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Editorial
In an ICT meet I attended recently, the role of the media in disseminating and propogating the successes of ICT was part of the agenda. At the workshop, there was general concurrence from all present that the media could play a very positive role in educating the public at large, attracting much needed investment and resources, as well as providing an interface for members of the field to interact with the outside world.
They were, of course, talking about mass media. That set me thinking. Isn’t there also a need for a medium that enhances and propogates discussion within the sector? One that allows for information interchange, sharing of ideas, experiences and opinions? One that facilitates cooperation between various agencies, leading to a synergy of manpower and resources? After a lot of discussion, questioning and trepidation, it was clear that i4d would be a reality. And so, today, it is. Our aim is to establish a channel of communication both within the ICT community as well as provide an interface to the world outside. There is much work to be done; in the words of Prof. Kenneth Keniston “…there is so little contact between excellent projects, that new work so often begins from scratch, that there is so little sharing of knowledge and experience, that there is no network of communication, to say nothing of coordination, that each project begins, as it were, anew, when often within a 100 kilometers there exists another project from which it might learn and borrow, and whose success it might imitate.” As far as what directions and dimensions i4d will take, will depend upon the guidance, which you as our valuable readers and contributors will provide us. I conclude with a quote from Ghalib — 
[I walk for a short distance with each fast moving traveller; I still don't know who the guide is] Happy reading. |
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