Access and Application of ICT for Human Development with Emphasis on e-Governance

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Access and Application of ICT for Human Development with Emphasis on e-Governance

Type: Virtual

Language: Spanish

Level Education: Undergraduate/Graduate

Duration: 13 weeks

Presentation

Today, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) are fundamental for knowledge sharing and within this respect can aid human development. ICT is used to; share information, study, build relations (personal and professional) and to access mediums of telecommunication and technology (infrastructure, hardware, soft ware and the internet). Knowing how to manage and apply these tools can provide future opportunities.

ICT and the schemes of the Network Society can contribute with governability, in the improvement of the internal and management processes of the governments and the State as well as the possibility of offering tools for citizen participation. Advances in both dimensions of e-governability cause an impact in the improvement of the quality of life (services) and increase of opportunities for citizens of any sector of society, which reflects the impact of ICT in Human Development. Even so, if ICT can make contributions to the improvement of Human Development, specific policies are still required to make this new technologies become tools for development that take into consideration all the main areas of a country.

This course offers a panoramic view of how Human Development can be strengthened using ITC; highlights Democratic Governance as a condition to improve Human Development, revises the integration of ICT with functions of the State, studies citizen participation and Digital Democracy, likewise, revises international, national and regional politics regarding ICT and finally provides elements to generate networks of development and cooperation.

Course Structure

The course is structured to be completed in 13 weeks and this includes 6 subject topics and 2 weeks for course introduction and closing. The introduction includes a course summary, and the closing unit invites participants to assess the course according to the below structure:

Unit 0	Introduction to the Virtual School System, the course and its context: Presentation and introduction to the School, course and classmates Understanding and using the virtual classroom Understanding and organization of learning resources
Unit 1	Human Development in the Information Society What is and what is not Human Development The Information Society (IS) HD in context of IS: Social capital Required knowledge (necessary elements) for HD The knowledge for global public good: free software and Open Access debate Management of intellectual property in the information society Introduction to the Networks: typology and functionality
Unit 2	Digital Divide and ICT for Development Introduction to Information, technology and Communications (ICT) Digital divide and exclusion of the Network Society Digital inclusion: ICT real access Using ICT tools for development Web access and digital inclusion ICT integration in development and cooperation Typology of development networks : Collaboration and cooperation
Unit 3	e-Governance Democratic Governance and a vehicle for HD (promoting liberty) Electronic Governance: E- control ICT and Human Development
Unit 4	ICT Policy and Human Development International policies to promote digital inclusion: WSIS, Internet governance and digital inclusion indicators Local and national ICT policies: promoting information societies more fair and just: E-readiness; Community Telecommunication Centres ICT and innovative technology for development: politics, mechanisms and initiatives
Unit 5	Networks and Collaboration Cross linking structure and processes of cooperation; the cooperation network ICT to support, generate and consolidate collaboration networks Network projects Network Social Capital: solidarity 2.0 Network Management for development Multi-stakeholder Collaboration – Public and Private Alliances-For development Online Volunteers
Closing Unit	Evaluation