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Uso de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (TIC) para el desarrollo local: Apropiación comunitaria de telecentros. Manual del taller participativo

Sofía Medellín Urquiaga, Erick Huerta Velázquez

México D.F.: Redes por la Diversidad, Equidad y Sustentabilidad (2010), 58 pp.

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Accès aux nouvelles technologies en Afrique et en Asie: TIC et service universel

Annie Chéneau-Loquay (coord.)

Paris: L'Harmattan (2009), 252 pp.

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Mobile Phones: The New Talking Drums of Everyday Africa

Mirjam de Bruijn, Francis Nyamnjoh, Inge Brinkman (eds.)

Bamenda (CM); Leiden: Langaa; African Studies Centre (2009), vii, 173 pp.

"This book is about the many ways in which mobile phones are being appropriated by Africans and how they are transforming and are being transformed by society in Africa. A case study from Karthoum (Sudan) shows, how mobile phones are reshaping relationships in a Muslim society, where they enable wom ... more

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telecentre.org External Program Review. Final Report

Simon Batchelor, Ismael Peña-López

Telecentre.org; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2009), 62 pp.

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The Power of Communication: Changes and Challenges in African Media

Kristin Skare Orgeret, Helge Rønning (eds.)

Oslo: Oslo Academic Press (2009), 362 pp.

"This book examines how the media in different parts of Africa plays an important role in the continent's political and social processes of change. The perspective of the book is comparative. It contains overviews of the role of communication, as well as case studies, of the situation in individual ... more

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Information Economy Report 2007-2008: Science and Technology for Development

Geneviève Féraud (ed.)

New York: United Nations (2008), 348 pp.

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Telecentres in Mozambique: Staying On-Line

Michael Daamen, Sarah Groenendijk, Adinda M'Gbra

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2008), 36 pp.

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Aneignungen des Globalen: Internet-Alltag in der arabischen Welt. Eine Fallstudie in Marokko

Ines Braune

Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2008), 259 pp.

"Ängste und Hoffnungen verbinden sich mit den jungen Menschen, die in der arabischen Welt zwei Drittel der Bevölkerung ausmachen. Wie reagieren die Jugendlichen auf die Herausforderungen einer globalisierten Welt? Anhand der Internetnutzung marokkanischer Jugendlicher und den damit verbundenen Ane ... more

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A Framework for Designing Telecentres

Roger Harris

Hong Kong: Roger Harris Associates (2007), 45 pp.

"This Framework is organised in the sequence of a logical approach to the design of information systems that are intended to deliver socio-economic benefits via Telecentres for the purpose of community level development and poverty reduction. Telecentres are promoted as an answer to the problems of ... more

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Community Informatics in Latin America and the Caribbean

Journal of Community Informatics, volume 3, issue 3 (2007), various pag.

"Este número refleja la diversidad de iniciativas que están llevando a cabo tanto en el terreno, con implementaciones de informática comunitaria que van de telecentros a apoyo a migrantes, a sistemas de soporte al desarrollo rural. Con casos y ejemplos de unos diez países de la region, también ... more

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Making the Connection: Scaling Telecenters for Development

Barbara Fillip, Dennis Foote

Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development (AED); Microsoft Corporation; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), 237 pp.

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Proyecto Intercomunicación América Latina - Europa: Informe final de evaluación

Caracas; Quito: IRFA-Venezuela, Equipo de Investigación Nacional; Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER) (2007), 117 pp.

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Los usos de internet: Comunicación y sociedad. Tomo 2

Consuelo Albornoz T., Valeria Cabrera J., Karina Palacios, Jacques P. Ramírez G., Dante Villafuerte Q.

Quito; Ottawa: FLACSO; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), 317 pp.

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Forging Innovations: Community Multimedia Centres in Nepal

Karma Tshering Bhutia, Kirsty Martin

New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 54 pp.

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Local Information Networks: Social and Technological Considerations

Seema Nair, Megan Jennaway, Andrew Skuse

New Delhi: UNESCO (2006), 82 pp.

