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Mainstream and Sidestream of ICT4D
Mainstreaming ICT’s means they should be understood as one among a number of tools seeking to achieve other development goals such as poverty alleviation, health, education of the MDG variety (Heeks ICT4D2016). This tools are pertaining to the programmes crafted by ICT4D experts who have spearheaded ICT4D and while some have undergone various academic training from ICT4D recognized institutions (Chib&Harris Linking research to practice). Programmes that are developed by these experts are determined to have a social impact which are contributing to the development goals of MDG’s.

On what is described as mainstreaming ICT is an implementation of various programmes by converging the techno-social activities that would contribute to address development goals. In the Philippines, the Open and Distance Education of the University of the Philippines Open University is one among in Asia that has successfully developed academic curriculum in information and communication science (Chib&Harris Linking research to practice) and has supported various ICT4D programmes in different government sectors such as agriculture and in local government units (Research Monograph).

However, mainstreaming alone does have its own dangers: loosing focus for learning about ICT4D and downplay technological innovation are among as described as dangers (Heeks ICT4D2016). While these are theoretically true, the need of sidestreaming of ICT4D to support the development ICT4D programmes should be placed. The retaining and supporting specialist ICT4D units or “sidestreaming” in variety of organization that involves ICT4D together with the mainstreaming of ICT4D resonates an effective structure towards development goals of MDG’s.

References:

(Heeks ICT4D2016) http://blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/restructuring-ict4d-and-wsis-beyond-2015/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283829678_Linking_Research_to_Practice_Strengthening_ICT_for_Development_Research_Capacity_in_Asia ICTD4D Research Monograph – UP Open University