Appropriate Technology Choice brings you the emergence of a credible and objective civil society voice on Technology Choices for Development.

Appropriate Technology Choice is about enabling the non-profit sector to make an informed decision on the right technology and its deployment plan that would best serve its development intervention and aid societal transformation at the least cost.

Technology plays a catalytic role in development interventions by providing options of scalability and outreach to the masses. When applied directly or indirectly to a disadvantaged population, it also tends to multiply its development effects, its impact evident in all development sectors such as in governance, education, health and many other areas.

Conventional wisdom is that economic development and societal wealth in turn trickle down to the whole of society, except such diffusion depends notably on equitable access to opportunities. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) here flattens the social hierarchy, and makes effective use of scare resources in poverty reduction efforts.

While there are non-profit programmes and initiatives on ground putting new ICT innovations and out-of-box ideas, many still face significant constraints, given the complexities of development challenges and the novelty and dynamism of the range of ICT tools.

In numerous instances the total cost of deploying new technology is much higher than anticipated; and even then their impact and efficacy may be inadequate in meeting the targeted development objectives.

Appropriate Technology Choice is the place to engage, discuss and document good practices, technology sets and methodologies to increase the overall impact in development. Our tech-neutral knowledge repository on technology tools and products, cutting-edge ICT innovations, expert speak and researched case studies are complemented with offline advocacy workshops.