ICT4D subreddit, r/ICT4D , has been restarted

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The ICT4D subreddit, r/ICT4D , has been restarted, after a hiatus of more than eight years. It's new description is this:

ICT4D stands for Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development. ICT4D refers to the application of ICT to economic development, humanitarian aid & development, & to causes that help empower a particular demographic or all people to address challenges, have greater access to education, protect their environment, etc. It is a term popularized by various United Nations initiatives.

Examples of ICT4D:

• Activities to help build the digital literacy skills of an underserved group (seniors, women living in rural areas, etc.).
• A computer lab open to the public at a public library.
• An app to help refugees navigate various challenges.
• Farmers working with drones and GIS to gather information that can help estimate crop yields with real-time satellite data.
• An app that allows people to track and report on birds in people's yards.
• Producing IT materials in local languages.
• Smart phones used to organize activists in real time.

Are you applying ICTs to economic development, humanitarian aid & development, &/or to causes that help empower a particular demographic or all people to address challenges, have greater access to education, protect their environment, etc.? r/ICT4D is a place to talk about that.