Saskia Harmsen

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Saskia Harmsen Capacity Development officer International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)

Saskia Harmsen has been working for the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) since 2002. In her history at IICD, she has worked on the capacity development programme for IICD’s Bolivia, Zambia and Ghana Country programmes.

Born in The Netherlands, Saskia was raised and schooled in Sweden, Germany, and Austria, and holds a BSc degree in Management Studies from the University of London, and an MA degree from the University of Amsterdam. Her MA research was focused on the use of ICTs for Rural Development under Professor Cees Hamelink. Her ICT-related working history has seen her active in customer relationship management for various software firms, and has brought her to develop European business opportunities for an Israeli internet start-up, before taking up a position with IICD.

Saskia also coordinates cross-national activities and partnerships related to Capacity Development in ICT4Development on behalf of IICD, such as www.itrainonline.org.