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  CBNRM Net: from managing natural resources to managing ecosystems, knowledge and people

  Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network, 2004

  This paper looks at how environmental online communication (EOC) could move beyond an emphasis on information to focus on knowledge (and to management of such knowledge) that can be instrumental in achieving the goals of more equitable and sustainable natural resource management. Using the Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network (CBNRM Net) as a case study, it offers an assessment
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  World Economic Forum-NEPAD e-Africa Commission E-Readiness Policy Programme: building capacity to narrow the digital divide in Africa from within

  Bridges.org, 2003

  This report describes the activities conducted in the first stage of the World Economic Forum - NEPAD E-Readiness Policy Programme, an initiative aimed at helping African countries develop e-readiness policies and remove or reduce the policy obstacles that limit the use of information and communications technology (ICT) throughout the region.The report describes some of the key activities under
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  Connected for development: information kiosks and sustainability

  UN Information and Communication Technologies Task Force, 2003

  Compilation of essays and case studies on the various models of information kiosks being tested and deployed worldwide. Kiosks are defined as public access points where ICTs are used as a tool to deliver a basket of services.
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  Most eGovernment-for-Development projects fail: how can risks be reduced?

  Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2003

  eGovernment can make a valuable contribution to development. However, at present, the majority of e-government-for-development projects fail either totally or partially.
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  Fertile ground : opportunities for greater coherence in agricultural information systems

  International Institute for Communication and Development, 2003

  This study examines the current landscape of Internet-based agricultural information services, to identify gaps and inconsistancies, and to suggest avenues for bringing greater coherence to the system as a whole. As the number of ICT-enabled information services increases, the intended user risks being swamped with possibilities to address his or her information needs.
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  Choosing Open Source: a decision making guide for civil society organizations

  Commons Group, 2003

  Open source software holds a great deal of potential for civil society organisations, the most obvious benefit being that it is free to use. It may also offers better security, increased flexibility and the ability to adapt software to meet local and organizational needs.
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  Post offices, pension and computers: new opportunities for combining growth and social protection in weakly-integrated rural areas?

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2003

  India’s efforts in targeting a wide range of social protection measures towards different categories of poor people might be a model for other countries as they prepare their own Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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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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