Knowledge Society and Development

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• Knowledge Society and Development
• Framework for applying Information and
  Communication Technologies (ICT) in the Finnish
  development co-operation

Jyrki Pulkkinen, PhD Department for Development
Policy 2007
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Strategic approach on ICT
Rather a process than a tool social innovation
enabling socio-economic growth, transformation
and development
ICT

• Transformations
• I Information knowledge
  innovations
• C Communication cooperation democracy
• T Technology efficiency growth

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Towards a comprehensive and sustainable
information society and development policy

• Development phases of the ICT4D policy
• Telecommunication infrastructure ( -90s)
• ICT for Development (ICT4D, early 2000s)
• Information Society (WSIS 2003-2005)
• Knowledge Society (UNESCO late -90s -gt now)
• Knowledge Society Integration of different views
• Technology (ICT, telecommunication, TV, radio,
  etc.)
• Economy (knowledge economy, poverty reduction,
  etc.)
• Socio-political (equity, democracy, gender,
  environment, etc.)
• Intellectual - Cultural (knowledge, innovation,
  locality of content, language of education, etc.)

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Knowledge Society and Development Policy
Vision
Policy Coherence
Sustainable structures
Development of practices
jyrki.pulkkinen_at_formin.fi 2007
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The Implementation

• Mainstreaming ICT and components of Information
  Society in all the sectors of the Finnish
  development co-operation
• Enabling sustainable information society
  development (supporting the development of
  information society structures and institutions)
• Active participation on the global discourse of
  Knowledge Society and Development and follow-up
  of the development impact of ICT