ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the steps of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) strategy. It describes good practice in ICT4D implementation and utilizes the design– reality gap model in ICT4D implementation. The chapter identifies key determinants of ICT4D adoption and uses. It summarizes key ICT4D evaluation frameworks and issues. An ICT4D strategy is a plan for ICT4D initiatives and their supporting infrastructure which maximizes the ability of organizations to achieve international development objectives. ICT4D projects fail because they have too large a gap between design and reality. The other ICT4D Project Implementation Principles are relevant here because they help close gaps between design and reality, but the difference with sustainability is that it requires thinking ahead about those gaps. A simple generic approach to evaluation of ICT4D projects would identify the goals of the project, identify indicators of achievement of those goals, and then measure those indicators.
