The more things change
The 12th International Development Informatics Association Conference (IDIA2022) will take place in Mbombela-South Africa, from 22 to 25 November 2022. The conference is organized by the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) in collaboration with the University of Mpumalanga (South Africa).
The theme of the conference is Digital-for-development: Enabling transformation, inclusion, and sustainability through ICTs.
The 11th International Development Informatics Association conference (IDIA2020) took place from 25 – 27 March 2020. It was organized by the United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society under the theme “The more things change …”
Researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and stakeholders from around the world engaged in issues of technology and sustainable development participated in IDIA2020.
Due to the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic the IDIA2020 conference was shifted to a virtual format.
Great discussions and interactions took place over the three days of the conference.
We are grateful to everyone who contributed to making IDIA2020 a successful ICT4D virtual conference.
IDIA2020 Organizing Committee
The conference proceedings are available at the following links.
| The data revolution |
| As valuable as data is, the ability to analyse and harness this data for decision-making is still a challenge for many in the global south, hence key research developments around data injustice and inequality. |
 Caroline Khene |
| Centering ICT4D on real needs |
| ICT4D researchers seem to continuously run after the latest trends in ICT to fulfill funding calls, forgetting the real needs of the communities which are supposedly empowered by ICT4D activity. |
 Alfredo Terzoli |