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Measuring Information and Communication Technology Availability in Villages and Rural Areas
Geneva: ITU (2008), iii, 21 pp.
Digital Poverty: Concept and Measurement, with an Application to Peru
Kellogg Institute (2007), 26 pp.
"This paper discusses the notions of demand, poverty, information needs, and information and communication technologies (ICTs) to offer a concept of digital poverty, which may be useful to estimate the digital poverty level in Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper is composed of two sections. T
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Digital Poverty: Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives
Warwickshire; Ottawa: Practical Action Publishing; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), 161 pp.
A Digital Inclusion Advocacy Toolkit: Bridging the Digital Divide by Winning Community Benefits in Municipal Broadband Projects
Oakland, Cal.: Media Alliance (2007), 20 pp.
"This toolkit is a resource for community members who want to advance digital inclusion in their city, town, or county that is exploring a broadband/ high-speed Internet initiative. Municipalities are considering many different technologies to increase broadband access - from wireless to fiber - and
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World Information Society Report 2007: Beyond WSIS
Geneva: ITU (2007), 207 pp.
"The second edition of the World Information Society Report, published by ITU and UNCTAD, looks beyond the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS, Geneva 2003 - Tunis 2005) to the creation of an inclusive, people-centred and development-oriented Information Society, open to all. The report tr
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The Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006: Leveraging ICT for Development
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2006), xv, 350 pp.
"Produced by The World Economic Forum and INSEAD, the fifth edition of the annual Global Information Technology Report is a comprehensive tool for measuring the progress made in the adoption of the latest information and communication technologies and identifying the obstacles to ICT development in
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Die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Implikationen der Mobiltelefonie in Ruanda: Eine Typologie unter dem Gesichtspunkt Telefonbesitz und Telefonzugang
In: Daumenkultur: das Mobiltelefon in der Gesellschaft
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2006), pp. 41-59
"Trotz der Herausforderungen bei der telefonischen Erschließung abgelegener Gegenden bietet der Besitz eines Handys für Millionen individueller Nutzer im gesamten Afrika südlich der Sahara auf jeden Fall signifikante wirtschaftliche und soziale Vorteile und Möglichkeiten. Besonders wertvoll ist,
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Diagnóstico de las políticas de TIC en el Ecuador
Quito: FLACSO (2006), 174 pp.
Gender in the Information Society: Emerging Issues
Bangkok; New Delhi: UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP); Elsevier (2006), xi, 142 pp.
"This publication features a series of papers that represent an early exploration of the challenges and opportunities for actors committed to gender equality in the information society. It is meant to open up the debates that can pave the way for a sustained engagement of gender activists with one o
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World Information Society Report 2006
Geneva: ITU (2006), 151 pp.
"If the ambitious goal of building a global Information Society is to be realised, it is important to track progress against the indicative targets set out in the WSIS final outcome documents. One of the key elements is the bridging of the digital divide. This is a measure of the gap in access to IC
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Towards an African E-Index: SME E-Access and Usage Across 14 African Countries
Braamfontein: Research ICT Africa (2006), x, 152 pp.
Digital Dividents for the Poor: ICT for Poverty Reduction in Asia
Kuala Lumpur: Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) (2005), 66 pp.
A Report on the Status of the Internet in Iran
Teheran: Iran Civil Society Organizations Training and Research Center (2005), 24 pp.
"Attending to the status of the Internet in Iran, the present report primarily focuses on filtration. Firstly, it will touch on the current situation of the Internet in Iran. Secondly, it will look into the statutes restricting the freedom of expression including both the public media laws and the l
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Telecentres, Access and Development: Experience and Lessons from Uganda and South Africa
Burton-on-Dunsmore; Ottawa; Kampala: ITDG Publishing; International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Fountain Publishers (2005), xxiii, 148 pp.
Universal Service and Access Trends in Central and West Africa: Case Studies and Prospects
Dakar: Panos West Africa (2005), 123 pp.
"Providing access to ICTs to every citizen is critical to meet the new challenges of globalisation and performance, especially in West and Central Africa. To achieve this, Universal Service/Access policies have a major role to play. This study first attempts to define the concept of Universal Servic
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The Digital Divide: ICT Development Indices 2004
New York; Geneva: United Nations (2005), vi, 67 pp.
