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  Increasing public value of information through electronic governance models

  Digital Governance, 2004

  Many countries now maintain official government websites on the Internet. But have these significantly enhanced the flow of government information to private benefit of members of the public?This paper argues that for there to be benefit, electronic governance models need to:provide an interface where specific user requirements get matched with information availability.
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  The one to watch: Radio, new ICTs and interactivity

  Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2003

  This publication provides an overview of the most significant experiences in applying radio and ICTs to sustainable development.
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  The new global determinants of FDI flows to developing countries

  World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2003

  This paper investigates the determinants of FDI inflows to developing countries, with a particular emphasis on the impact of the ‘third wave of democratisation’ that started in the early 1980s and the spread of information and communication technology (ICT) that began in the late 1980s.The paper finds:democratisation and ICT increase FDI inflows to developing countriesat present the
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  Making science and technology work for the poor and for sustainable development in Africa

  UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2003

  This report argues that Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries that have not sufficiently addressed the acquisition of scientific and technological knowledge must redouble their efforts with a strategy that begins with the popularisation of science and its application to development.
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  Optimising internet bandwidth in developing country higher education

  International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, 2003

  Higher education institutions in developing countries have to deal with growing demands on their Internet infrastructures. Managing this demand usually requires that infrastructure (telecommunications, computers, etc) is upgraded and extended.
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  E-participation and the future of democracy

  Interact, 2003

  This paper examines the contribution that modern information and communications technology can make to address some of the most prominent problems of modern democracies. It argues that the use of technology (i.e.
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  Information and communications technology applied to the Millennium Development Goals

  Zunia Knowledge Exchange - ICT, 2003

  This series of essays deals with the role of information and communications technologies (ICT) in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
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  Understandings of education in an African village: the impact of information and communication technologies

  Department for International Development, UK, 2003

  This document presents the final report of an educational research project which investigated students’, teachers’, parents’ and other community members’ understandings of schooling in a rural village in Ghana.
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  Review of basic ICT skills and training software for educators in Africa

  Imfundo, 2003

  This study aims to assist African educators by identifying suitable training materials to develop basic information and communications technology (ICT) skills.
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  A review of good practice in ICT and special educational needs for Africa

  Imfundo, 2003

  The aim of this study is to investigate how good practice and experiences from the global use of Assistive Technology (AT) can be shared with African governments and people working in the sector.The study focuses on the use of ICT to support Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Africa with particular reference to special schools, teacher education and inclusive educational programmes.

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