panel Discussion Topics:

- The most common pitfalls in building and maintaining ICT4D partnerships, and how to overcome them.

- Create inclusive shared values in your partnerships, not just for the partners but also for the communities.

- How can the ICT4D community better collaborate around research, innovation and implementation?

- How to improve the facilitation of ICT4D partnerships through joint presentation of technical and people skills.

- What are organizations doing to improve diplomacy and partnership skills? What works?

Moderator:

Sonja Ruetzel, ICT4D Conference Manager, Catholic Relief Services

Speakers:

Nathan Barthel, Manager, Global Knowledge & Information Management, Catholic Relief Services

Christina Jeffrey, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Dimagi

Julia Nietsch, Senior Analyst, ICT4D Partnerships, Orange Group

Melissa Johns, Senior Director, Insights and Impact, Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL)