Digital divide
- Survey of South African telehone and internet usage patterns
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This survey looks at household and individual usage of ICTs in South Africa, and considers the likely effect of proposed policy and regulatory changes on this situation. The report finds that:protectionist policies emerging from the privatisation of Telkom have not served the country well and while they allowed for the maximisation of state assets this occurred at the expense of the ICT sector and indeed the national economy.
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- Engaging with the Google generation
- ( W.H. Dutton;M. Pettu / Oxford Internet Institute , 2007)
- This paper brings together proceedings of a workshop on ’Engaging with the Google generation’. It explores how latest internet, web and related digital information and communication techol...
- 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...
- How is the ‘mobility divide’ restricting development?
- ( World Business Council for Sustainable Development , 2007)
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Sustainable mobility as the ability to meet the needs of a society to move freely, gain access, communicate, trade and establish relationships without sacrificing other essential human or ecologica...
- 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...
- The digital divide: a review of ICTs in Africa, Asia and Latin America
- ( R. Bissio;W. Curry;A. Esterhuysen / Global Information Society Watch , 2007)
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The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report - the first in a series of annual reports- looks at state of the field of information and communication technology (ICT) policy at local and global ...
Can technology and innovation promote development in LDCs?
- ( United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development , 2007)
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UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries Report 2007 focuses on knowledge accumulation, technological learning and the ability to innovate as vital processes toward genuine productive capacity deve...
- Will meeting the Bangladesh MDG targets on ICTs really benefit the poor?
- ( A. Raihan;M. Hasan / Development Research Network , 2005)
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This paper provides a critique of the current agenda for achieving the MDG as regards ICT in Bangladesh. The MDG target, which focuses on connectivity (by measuring phones, computers and inter...
- 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...
- 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...
