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    Gender and ICT

    2007
    this publication by UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) and the Association for Progressive Communications Women’s Networking Support Program (APC WNSP), placing the discussion of ICTs and gender within a gender equality framework.
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    Access to ICT Higher Education: Reflections on Good Practices in Promoting Gender Equality at Makerere University

    2005
    This chapter explores access to ICT training in Makerere University by gender. It focuses on selected examples showing the promotion of general access to ICT training in the university. Examples of the Department of Women and Gender Studies (DWGS) and the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT) are utilised.
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    ICTs and development in Zambia: challenges and opportunities

    Sangonet [South Africa], 2010
    Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly important in achieving development goals and promoting citizen participation. Zambia is one of a number of countries in the Southern African region that have sought to include ICTs in their national development plans.
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    Review of Recent Trends of ODA and its Contribution

    2005
    The report consists of a policy-oriented analysis of donor support for ICTD, with particular attention to recent trends in bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitments for ICT infrastructure as well as other donor ICT assistance. It also includes abundance of statistical charts, highlights and annexes which give detailed background information and data.
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    Measuring the Information Society

    International Telecommunication Union, 2012
    The report presents the ICT Development Index (IDI), which ranks countries’ performance with regard to ICT infrastructure and uptake, and the ICT Price Basket (IPB), a unique metric that tracks and compares the cost and affordability of ICT services.
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    Revisiting the role of ICT in Development

    2007
    It is now widely accepted that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have an important role in national development. However, the nature of the link between the two remains unclear. Much of this state is due to lack of clarity on how ICT is conceptualized in this context.
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    Framework for Action on ICT for Development in the Pacific: Information and communication technology (ICT) for development, governance and sustainable livelihoods

    2010
    The Framework for Action on ICT for Development in the Pacific (FAIDP) outlines a new approach to developing and improving information and communication technology (ICT) services to support development, strengthen governance and improve the livelihoods of communities in the Pacific region.
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    ICT in developing countries: A cross-sectoral snapshot

    2005
    The goal of this paper is to highlight the cross-sectoral importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and give the big picture of ICT in developing countries. This is done by presenting a number of successful implementations of ICT applications.
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    ICT for Development: sustainable technology-supported participatory development for poverty alleviation in the context of digital divides

    2010
    In this paper authors will review recent literature and consider elements and boundary concepts that constitute the ICT4D field.
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    A Digital Shift: Youth and ICT for Development Best Practices

    2009
    The book’s title calls attention to this very special link between youth, innovation, social change, and technology. Once online tools began to be adapted and developed for the specific needs of ‘Generation 2.0,’ this sparked a shift in the purpose and value of ICT that is quite obviously associated with the change that young people have created as peers, mentors and leaders.

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