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it@inwent - Supporting ICT Networks in the South

InWEnt - Capacity Building International, Germany supports its partners in Africa and Asia to provide advanced knowledge in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The key objectives of the it@inwent programs are to strengthen IT sectors, foster vital innovations in ICTs for sustainable human development, and use ICTs as enabling tools for poverty reduction. it@inwent focuses on providing IT training and blended learning, fostering business opportunities and virtual networking, and promoting innovative ICT solutions such as free and open source software.

Strategy and Tools

it@inwent strengthens key local actors and multipliers who develop, realize, and disseminate innovative and relevant ICT solutions for development. Our main partners are ICT businesses and educational institutions, software developers, small and medium enterprises (SME), cooperatives, and decision-makers. By contributing to establish local structures and to reinforce local capacities for technology development and application, we help empower sustainable, locally-driven social and economic development.

We support our local partners with diverse tools of capacity development and South-South/North-South networking. Our three strategic pillars are 1) to strengthen the capacities of IT sectors, 2) to foster key innovations in ICT for development, and 3) to use ICT as enabling tools for poverty reduction.

In all of our activities, we blend the three strategic pillars and select the appropriate tools in a holistic approach, according to the needs of our partners.

Strategic Pillars

Tools

Objectives

Strengthening capacities of the ICT sector




Fostering key ICT innovations




Using ICTs as enabling tools for poverty reduction

Capacity Building

One-year training program in Germany

Local IT training courses

Blended Learning courses

Knowledge sharing conferences and learning seminars

Consulting on business models and technologies

Institutional development

Support to local centers of excellence

Networking

Regional network stimulation

Regional and international networking
events

Facilitation of online cooperation

Match Making

ICT business opportunities

ICT trainer pools

Example: it@ab


Local software development

Innovative ICT solutions for economic and social development

Example: it@foss


Access to knowledge for non-ICT experts, e.g. cooperatives, SMEs, government bodies

ICT-enabled effective work and cooperation

Exampls: it@coops

Context of the it@inwent Activities

In the efforts towards knowledge-driven empowerment and economic growth through ICT applications in the global South, InWEnt contributes its particular competencies – capacity development and international dialogue - to strengthen local professionals. [More on the Context of it@inwent Activities]

it@inwent Team

We are a core team of three project managers at the InWEnt headquarter in Bonn/Germany. [More about our Team]

More about InWEnt gGmbH

it@inwent is an initiative of the German InWEnt - Capacity Building International gGmbH. [More about InWEnt]

Feature

  • Wanted: Future trainers on “FOSS Business Models for Africa” in East and Southern Africa [it@inwent]

    Are you interested in building a successful business in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in East and Southern Africa, and in helping others to do the same?¶
    Do you have a solid background in business and FOSS?¶
    Do you have experience in training others, and/or are you part of a training institution?¶

    Apply until May 30, 2009!

    Published by ict@innovation, 2009/04/28  

  • Open Call for FOSS Experts and Consultants [it@inwent]

    We look for internationally oriented free/open source software experts and consultants as specialist and coordinator for our advanced training programmes. The application questionnaire is attached to this article.

    2009/01/06  

  • Introduction to Free Software [it@inwent]

    New SELF Coursebook: Introduction to Free Software

    Published by petra, 2008/11/26  

  • WANTED: Co-editors for materials on FOSS Business Models in Africa [it@inwent]

    Are you interested in developing training materials that make the
    case for exciting new business models in the area of Free and Open
    Source Software in Africa?


    Then respond to this call by *November 25* to become part of an
    exciting programme to build African FOSS businesses.

    Published by ict@innovation, 2008/11/14  

Internship at it@InWEnt

Featured Partner

Events

  • Linux Professionals Institute Certification (LPI 101 and LPI 102) [it@inwent]

    2007/06/27 -
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    UP Diliman

    The International Open Source Network (IOSN) together with the UP Manila National Telehealth Center (UNDP Centre of Excellence for Free/Open Source Software in ASEAN+3) is organizing a Linux Professionals Institute (LPI) Community Certification Examination (LPI 101 and LPI 102).

    Published by it@foss,

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