Dr Loren TreismanExecutive: Indigo Trust

• The Indigo Trust is a UK based grant making foundation that funds technology-driven projects to bring about social change in Africa

• The Trust focuses mainly on innovation, transparency and citizen empowerment

• We also support innovative tech-driven projects which support development outcomes in any social sector

including the health, education, human rights and agricultural

spheres

• We believe that if people have the ability to access, share and create information, then they are empowered to make positive changes in their own lives and

communities

Before the

Internet

• Limited potential

• Focus on internal processes

• Improving business efficiency

• Inner workings of government

Around 2000

• MDGs

• ICTs on dev. Agenda

• G8 Digital Opportunities Taskforce

• Low cost terminals

• Connecting the bottom billion-VSAT

• Telecentres

2000-Until

RecentlyToday

• Massive increase in mobile phone access

• Increased focus on relevant content

• Pro poor & para poor solutions

• Content production from South

• Per poor solutions-innovation from South

• Beyond content

• Service Delivery

• Interactivity

• Citizen Participation

• Communities

• Transparency Initiatives e.g. OGP, IATI

A Role for Innovation Hubs

We believe that the best solutions to Africa’s challenges will be devised by those affected by them

Transparency & Accountability

• Open Data/info• Digital Mapping• Citizen reporting/participation• Supporting Activists• Media Strengthening

Development: Health

• Health information (One World)• Support (Youth for Tech Foundation, SHM Foundation)• Alerts (Cell Life, Praekelt)• Referrals (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)• Training and Support for Community Health Workers• Health Service Accountability (CIPESA, WOUGNET, GACC)• Drug authentication• Data Collection• Data Management

Development: Agriculture• Extension/information

services• Market Prices• Insurance• Link farmers to buyers• Mapping and transparency• Financial Services• Data Collection• Integrated Business Solutions

Thanks for ListeningAny Questions?

Dr Loren Treisman

http://indigotrust.wordpress.com/Twitter: @indigotrustLoren.treisman@sfct.org.uk