Connecting ICTs to development : the IDRC experience /

""Connecting ICTs to Development"" highlights over fifteen years of IDRC-supported research in the field through its Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) program.

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Other Authors: Elder, Laurent.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Anthem Press, 2013.
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505 0 # |a Connecting ICTs to Development_9780857281241; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction Part I FROM HERESY TO ORTHODOXY: ICT4D AT IDRC; The IDRC Idea; Reorganizational "fog"; A New ICT Convergence; "Dancing on Someone Else's Stage": A Decade of Celebrity; G7 Ministerial Conference on the Global Information Society; The Information Society and Development Conference; Global Knowledge Partnership: Knowledge for Development in the Information Age; The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS); Regional Roots; Decentralized and regional; From country to region to network. 
505 8 # |a Building the Field: A Decade of AchievementA Good Time, Not a Long Time; A Great Transformation; References; Introduction Part II FROM BEGINNING TO END TO BEGINNING AGAIN; Notes; References; Chapter 1 CATALYZING ACCESS THROUGH SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL INNOVATION; Part I: Demonstrating the Feasibility of and Demand for ICTs (ISPs, IXPs, VSATs and Bandwidth Consortiums); Internet service providers (ISPs); Internet exchange points (IXPs); Very small aperture terminals (VSATs); Consortiums for the bulk purchase of broadband connectivity; African research and education networking; E-Link Americas. 
505 8 # |a Part II: Demonstrating the Feasibility of and Demand for ICTs (Telecenters and Community WiFi Networks)Telecenters; Telecentre.org; Community WiFi networks; Mesh networks; Star typology networks; Relay devices; Long-range WiFi networks; Financial sustainability; Human resources; Regulatory framework; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2 CATALYZING ACCESS VIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY AND REGULATORY RESEARCH; Tracking ICT Access and Usage Indicators; LAC; Africa; Asia; Investigating Policy and Regulatory Environments; Conclusion; Notes; References. 
505 8 # |a Chapter 3 ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AS A NEW PARADIGM FOR RESEARCH ON ICTs AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYLinking Theory and Practice among IPRs, ICTs and Development; Reviewing the Research; Exploring open source and development; A focus on access; Research across Access, Production and Publication; Exploring Open Business Models in Latin America and the Caribbean; Understanding Media Piracy in Developing Countries; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 ICTs AND SOCIAL INCLUSION; Conceptual Framework; Gender Relations, ICTs and Social Inclusion; Gender and ICTs: Nature of use. 
505 8 # |a Gender and ICTs: Purpose of useGender and ICTs: Ends of use; Cultural Diversity: Using Local Language to Access ICTs; Culture and ICTs: Nature of use; Culture and ICTs: Purpose of use; Culture and ICTs: Ends of use; Youth: Responding to Demands; Youth and ICTs: Nature of use; Youth and ICTs: Purpose of Use; Youth and ICTs: Ends of Use; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Conceptual Framework; Notes; References; Chapter 5 ACCESS AND USAGE OF ICTs BY THE POOR (PART I); Background on ICT and Poverty Research: Moving from the Digital Divide to Digital Poverty; The poor's access to and use of ICTs. 
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