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A Rural ICT Toolkit for Africa

Andrew Dymond, Sonja Oestmann

African Connection (AC) (2004), iv, 67 pp. + annexes

"The Rural ICT Toolkit concentrates on the “how to” of implementing rural ICT programs and projects. It is aimed at providing state of the art knowledge and best practice on rural ICT development, basic recommended standards and tools for rural ICT initiatives. Among other things, it summarises ... more

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ICTs for Democracy: Media and the Post-War Reconstruction of Angola

Chris Armstrong

Amsterdam: Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa (NIZA) (2004), 64 pp.

"Describes the work of Rádio Ecclesia (Luanda) and the ANGONET Wireless Internet Access Project in Huambo." (commbox)

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The ICT Roundtable Process: Lessons Learned from Facilitating ICT-Enabled Development

The Hague: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) (2004), 48 pp.

"Over the last six years, IICD has facilitated Roundtable processes in each of its nine Country Programmes in Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. A Roundtable workshop is usually the first activity to be held at the start of a Country Programme and, as ... more

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Projects Catalogue

Ottawa: Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (2004), 104 pp.

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Final Report: Information and Communication Technologies for Development (Acacia). The Case of Uganda

Zenda Ofir

International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Evaluation for Sustainable Development in Africa (evalnet) (2003), 113 pp.

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Donor ICT Strategies Matrix, 2003 Edition
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Paris: OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) (2003), 85 pp.

"This OECD-DAC Donor Information and Communication Technologies Strategies Matrix CD-Rom presents the latest information on how bilateral and multilateral donors [21 OECD countries and 25 multilateral organizations] have mainstreamed information and communication technologies (ICT) in their developm ... more

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Ethnographic Action Research: A User's Handbook Developed to Innovate and Research ICT Applications for Poverty Eradiction

Jo Tacchi, Don Slater, Greg Hearn

New Dehli: UNESCO Regional Bureau for Communication and Information (2003), x, 105 pp.

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Youth. Poverty. Gender: ICT for Development Success Stories

Kuala Lumpur: Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) (2003), 98 pp.

"This publication by the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) highlights initiatives that are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to make a real and meaningful difference in communities around the world, no matter how disadvantaged or isolated they may be. These stories on Youth, P ... more

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ICT and MDGs: A World Bank Group Perspective

Washington, DC: World Bank (2003), 39 pp.

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La tecnología de información y de comunicaciones (TIC) en Nicaragua

Johan Ernberg, Maria Edith Acre

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2002), 73 pp.

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InfoDev: Facilitating Communications in Response to HIV/AIDS in South-East-Asia

Geneva: UNAIDS (2001), 49 pp.

"Harnessed to its full potential, basic e-mail and Internet facilities can serve as a powerful tool in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In South-East Asia, UNAIDS has coordinated an infoDev project, a global grant programme funded and managed by the World Bank to promote innovative projects on the use of ... more

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African Youth on the Information Highway: Participation and Leadership in Community Development

Osita Ogbu, Paschal Mihyo (eds.)

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2000), 110 pp.

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On-Going Extrabudgetary Projects

Vladimir Gai (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO (1998), 114 pp.

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Sida Support to Telecom in Southern Africa

Lennart Königson, Karl Erik Olofsson, Kalevi Nykänen, Asa Königson

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (1997), 86 pp.

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Use of Information and Communication Technologies in IDRC Projects: Lessons Learned

Michael Graham

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1997), 78 pp.

"This evaluation examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in development by extracting lessons from previous IDRC project experiences, in order to provide input for the design and implementation of the Acacia program. Acacia explores the investment in, and application o ... f, ICTs by African communities to build local resources to solve development problems. The evaluation also tested the usefulness of the Lanfranco Framework for studying the value of ICTs in development research. ICTs were found to be valuable tools that can help people to gather and analyze information, store and manipulate data, and improve communication. ICTs improved the capability of individuals and institutions to tackle and solve development problems. National ICT policies and legislation, as well as the policies of donor agencies with respect to ICTs, were influenced by project activities, and consultations and lobbying efforts by Centre staff, efforts which were facilitated by email and internet access. Geographic information systems (GIS) projects demonstrated the potential of this technology to encourage planners and communities to take a more holistic view of development problems. Projects emphasized regional training and relied on local capabilities to establish and manage ICT systems. Programme support helped create an information culture and an environment in which people with similar interests could share ideas and were encouraged to form professional associations and informal networks. ICTs were most effective in overcoming barriers of distance and time, with electronic mail and associated list servers being used most often. GIS technologies helped overcome language barriers by presenting complex spatial relationships as more easily understandable maps. Several projects provided access to hardware and software that offered capabilities that were previously inaccessible. By providing improved access, enhanced sharing, and timely delivery of information, ICTs empowered people to take action. Projects were able to create a culture of communication and were most effective in this role when information was tailored to the needs of users. When jobs and economic activity were created, they were in most cases in the information and communication sector. Use of ICT is expanding in Africa. It is important that government policies and regulations with regard to telecommunications anticipate this coming tide and that development activities take advantage of opportunities presented by ICTs. These technologies can alter the perception of development problems, provide opportunities for improved communications, deliver information quickly and inexpensively over great distance, and offer the potential to enhance regional collaboration to address common problems. To realize these potentials, close collaboration with communities and appropriate packaging of information products will be crucial." (Review by IDRC Evaluation team, evaluation@idrc.ca; www.idrc.ca/evaluation, cited from the "Annotated Bibliography of Evaluations in Africa": http://www.geocities.com/afreval/documents/education.htm, 10.04.2007) more

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The Internet and Rural and Agricultural Development: An Integrated Approach

Don Richardson

Rome: FAO (1997), 77 pp.

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