Donor policy on ICT
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- Knowledge sharing for rural development: prospects and principles
- ( P. Mathias Braun / Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2007)
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This paper explores the prospects for Knowledge Management (KM) services in rural development. It takes a close look at knowledge networks and systems in rural areas, and examines the relation...
SDC strategy on ICT for development
- ( Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation , 2007)
- The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation's strategic orientation in ICT4D is shaped by the overall goal of scaling-up poverty reduction and MDGs advancement through the effective and efficient...
- Can better information improve emergency response?
- ( Inter-agency Working Group on Emergency Capacity , 2007)
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This report presents the assessment findings of the Interagency Working Group (IWG) collaborative capacity-building effort. The assessment includes the field perspectives of IWG emergency operation...
- 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...
- 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...
- Role of ICTs in poverty alleviation
- ( A. Greenberg / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency , 2005)
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This report reviews the evidence on how (or if) ICTs should be used in support of poverty reduction exercises.
There is one characteristic that is common to most of the ICT-related poverty alleviati...
- Toolkit looks at how to engender ICT for development
- ( World Bank , 2005)
- The purpose of this toolkit is to identify opportunities, highlight innovative projects and activities, and suggest how the World Bank and other agencies can help realize the potential for gender equa...
- Priorities for ICT for development investment
- ( R. Heeks / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester , 2005)
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This article argues for a change in agency policy towards ICT for development investment, arguing that whilst such investments are worthwhile, they should look beyond the MDGs.
The paper divides inv...
- Study evaluates Namibia's ICT readiness
- ( O. Hesselmark; J. Miller / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency , 2002)
- This report covers the fifth in a series of country ICT surveys commissioned by Sida as part of its ongoing programme to support the use of ICT in developing countries. The project team used desk rese...
