Information and communication technologies (ICT) have revolutionized the ways in which people, organizations, and corporations communicate, collaborate, and create wealth. ICT is credited with creating a borderless world, accelerating globalization, fostering extraordinary communities, producing people-powered movements, and generating innovative sources of commerce.
Appropriate IT, founded in 2007, develops solutions and expertise to utilize the power and promise of ICTs for sustainable social change across the world, particularly for underprivileged and underserved populations.
AI is a social enterprise that provides different but related services through two program areas:
By combining these two lines of focus under one entity, Appropriate IT develops emerging technologies through the Innovation Lab and then carries that expertise into the design of optimal workforce development training curriculums for populations underrepresented in the field of technology. Our ultimate goal: an IT sector that is developing game-changing interventions not just for, but also by, underserved populations. We believe this will enable technology to have the greatest possible impact on communities.