India and ICTs for development
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- e-Governance: can it lead to better government?
- Richard Heeks / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- What is e-governance? Can information and communication technologies (ICTs) contribute to the achievement of good governance goals? What are the implications for development? Why, when there is so much promise, do many e- governance i...
- Is the Simputer in India going to work?
- F. Noronha / SciDev.Net, 2003
- This article discusses the Simputer, a handheld computing device with a touch-sensitive screen that can carry out many of the services carried out by 'normal' computers. In addition, it can function in several Indian languages, and a ...
- Dumping of obsolete hardware by developing countries is storing up an environmental hazard in India
- Toxics Link, 2003
- This report investigates the dumping of e-waste, particularly computer waste in India. It looks particularly at the dumping of waste into India from developed countries, arguing that the latter find it convenient and economical to exp...
- An example of a local cooperative is using ICT to streamline production systems.
- S. Cecchini; M. Raina / Information Technology in Developing Countries, 2002
- This paper argues that information and communications technology (ICT) can be used as an effective tool for rural development, citing the example of the adoption of ICT by a rural community is the Warana “Wired Village” proj...
- How the boom in the IT sector can provide benefits in India
- D. O'Connor / OECD Development Centre, 2003
- This paper offers an analytical framework for understanding the evolution of India’s software industry and its place in the broader economy. It then considers how well the framework helps to answer three questions: ...
- Results of a multi-national survey into e-governance initiatives
- H. Alamango; J. Zammit; E. Scicluna / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2002
- The authors define the term Governance as the process by which society steers itself. In this process, the interactions among the State, Private Enterprise and Civil Society are being increasingly conditioned and modified through the ...
- 14 case studies of telecentres worldwide
- C. Latchem; D. Walker / Commonwealth of Learning, 2001
- This e-book provides provides a global overview of ICTs and telecentres, examining experiences to date and considering new directions and possibilities for telecentre development. Case study chapters detail telecentres' histori...
- Roadside internet kiosks in India: can they contribute to computer literacy for the poor?
- S. Mitra / NIIT, 2000
- In two experiments conducted in India, PCs connected to the Internet were provided on the roadside and turned on without any instructions or announcement. In both instances it was seen that the acquisition of basic computing skills by...
- Teacher training by distance education
- H. Perraton; B. Robinson; C. Creed / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2001
- Distance and open learning has been identified by UNESCO as a way of increasing teacher numbers and capacity. This document synthesises case studies commissioned in order to find how best this form of learning might be used. Ea...
- The contribution of software to India's economic development
- A. Arora; S. Athreye / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
- Looks at the role of software in the absorption of labour and the development of human capital in the economy. The impact of this growth, however, has been limited to a small section of the economy, and the question being asked is whe...
- The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore
- The Centre for Internet and Society will critically engage with concerns of digital pluralism, public accountability and pedagogic practices, in the field of Internet and Society, with particular emphasis on South-South dialogues and exchange.
- Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies
- Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) formerly known as Centre for Spatial Database Management and Solutions, is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), located at Noida, near India’s capital city of New Delhi. CSDMS is committed to advocacy and developing solutions for under-privileged societies through the use of innovative and effective Information and Commun...
- Delhi Science Forum
- Delhi Science Forum (DSF) was constituted in the year 1978 as a Public Interest Organisation registered under Societies. The primary aim of the forum was to work on the science and society interface including popularizing science and science & technology policies.
- Computer Society of India Special Interest Group on eGovernance
- Computer Society of India ( CSI ), has implemented the concept of “Special Interest Groups” to promote activities and research in few focused areas. Special Interest Group on e-Governance ( SIGeGov) has been formed accordingly. The basic objective has been to focus on an important area where Information Technology can be leveraged and bring like minded professionals together to add val...
- Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, India (DA-IICT)
- Training and research institute in India focusing on Information and Communication Technology
- Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, India
- University conducting research on law-related issues
- Network of Women in Media
- Network connects women in media professions across India
- i4d Journal
- Online magazine for ICT in Development
- Digital Opportunity Channel
- One World ICT site
- Center for Knowledge Societies, India (CKS)
- Bangalore based organisation focusing on ICTs and GIS for rural development
