Access and infrastructure initiatives
- Why are governments restricting the use of wireless technologies?
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Wireless technology could bridge the digital divide between rich and poor countries. So why do some government restrict its wider use? It is argued that the advantages of wireless technology over fixed-line systems include: low cost; cost-effective for rural areas; more adaptable than fixed-line services; better and more useful services in areas with poor fixed-line facilities; many small-scale applications suitable for small investments; more flexible since different sorts of networks are possible.
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- Does regulation stifle or enable ICT connectivity?
- ( R. Samarajiva;A. Zainudeen / International Development Research Centre , 2008)
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This book addresses an important question: can technology by itself improve access to ICTs or must the policy and regulatory pre-conditions be satisfied in order to realise the potential of te...
Have mobile phones improved animal health services in Kenya?
- ( J. Kithuka;J. Mutemi;A.,H. Mohamed / Farm Africa , 2007)
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This paper explores the introduction of mobile phones and community pay phones within FARM-Africa's Kenya Dairy Goat and Capacity Building Project (KDGCBP), implimented in the districts of Mwingi a...
- How to enhance digital inclusion for communities
- ( Social Science Research Council, USA , 2007)
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This toolkit aims to be a resource for community members who want to advance digital inclusion in their area where their local government is exploring a broadband/ high-speed In...
- Mobile-phone commerce innovation in the Philippines
- ( S. Mendes;E. Alampay;E. Soriano;C. Soriano / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency , 2007)
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The Philippines are a leader in the use of mobile telephones for access to a range of services from m-Banking to m-Education and m-Governance. The Phillipines experience shows that i...
- The future of open educational resources
- ( J. Hylén / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2007)
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Open educational resource (OER) initiatives encourage transparency and can stimulate more quality control and competition. Universities and colleges are encouraged to join the OER movement due to t...
- Wireless networking for rural development: a success story from Nepal
- ( M. Pun;R. Shields;R. Poudel;P. Mucci / Electronic Networking for Rural Asia/Pacific , 2006)
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This paper presents a case study evaluation of Nepal Wireless Networking Project. With the aim of overcoming the digital divide, the project aims to increase communication facilities in the mountai...
- How can ICTs in Latin America be made to benefit the poor?
- ( H. Galperin;J. Mariscal / International Development Research Centre , 2007)
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This book examines the problem of inadequate access to information and communication technology (ICT) and the need to develop appropriate pro-poor ICT policies within the Latin American and Caribbe...
- Backbone networks for African mobile phones
- ( A. Engvall;0. Hesselmark / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency , 2007)
- Mobile GSM operators in Sub-Saharan Africa are rapidly covering most populated areas with telephone services. This report makes an inventory of existing transmission backbones in 18 countries in Sub-S...
- The importance of women in information and communications technology
- ( A.M. Kuga Thas,;C. Garcia Ramilo,;C. Cinco, / Asia-Pacifiic Development Information Program , 2007)
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Why is it important to view women as information and communications technology (ICT) producers, developers and decision makers and not only as consumers? This publication, with a foreword by Execut...
- Why are governments restricting the use of wireless technologies?
- ( Panos Institute, London , 2006)
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Wireless technology could bridge the digital divide between rich and poor countries. So why do some government restrict its wider use?
It is argued that the advantages of wireless technology over fi...
