http://www.webfoundation.org/2010/01/ict4d-and-business-models/ Founded by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, the World Wide Web Foundation empowers people to bring about positive change. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:51:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.webfoundation.org/2010/01/ict4d-and-business-models/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 Stéphane Boyera Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:44:19 +0000 http://www.webfoundation.org/?p=2199#comment-1389 Comments on some private feedback i got: Do all projects needs a business model ? i tend to answer yes in a vast majority of cases. Of course, there are event-specific projects, like e.g. election monitoring, which would not focus on long term sustainability, and just needs to evaluate carefully the costs. The term 'business model' might also hurt some of those with a NGO or civil society background/focus. Perhaps it is an inappropriate term, but the concept, ensuring that the operational costs are matched one way or another is critical. In many cases, it is not matched in terms on money return/revenue, but just on time saving, efficiency improvement, which leads to savings. Otherwise, one is always running after donors, and when failing, the overall project dies. Steph Comments on some private feedback i got:
Do all projects needs a business model ?
i tend to answer yes in a vast majority of cases. Of course, there are event-specific projects, like e.g. election monitoring, which would not focus on long term sustainability, and just needs to evaluate carefully the costs.
The term ‘business model’ might also hurt some of those with a NGO or civil society background/focus. Perhaps it is an inappropriate term, but the concept, ensuring that the operational costs are matched one way or another is critical. In many cases, it is not matched in terms on money return/revenue, but just on time saving, efficiency improvement, which leads to savings. Otherwise, one is always running after donors, and when failing, the overall project dies.
Steph ]]>