ict4ag stories in africa: building nets with a crowdmap
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Presentation made during the Fin4Ag conference in Nairobi, 14th-18th July 2014.TRANSCRIPT
ICT4Ag stories in Africa
building nets with a crowdmap
Leveraging ICTs for agricultural finance: learning from the Plug & Play Day
THE INNOVATION IN DEVELOPMENT REPORTIG GRANT PROGRAMME
+ Media-funding project operated by the European Journalism Centre (EJC)
+ To raise awareness about development issues by having a strong impact on media audiences
+ To perform thorough research and to develop new and experimental reporting techniques
Supported by
THE TEAM
Project coordinator
Fellow researcher on ICT4Ag in
SenegalJournalist and
passionate about new
communcation technologies for
development
FilmmakerFilm director
PHD Student in Migration and Intercultural
processes
Graphic designerConsultant in
develping countriesArchitect
ELISABETTA DEMARTIS
SANDRO BOZZOLO
GIOVANNI QUATTROCOLO
Green ICTs in African lands. A new agricultural revolution
WEB SERIES geolocated on an
interactive map of Africa
THE PROJECT
?CROWDMAP
of ICT4Ag succesfull initiatives in
Africa
WEB SERIES: THE RESEARCH QUESTION
What is the real influence of ICTs on farmer traditions
?
RESEARCH TRIPS
WEB SERIES: ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED
Senegal Kenya
Uganda Ghana
FIELD TRIPS
COLLECTING INFORMATION AND INVOLVING
COMMUNITIES: THE CROWDMAP
TOOL EXAMPLES: GOOGLE MAP MAKERGSMA mAgry tracker maps the products and services using mobile in agriculture across the developing world
TOOL EXAMPLES: USHAHIDIKenyan 2013 elections in Nairobi slums, collecting data from citizen and journalists
TOOL EXAMPLES: JEOCollecting data, news and reports of the endangered Amazon region from organizations and journalists
THE CROWDMAP IN THREE QUESTIONS
① What kind of information do we want to collect?
② How do we get these information from people?
③ What kind of practical benefits can the crowdmap bring to the farmers?
WHAT WE WANT: Info on the best practices in African ICT4Ag projects in agriculture
WHO WE WILL GET IT FROM:
Various local Organizations (eg NGOs, Producers, Private Companies etc.)
HOW WE WILL GET IT:
By involving them to submit their projects in different categories (eg women in ICTs, Mobile loans, training in ICT, agribusiness etc.)
① WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DO WE WANT TO COLLECT?
Finding partners (banks, private companies,
philanthropic organizations, foundations etc.) able to
financially support the best project ideas
② HOW DO WE GET THESE INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE?
They will access the services supported by the donors for free
③ WHAT KIND OF PRACTICAL BENEFITS CAN THE CROWDMAP BRING TO THE FARMERS?
Provide financial
help for the best
ICT4Ag projects
Provide useful info
and examples of
good practices
THE CROWDMAP: TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES
ACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO FINANCING
FARMERS
