richard heeks has done a lot of work in ictd and this guide looks like a worthwhile read. ---------------------------- Subject: [wougnet] Impact Assessment of ICT4D Projects: New Online Guide From: "Richard Heeks" <richard.heeks@manchester.ac.uk> A compendium of impact assessment frameworks for ICT4D projects is now available online: http://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/impact-assessment-of-ict4d-project... The compendium is a guide to how to choose and how to apply ICT4D impact assessment methods. It consists of three parts: 1. Overview: explains the basis for understanding impact assessment of ICT4D projects (including the ICT4D value chain), and the different assessment frameworks that can be used. 2. Frameworks: summarises a series of impact assessment frameworks, each one drawing from a different perspective. 3. Bibliography: a tabular summary of real-world examples of ICT4D impact assessment. IDRC, the sponsor for the compendium, is providing access on a creative commons basis, enabling the work to be freely shared and adapted. The compendium was a feed-in to the joint IDRC/Gates Foundation IPAI project - a major five-year project on impact assessment of public access to ICTs: http://www.ipairesearch.org/ The compendium is posted on the ICT4D blog to enable comments and pointers to similar ICT4D IA materials. To subscribe to the blog, visit: http://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/feed/ Richard Heeks Director, Centre for Development Informatics University of Manchester, UK