Veldsman, AVan Rensburg, JR2007-07-052007-07-052006-05Veldsman, A and Van Rensburg, JR. 2006. “From technologists to business developers” - the evolution of ICT4Dev practitioners in South(ern) Africa. IST Africa Conference, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa, 7-9 May 2006, pp 7http://hdl.handle.net/10204/985In the light of multiple (documented) failures of ICT4Dev implementations in the developing world and especially in the light of the failure of ICT adoption, ownership and application in the South Africa MPCC initiative, the writers argue for a “commercial /business development” approach to ICT4Dev initiatives. Finding the (service delivery) channel; ensuring ownership and support in the channel; deploying ICT in “production” mode to render saleable products and services into the channel and establishing new ICT intensive service enterprises within this channel becomes the suggested paradigm for future ICT4Dev practitioners. The paper therefore endeavours to provide a framework for sustainable community level eBusiness incarnations of ICT4Dev endeavours: Infopreneurs™ as “social entrepreneurs” in developing communities.enICT4DevDevelopment channelMulti-purpose community centresMPCCsInfopreneursICT4Dev sustainabilityConference PresentationVeldsman, A., & Van Rensburg, J. (2006). “From technologists to business developers” - the evolution of ICT4Dev practitioners in South(ern) Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/985Veldsman, A, and JR Van Rensburg. "“From technologists to business developers” - the evolution of ICT4Dev practitioners in South(ern) Africa." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/985Veldsman A, Van Rensburg J, “From technologists to business developers” - the evolution of ICT4Dev practitioners in South(ern) Africa; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/985 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Veldsman, A AU - Van Rensburg, JR AB - In the light of multiple (documented) failures of ICT4Dev implementations in the developing world and especially in the light of the failure of ICT adoption, ownership and application in the South Africa MPCC initiative, the writers argue for a “commercial /business development” approach to ICT4Dev initiatives. Finding the (service delivery) channel; ensuring ownership and support in the channel; deploying ICT in “production” mode to render saleable products and services into the channel and establishing new ICT intensive service enterprises within this channel becomes the suggested paradigm for future ICT4Dev practitioners. The paper therefore endeavours to provide a framework for sustainable community level eBusiness incarnations of ICT4Dev endeavours: Infopreneurs™ as “social entrepreneurs” in developing communities. DA - 2006-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - ICT4Dev KW - Development channel KW - Multi-purpose community centres KW - MPCCs KW - Infopreneurs KW - ICT4Dev sustainability LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - “From technologists to business developers” - the evolution of ICT4Dev practitioners in South(ern) Africa TI - “From technologists to business developers” - the evolution of ICT4Dev practitioners in South(ern) Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/985 ER -