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What is open development? This short presentation explains open development models and challenges It summarises content from Chapter 9 of the textbook, “Information and Communication Technology for Development”: https://www.routledge.com/Information-and-Communication-Technology-for-Development-ICT

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 3d

What is Open Development?

📺 This short video explains open development models and challenges: youtu.be/0Adz3rHXvA8

#OpenDevelopment #ICT4D #DigitalDevelopment

Open Development

CFP: Digital Data and Technologies in Upland and Mountain Regions

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 4d

CFP: Digital Data & Technologies in Upland & #Mountain Regions

Track for main #ICT4D / #digitaldevelopment international conference, “Reorienting the Digital”, Kathmandu, 25-27 May 2026

Deadline 7 Jan 2026

Further details: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/c...

Call for papers for track on “Digital Data and Technologies in Upland and Mountain Regions” for the international conference, “Reorienting the Digital: Ethics, Ontology, and Sustainable Futures” to…

Four Innovations of Data-Intensive Development

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 5d

How can ICTs empower micro, small & medium enterprises to reduce poverty?

📱💻 This paper offers a framework for ICT-driven MSME growth in developing countries: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...

#ICT4D #MSMEs #PovertyReduction

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 10d

Four Innovations of Data-Intensive Development

What are the innovative models underlying data-intensive development?

📺 This short video explains four models plus some of the challenges to their effective implementation: youtu.be/2MpJ47MRulo

#DataForDevelopment #Tech4Good

What are the innovative models underlying data-intensive development? This short presentation explains four models and also examines some of the challenges to their effective implementation It summarises content from Chapter 9 of the textbook, “Information and Communication Technology for Developm

Four Innovations of Digital Development

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Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 17d

Four Innovations of #DigitalDevelopment

This short video looks at:
- Users as producers
- The power of the crowd
- Digital participation
- Network structures

Plus an underlying model to explain their challenges

📺 View at:

What are some of the innovative models underpinning digital development? This short presentation explains four models and also examines some of the challenges to their effective implementation It summarises content from Chapter 9 of the textbook, “Information and Communication Technology for Devel

Advancing e-Commerce Beyond Readiness

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 18d

📦💻 What drives e-commerce in #Ghana?

It’s not just tech—it’s trust, strategy, and smart leadership.

Watch my 3-min video to see how firms move beyond readiness in real-world ways: youtu.be/BBP9uV2-OpM

#Ecommerce #DigitalEconomy #ICT4D

Impact First brings together iNGOs, international agencies, governments, and the private sector to engage in two days of learning, collaboration, and showcasing the latest trends across sectors within...

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 19d

Program available for Impact First Digital Development Summit

Free one-day virtual conference on #ICT4D / digital development: www.impactfirst.com/program

Speakers on: digital health, data systems, digital government, responsible AI, and more

Weds Oct 15th; 8 AM - 1 PM EST / 13:00 to 18:00 GMT

Impact First Program

www.impactfirst.com

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 24d

How do Ghanaian firms really adopt e-commerce beyond just “readiness”?

This short video reveals 5 key lessons from our research.

Watch now: 📽️ youtu.be/BBP9uV2-OpM

#Ecommerce #Ghana #DigitalEconomy

Advancing e-Commerce Beyond Readiness

The Digital Transformation for Development Scorecard

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Sep 11

Want to improve #digitaltransformation strategies in development?

📽️ This 3-min video explains how the #DX4D Scorecard helps organisations move from plans to impact

Practical, reflective, and co-produced

▶️ youtu.be/r3nuv6ECbes

Telecommunications Policy | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Telecommunications Policy | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Sep 10

CfP: Digital Sustainability in Developing Countries special issue of Telecommunications Policy journal

Submissions invited that explore the relation between digital and sustainability in the Global South

Deadline: 19 Dec 2025

Details: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

#ICT4D #Sustainability

Read the latest articles of Telecommunications Policy at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

www.sciencedirect.com

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Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎥 New 3-min video:

Get a quick overview of the DX4D Scorecard—a tool to help development organisations assess and improve digital transformation strategies

🧩 Watch now: youtu.be/r3nuv6ECbes

#ICT4D #DigitalTransformation

The Digital Transformation for Development Scorecard

Beyond Readiness: How Ghanaian Firms Are Innovating E-Commerce in Developing Contexts

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Sep 4

My new blog post shares 5 lessons on how strategy, trust & leadership shape e-commerce innovation in Global South contexts.

