This research concerns pre-positioning knowledge to address development communication strategies, which in turn are important for addressing the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is difficult to predict the social impact of new technology. The development community has to run to keep up with the changes in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and to determine the opportunities and dangers to the poor of new technology. This research was commissioned as an opportunity for “future thinking”. Development research often takes more than 10 years to get from the initial study to the field. Meanwhile technology is changing on a monthly basis. .
