What part of the Concept Paper contains the budget needed for the ICT project

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to plan and conceptualize an ICT project for social change and identify the platforms that will help in the success if the campaign.

ICT on Social Change

• Social Change refers to an alteration in the social order of a society. Social Change may include social institutions, social behaviors, or social relations. It can be done in any form of multi-media.

You can make social changes through the use of campaigns. Campaigns are a work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal; typically a political or social one. A campaign will help you promote and organize your project properly.

Simplified ICT Project Process Overview:

Planning —> Development —> Release and Promotion —> Maintenance

1. Planning – involves the following task (but not limited to):

• Conceptualizing your project project
• Researching on available data about your topic
• Setting deadlines and meetings
• Assigning people to various tasks
• Finding a web or blog host
• Creating a site map for tour website
• Listing down all applications, that you need including web apps
• Funding (If applicable)

Creating a Concept Paper

Before starting your project, your group should be able to do the necessary paperwork. This allows experts to see if your project is doable over the time frame that was given and if it is significant enough to be made into reality.

A concept paper is a document used to convince a panel of potential funders to help a product, program, or service to become a reality.

There are five elements of a concept paper:

1.Introduction-includes tour group’s mission and vision and a brief introduction of your project.

Purpose-includes the reasons why this project is worth your group and your sponsor’s time, effort and money.

3.Description-includes all the necessary information about the project. In ICT, it involves the sites you are going to produce and the purpose of each and how they work in unison.

4.Support-contains the budget needed for the project. Some concept papers do not specify any amount requested from the sponsor.

5.Contact information-includes information on how the group be contacted.

2. Development – involves the actual creation of the website(s), involves the production of images, infographics, etc.

Medias you can use:

• Text
• Videos
• Pictures
• Audio
• Websites

3. Release and Promotion – involves the actual release of the website for public view and promoting it. Promotion typically starts before the actual release.

4. Maintenance – involves responding to feedback of your site visitors and continuing to improve your website.