Read it here 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...

#DigitalAfrica #eCommerce

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Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 New blog post! How are Ghanaian firms moving beyond e-commerce readiness?

I share 5 key lessons from our research—and what they mean for digital innovation in developing countries.

Read now 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...

#Ecommerce #ICT4D

This study explores how Ghanaian firms adopt e-commerce despite lacking stable internet and payment systems. It reveals that traditional readiness measures are inadequate, and highlights the import…

How Can Global South Nations Compete in Tech Sectors?

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Aug 28

New blog: bridging research & practice in #DX4D

Our new digital-transformation-for-development scorecard helps development orgs co-create smarter digital strategies

🔍 Read the summary + access the tool: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/a...

#ICT4D

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Aug 22

Just launched: a 3-minute video on how latecomer countries can thrive in tech industries

💡 Based on India’s software sector + Porter’s competitive advantage theory

Useful for AI, agritech, fintech & more!

📽️ Watch here: youtu.be/2zrK9Pycl8o
#ICT4D #DigitalDevelopment

A New Tool to Strengthen Digital Transformation Strategies in Development: The DX4D Scorecard

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Aug 21

🧩 How can development orgs design better digital strategies?

This blog introduces a new #DX4D Scorecard—a practical, co-produced tool to evaluate and improve digital transformation efforts.

🔗 Read now: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/a...

#ICT4D #DigitalDevelopment

The DX4D Organisational Strategy Scorecard offers a structured tool for development organisations to enhance their digital transformation strategies, addressing gaps left by existing frameworks foc…

Knowledge Divides in the Era of Big Data

Reposted by Richard Heeks

Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are looking for topic editors to join the team!

Help shape knowledge for sustainable mountain futures and be part of a unique, not-for-profit, community-supported scientific journal aiming for societal impact!

Find out more and apply by 24 Oct: t.ly/PAzBF

#AcademicSky #MountainsMatter

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Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Aug 20

How can billions of Wikipedia pageviews reveal global knowledge divides?

🌍 Watch Knowledge Divides in the Era of Big Data to explore how open-access data uncovers patterns in access & equity: youtu.be/2sN0lYuhGzA

#BigData #OpenAccess #KnowledgeInequality #DataScience

(PDF) Advancing E-Commerce Beyond Readiness in a Developing Country: Experiences of Ghanaian Firms

Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Aug 19

What drives e-commerce success in developing countries?

This paper reveals 5 key lessons from Ghanaian firms on overcoming barriers and leveraging local strengths.

📘 Read more: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

#DigitalEconomy #Africa #Innovation

PDF | This paper identifies factors affecting the assimilation of electronic commerce in Ghana and the solutions that Ghanaian firms have developed.... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

www.researchgate.net

Reposted by Richard Heeks

ICIMOD @icimod.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢#WeAreHiring

ICIMOD is seeking a Senior Regional Information Services Manager to lead our Regional Information Service.

#ICIMODJobs #Hiring #JobOpportunity #ICIMOD #TechForGood

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Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Aug 14

How can digital transformation for development be better guided?

This new #DX4D Scorecard bridges research & practice: co-created with NGOs to support strategy design, evaluation & learning

🔍 Read the paper: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/research/pub...

#ICT4D

How Can Global South Nations Compete in Tech Sectors?

Reposted by Richard Heeks

Fairwork @towardsfairwork.bsky.social · Aug 12

Audit or Certification?

Fairwork offers both:
Audit = internal insights
Certification = public proof of fairness

Same framework, different outcomes.

Learn what fits your AI supply chain: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...

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Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · Aug 13

🎥 How can developing countries build competitive tech sectors like AI, fintech or software?

Watch my 3-min video applying Porter’s theory to India’s IT success—and how it can guide strategy in other sectors too.

▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/2zrK9Pycl8o
#ICT4D #DigitalDevelopment