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Multimedia
Wien: Facultas wuv (2008), 126 pp.
"Multimediale Kommunikation im Digitalzeitalter – das eröffnet neue Fragen zu den Grundlagen der Medienkultur. Dieser Band liefert den Überblick: Schriftlichkeit, Bildlichkeit, Sound, Desktop & Maus, Interface. Frank Hartmann erläutert die Technologien von Internet und World Wide Web und diskut
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Research Approaches to Mobile Use in the Developing World: A Review of the Literature
Information Society, volume 24, issue 3 (2008), pp. 140-159
"This paper reviews roughly 200 recent studies of mobile (cellular) phone use in the developing world, and identifies major concentrations of research. It categorizes studies along two dimensions. One dimension distinguishes studies of the determinants of mobile adoption from those that assess the i
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Compendium on Impact Assessment of ICT-for-Development Projects
Deep Insights
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2008), iii, 155 pp.
"Billions of US dollars are invested each year by the public, NGO and private sectors in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects such as telecentres, village phone schemes, e-health and e-education projects, e-government kiosks, etc. Yet we have very little sense
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Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies
Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2008), ix, 472 pp.
"This book offers a view of the cultural, family, and interpersonal consequences of mobile communication across the globe. Scholars analyze the effect of mobile communication on all parts of life, from the relationship between literacy and the textual features of mobile phones to the use of ringtone
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Digital Culture: The Changing Dynamics
Zagreb: Institute for International Relations (2008), 202 pp.
Entwicklung durch Vernetzung: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in Afrika
Deep Insights
Berlin: Edition Sigma (2008), 272 pp.
"Entwicklungsländer und moderne Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT): Wie geht das zusammen? Dieses oft diskutierte, aber selten detailliert untersuchte Thema wird in diesem Buch vor allem anhand Afrikas südlich der Sahara behandelt, einer Weltregion mit erheblichen Entwicklungshemmn
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Ethnographic Action Research Training Handbook
Key Guides
Queensland: Queensland University of Technology (2008)
"Ethnographic Action Research is a methodology that combines research with project development. It has been designed for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) initiatives. This handbook is designed to train EAR researchers to continually develop and deepen their understandings of communicat
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Move Over Bangalore, Here Comes ... Palestine? Western Funding and "Internet Development" in the Shrinking Palestinian State
In: Global Communications: Toward a Transcultural Political Economy
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2008), pp. 263-284
BCO Impact Assessment Study: The Final Report
London: BCO Building Communication Opportunities (2008), 192 pp.
"This report investigates the impact media and ICTs can have on the lives of the poor, based on the experiences of nine donors and NGOs forming part of the "Building Communication Opportunities (BCO)" alliance. It suggests that radio will have the most influence on social and political change where
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Towards Information Literacy Indicators: Conceptual Framework Paper
Paris: UNESCO (2008), 44 pp.
"This paper provides a conceptual framework for the identification of indicators of information literacy (IL) and proposes a pathway for cost effective and timely development. The paper includes a definition of IL; a model that links information literacy with other adult competencies including Infor
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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Computer Recycling. Volume 1: Basics for Starting Up a Computer Recycling Business in Emerging Markets
Key Guides
Paris: TIC Ethic (2008), 84 pp.
"The purpose of this guidebook is to help develop the skills required to handle the growing flux of waste generated by the new and used computer markets for the benefit of the environment and public health. Problems generated by this computer waste are affecting the world in general and developing c
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The Global Information Society: A Statistical View
Santiago de Chile: United Nations; Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development (2008), 157 pp.
Banking on Mobiles: Why, How, for Whom?
Washington, DC: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) (2008), 27 pp.
"This paper examines how banks can translate the potential of mobile phones into greater financial access for poor people. Although mobile phone operators have been able to use the mobile phone for mobile remittance and bill payment services in several countries, banks have had little success in usi
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New Media and International Media Development: A Resource Guide for Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: USAID (2008), 32 pp.
"This paper begins by analyzing the trends and technologies comprising new media. Social networking sites, new mobile phone technologies, and online broadcasting sites like YouTube are assessed to show how they can be incorporated in media assistance projects. The second section continues to examine
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Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility
Cambridge: MIT Press (2008), ix, 202 pp.
"This volume addresses the issue of credibility—the objective and subjective components that make information believable—in the contemporary media environment. The contributors look particularly at youth audiences and experiences, considering the implications of wide access and the questionable
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Telefonía celular: El caso latinoamericano
Amherst: MobileActive (2008), 19 pp.
