VPWA — Volunteer Partnership for West Africa WORKSHOP

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa WORKSHOP Computers and their Benefit to Rural Communities of GHANA By Rui Oliveira UN Online Volunteering 2010 Award Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 1

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa Information Era Information is Power DATA vs INFORMATION Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 2

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa DATA Related to: Your Person / Group Products Quantities Prices Commercial Conditions Images … Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 If not accessible has “NO VALUE” If transmitted becomes INFORMATION Information the only Raw Material that: more used, more you have! Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 3

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa WORLD AFRICA GHANA Villages YOU Towns Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Completely Isolated Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 4

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ISOLATION = NO COMMUNICATION = LACK EXCHANGE INFORMATION = NO TRADE Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 5

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ICT Information and Communication Technologies Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 6

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ICT l. Computer l. Communications Network l. Internet l. USB Broadband Modem Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 7

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ICT Communications Network INTERNET Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 8

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa With ICT No more Isolation No more Lack of Information Promote your Products Buy / Sell on Better Conditions Contact Buyers / Partners Access to Information … Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 9

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ICT Functionalities (some…) e-Mail – Written Communication Exchange Skype – Oral Communication Web Pages – Information on the Internet e-Commerce – Commerce via Internet ……… Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 10

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa E-Mail - Written Communication Before Mail Letters, Stamps, Postal Address Days on the way Nowadays E-Mail, e-Mail Address A few SECONDS to receive Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 11

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa e-Mail Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 12

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa SKYPE Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 13

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VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa Other ICT TOOLS: Word Processor – texts, documents, books Worksheet – Simple & Complex Calculations Image Editor – Work on Images and Photos Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 21

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 17 May 2011 “Raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of ICT can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. ” Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 22

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa WTISD highlights: “Better life in rural communities with ICTs” Follows up on theme for 2010: “Better city, better life with ICTs”. In the rural context, ICT provides enhanced opportunities to generate income and combat poverty, hunger, ill health and illiteracy. Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 23

VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa Suggestions – – – Darmang July 23 rd, 2011 Be organized by Activity Groups ICT Training Ask for Advise and Support Fight for better Communications BUT… USE ICT. Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant 24