What effects does web2.0 have on development aid?

July 1, 2007

The new web does not only offer a great potential for development in different domains, it also has its implications for traditional development aid, said Giulio Quaggiotto and Pierre Wielezynski in their recent article, “Development 2.0: A New Paradigm for the Non-Profit Sector?” The authors highlight different facets of web2.0 (e.g. free development data, the long tail and collective intelligence) and how it has already changed the nonprofit sector.

In my opinion, particular NGOs and new webbased actors redefine development and challenge traditional development agencies.

More at the web2fordev blog


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  1. Crisscrossed: Overview of blogging for development « Identity Unknown on September 20, 2007 12:12 pm

    […] Background As some of you might already know I work for GTZ (German Technical Cooperation), and I am of course very interested in the potential of the web towards development aid and international cooperation. Surprisingly–and correct me if I am wrong!–but to me, it seems there are not many blogs out their in this field yet. There are of course a lot of portals –and two of the big ones are the development gateway or eldis.org. However, in my opinion, the development sector has yet not grasped the potential of web2.0. I already argued in a post that the result is that this shift, so far, is challenging traditional development agencies. […]

  2. Moses on March 19, 2008 10:45 am

    Bill Easterly, formerly of World Bank prominence, always manages to ruffle the establishment. This time the establishment is Bill Gates, the philanthropist extra special. Gates in recent times told the Wall Street Journal that he hated Easterly’s latest book. Easterly was keen to respond. The general idea of Easterly’s argument is that the profit motive of capitalism is stronger - and more effective in reducing poverty - than the philanthropy motive of donors.

  3. ckreutz on March 19, 2008 10:52 am

    Thanks Moses for your comment. I read also Easterly’s book and found it quite good particular in his differentiation between planers and searcher in the development field. I agree that the business plays a decisive poverty reduction but I doubt it is always the most effective. The privatization of public institutions shows both examples for success and failure. Can you please send me a link to the interview with Gates. Sounds interesting.

  4. Moses on March 19, 2008 12:37 pm

    find all links to the piece at

    http://mskpetigo.blogspot.com/2008/03/two-famous-bills.html

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