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  Exploitation of information and communication technology by terrorist organisations

  Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India, 2003

  The phenomenal growth of computer and communication technologies, or ICT, has brought great benefits attached with some risks. Some of the negative risks which have emerged include the cooption of technology by terrorist organisations for use in their nefarious activities.
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  Asynchronous discussion groups as small world and scale free networks

  First Monday, 2004

  What is the network form of online discussion groups? What are the topological parameters delineating the interaction on such groups? This report analyses the dynamics in online discussion groups, especially in the context of assessing and understanding the symmetry of participation and contribution to such groups.
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  Global E-Government, 2004

  Inside Politics, 2004

  This report on egovernance looks at what is online globally and how electronic government has changed over the past four years.
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  The reality of virtual reality: the internet’s impact within gender equality advocacy communities in Latin America

  Information Technology and International Cooperation Programme, SSRC, 2004

  This report (based on experience in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico) argues that:the potential of ICT to foster democratic relations and effective strategies within civil society depends on the consciousness with which advocates adopt, share, and deploy the technologythe internet is a critical resource for marginalized or socially suspect groups and subjects, providing a unique space for
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  Using ICTs for government transparency

  eDevelopment Exchange, IDPM, 2004

  This training guide focuses on the use of ICTs to make public sector decisions and actions more open to scrutiny. The guide is aimed at a trainer who wishes to train a group of e-government practitioners from developing/transitional economies about e-transparency projects. It provides a teaching structure and course materials.
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  With the internet and information disclosure towards a new quality in democratic governance: a policy agenda and ways to take it forward

  Information Technology and International Cooperation Programme, SSRC, 2004

  This brief report (with a US focus) recommends an agenda for establishing internet-enabled transparency in governance systems (e-transparency), and identifies some promising levers for kick-starting policy change.
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  An investigation of the use of information and communication technologies for teacher education in the global south: researching the issues

  Digital Education Enhancement Project, Open University, 2004

  This document provides the results of research which aimed to investigate how information and communications technologies (ICT), effectively used, could significantly improve the teaching and learning of literacy, numeracy and science in the primary schools of Egypt and South Africa.
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  Health communication insights: information and communication technologies for the developing world

  Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins University, 2004

  Published by the Center for Communication Programs (CCP), this report is the first in a new series entitled “Health and Communication Insights”.
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  Agrometeorology

  ICT Update, 2004

  This issue of the CTA ICT Update journal focuses on ICTs in agrometeorology.
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  Bridging the digital gender divide: issues and insights on ICT for Women’s Economic Empowerment

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2003

  This report looks at ICT initiatives that focus on disadvantaged women in South Asia. It reviews current policy and programmes and makes recommendations for future actionThe report includes a list of indicators for measuring gender awareness in project design and implementation

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