Hivos regards ICT as an important instrument for development, as it helps partner organisations to work more efficiently and more effectively. That is why Hivos promotes the strategic use of ICT by providing training and financial assistance. The Hivos media programme also serves to give a voice to critical and alternative views from society. Hivos similarly operates where technology and human rights meet, and advocates protection of the privacy of online protesters and freedom of expression.
ICT and media give people in developing countries a voice
People who can make themselves be heard are better capable of actually changing their circumstances. Hivos supports partner organisations that focus on the use of ICT and media for the development of individuals and societies. ICT and media help to fight poverty and to promote democratisation, human rights and freedom of expression.
New media. Promoting alternative views
Giving voice to alternative views in developing countries. That is the purpose of the Hivos media programme. Thanks to new digital media, more and more people and organisations can be heard. This leads to more communication and the availability of more varied information. Greater diversity ultimately leads to more democracy.
Censorship. Fighting repression on the worldwide web
What were you doing on such-and-such a website? Why are you sending encrypted E-mails? Do you have something to hide? In many developing countries, bloggers and protestors are faced with questions like these, or worse. Not everywhere is the Internet the safe place it ought to be, the place where people can express their opinions without fear of retribution. Hivos hopes to change that, with its various partners and programmes.
Facts, figures and results
In 2010, 6 percent of Hivos' total budget was allocated to 62 partner organisations in the field of ICT & Media.
Policy document ICT & Media
The ICT & Media policy document Making Civil Voices Heard is the successor of Hivos’ first ICT policy and action programme called Access-for-All, Equal Opportunities in Cyberspace (2000-2004). In 2004 Hivos initiated an independent evaluation of this programme identifying what successes had been achieved but also what approvements were desirable. The new policy document includes the results of this evaluation.
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