{"id":461,"date":"2004-07-02T13:11:34","date_gmt":"2004-07-02T11:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.multiplicity.dk\/?p=461"},"modified":"2004-07-02T13:11:34","modified_gmt":"2004-07-02T11:11:34","slug":"dont-get-seduced-by-ict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krag.be\/index.php\/2004\/07\/02\/dont-get-seduced-by-ict\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t get seduced by ICT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favourite blogs dealing with ICTs in development, Deeshaa, <a title=\"Deeshaa: July 02, 2004 Archives\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deeshaa.org\/archives\/2004\/07\/02\/index.html#006261\">mentions<\/a> a recent keynote by prof Ken Keniston of MIT. He laid out 5 important points when dealing with ICTs for development. They may be obvious to many, but they are valid and important to remember, nevertheless: <\/p>\n<p><bq>Prof Ken Keniston of MIT who gave an opening address.<\/p>\n<p>He made five cautionary points which are worth noting. They are:<\/p>\n<p>    * Do not get seduced by ICT<br \/>\n    * Localize, localize, localize<br \/>\n    * Do realistic cost projections<br \/>\n    * Given the complexity of systems, choose operators with extreme care<br \/>\n    * Be patient<br \/>\n<\/bq><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favourite blogs dealing with ICTs in development, Deeshaa, mentions a recent keynote by prof Ken Keniston of MIT. He laid out 5 important points when dealing with ICTs for development. 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