"This publication aims at understanding the nature and importance of various configurations of social and technological networks in community settings that combine to form a Local Information Networks (LIN). In this study LINs are conceptualised as comprising of two very different elements: one soci ... al, the other technological. Disaggregating the social and technological dimensions of local information networks helps us to understand how they work in practice and how they might be strengthened to bring greater social and economic benefits to the poor communities in which they are located. Hence, in both a practical and theoretical sense, a local information network can be thought of as a larger living field of social connections and communicative that determines the nature of information flow. On the technological side, the ICTs respond to specific local information needs expressed by recipient communities. On the social side, the combination of technological and human capacities embodied in a given intervention is superimposed upon a pre-existing field of social relationships. The three initiatives have been selected for the ways in which they demonstrate the use of social and technological elements within the local environment. Namma Dhwani and Nabanna were established through UNESCO’s Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Reduction project, developed under UNESCO’s crosscutting theme on the eradication of poverty, especially extreme poverty. Akshaya on the other hand, is a State Government of Kerala initiative aimed at ICT literacy. The study concludes with the understanding that the technical dimensions of communication can never be fully divorced from the social if ICTs are to genuinely reach the poor with the information they need. Investment in social networks is critical since traditional forms of communication like word-of-mouth remains the most powerful, intimate and effective form of communication available to the very poor. The study also highlights the importance of local content production and the need to involve communities in the content creation process as key to achieving success is the quality, reliability and relevance of the information communicated." (Foreword) more

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Diagnóstico de las políticas de TIC en el Ecuador

Romel Jurado Vargas

Quito: FLACSO (2006), 174 pp.

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Guidebook on Developing Community E-Centres in Rural Areas: Based on the Malaysian Experience

Bangkok: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2006), 65 pp.

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Pro-Poor ICT Project Report – Tanzania: A Community-Owned Network

Beda Mutagahywa, Respickius Casmir, Theophilus E. Mlaki

[authors] (2006), 36 pp.

"As part of its initiatives to make Information and Communication Technology (ICT) work for the poor, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with four countries in east Africa initiated and carried out a joint project on Pro-Poor ICT. The said countries are Kenya, Rwanda, T ... more

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Evaluation of UNESCO's Community Multimedia Centres: Final Report

Heather Creech

Paris: UNESCO, Internal Oversight Service, Evaluation Section (2006), 61 pp.

"Since 2001, UNESCO has established more than 87 Community Multimedia Centres (CMCs) in over 22 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean with major funding provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The evaluation describes the initiative's ma ... in achievement: 'The CMCs are accepted by and fully integrated into the communities and can in many cases be sustained beyond the pilot phase without core operating grants. The effort and funding that UNESCO has channeled into this transformative initiative have been exceeded by the hard work and commitment of the CMC staff and the communities where they are based. Among other key findings, the evaluators clearly acknowledge the contribution of CMCs to local development, noting that longer term benefits are already being realized within individual communities, such as the gradual removal of barriers to social inclusion, the stimulation of poverty alleviation through access to knowledge of better health, resource management, agriculture practices and the creation of new livelihoods opportunities. CMCs are also recognized as critical tools for local communities to mediate changes brought on by globalization and the advent of new technologies: The CMC role in fostering cultural resilience. The capacity of a community to retain critical knowledge and at the same time adapt to external influences and pressures - is particularly remarkable. In addition to an extensive review of documentation, the evaluation used field research, interviews, questionnaires, an online survey, and case studies to review the CMC initiative, a flagship activity of UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector. Equitable and expanded access to ICTs is promoted in many ways, such as subsidized training for those with special requirements and/or marginalized groups; close work with schools, small businesses and the independent sector; or the provision of information to more remote communities through radio, says the evaluation report. The evaluation also points out challenges faced by the CMC initiative, including the strategic use of CMC networks as delivery mechanisms for development services, from projects and programmes of UN agencies and national governments to those of local civil society groups. Many challenges relate to sustainability of local facilities in low-income and least-developed localities. As CMCs depend on volunteers for the delivery of training, radio programming and other services, they face difficulties in finding appropriate incentives for volunteers and struggle with managing volunteer turnover. Another challenge consists of opportunities for networking and staff development, which to date have been limited. Evaluators point out the need for CMCs to learn from and access expertise more easily and systematically from each other in order to be sustainable. Enabling national policy environments are very important for the development and sustainability of CMCs. Sudden changes in national policies on connectivity charges can destabilize CMCs and broadcast licensing restrictions or restrictions on press freedom can prevent CMCs from being able to broadcast freely and to a broader constituency, says the report." (UNESCO website) more

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Evaluation Reports on Selected Projects

Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2006), 147 pp.