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Revisiting the ‘leapfrog’ Debate in Light of Current Trends of Mobile Phone Internet Usage in the Greater Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Nathalie Hyde-Clarke, Tamsin van Tonder

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 2 (2011), pp. 263-276

"At first glance, mobile technology appears to have the potential to allow countries in Africa to technologically ‘leapfrog’ across the digital divide and provide much needed Internet access to a wide range of people currently unable to participate in the Information Society. This study investig ... more

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Building Broadband: Strategies and Policies for the Developing World

Yongsoo Kim, Tim Kelly, Siddhartha Raja

Washigton, DC: World Bank, Global Information and Communication Technologies (GICT) Department (2010), v, 64 pp.

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Can You Help me Now? Mobile Phones and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Sheldon Himelfarb, Cecilia Paradi-Guilford

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 15 pp.

"A decade ago, mobile phone usage in Afghanistan was almost nonexistent; now there are 13 million subscriptions for a total of 29 million citizens, and the annual growth rate of subscription is estimated at 53 percent. A number of factors have fueled this dramatic increase, including the sheer popul ... more

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World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report 2010: Monitoring the WSIS Targets - a Midterm Review

Geneva: ITU (2010), xxxvi, 217 pp.

"The year 2010 marks the midpoint between the Tunis phase of WSIS (2005) and the deadline for achieving the WSIS targets (2015), in line with the target date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report presents a mid-term review of the progress mad ... more

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Unveiling the Links Between ICTs and Climate Change in Developing Countries: A Scoping Study

Angelica Valeria Ospina, Richard Heeks

Manchester: Centre for Development Informatics, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2010), 59 pp.

"The main structure of the document consists of four parts. The first provides the reader with the 'big picture' of ICTs and climate change, based on a review of existing literature and identification of the main phases that have characterized the debate to date (Figure 1). Based on the above, the a ... more

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Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones on Indian Agriculture

Surabhi Mittal, Sanjay Gandhi, Gaurav Tripathi

New Delhi: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) (2010), 46 pp.

"The study found evidence that mobiles are being used in ways which contribute to productivity enhancement. However, to leverage the full potential of information dissemination enabled by mobile telephony will require significant improvements in supporting infrastructure and capacity building amongs ... more

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The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
Top Insights

Johan Hellström

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2010), 100 pp.

"This report gives an overview of the current state of mobile phone use and services in East Africa. It outlines major trends and main obstacles for increased use as well as key opportunities and potential for upscaling mobile applications. The report draws on secondary data and statistics, as well ... more

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Argentina Copyleft! Neue Spielregeln für das digitale Zeitalter? Ein Blick nach Argentinien

Berlin: Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2010), 104 pp.

"Argentinien nimmt in der Rangfolge der Länder, die einen restriktiven Umgang mit Urheberrechten juristisch festgeschrieben haben, weltweit den sechsten Platz ein. Das argentinische Gesetz zum Urheberrecht kennt weder Ausnahmen für Bibliotheken noch für Universitäten. Studenten und Dozenten, die ... more

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ICTs and Development in Zambia: Challenges and Opportunities

David Souter

London: Panos London (2010), 8 pp.

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Global Information Society Watch 2010: Focus on ICTs and Environmental Sustainability

Alan Finlay (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2010), 244 pp.

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Guide to the Digital Switchover
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Katrin Nyman-Metcalf, Andrei Richter

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2010), 120 pp.

"If carried out properly, the digital switchover can safeguard human rights, including freedom of the media and the right to access information. If all parties involved in the process co-operate, including broadcasters, producers, resellers and consumer associations, the result is a media landscape ... more

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Working Towards a Deeper Understanding of Digital Safety for Children and Young People in Developing Nations

Urs Gasser, Colin Maclay, John Palfrey

Cambridge, Mass.: Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (2010), 32 pp.

"While the safety of children and young people in digital spaces has become an important issue of qualitative as well as quantitative research in the developed world and has led to a significant body of knowledge, the research efforts in the developing nations, with few exceptions, are still relativ ... more

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Study on Potentials of Mobile Phones in Investment and Development Projects

Derek Poate

Rome: FAO (2010), 24 pp.

"The report draws on the experiences of projects using mobile phone-based information and communication technologies (ICT) applications in a number of situations, including mobile monitoring and evaluation, m-banking, community development, literacy, anti-corruption, agricultural extension and agric ... more

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Kulturflatrate: Auf der Suche nach einem Internet-kompatiblen Urheberrecht. Eine Zusammenfassung zu Begriff, Hintergrund und Stand der Diskussion

Tim O. Petschulat

Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2010), 20 pp.

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An Introduction to Internet Governance

Jovan Kurbalija

Msida (MT); Geneva: DiploFoundation, 4th ed. (2010), 202 pp.

"An Introduction to Internet Governance provides a comprehensive overview of the main issues and actors in this fi eld. The book is written in a clear and accessible way, supplemented with numerous fi gures and illustrations. It focuses on technical, legal, economic, development, and sociocultural a ... more

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Mobile Communications in Zambia: A Demand Side Analysis Based on the AudienceScapes Survey, Including Insights on Mobile Money Use

David Montes

Washington, DC: Intermedia (2010), 54 pp.

"Youth and young adults (15-29) are often assumed to be leaders in mobile phone use, but this is not entirely the case in Zambia. While those 15 to 29 make up the largest segment of overall mobile phone users, they do not show the highest rate of weekly (regular) users that is taken by those 30 to 4 ... more

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GenARDIS 2002 - 2010: Small Grants That Made Big Changes for Women in Agriculture

Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2010), 45 pp.

"The Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development in the Information Society (GenARDIS) small grants fund was initiated in 2002 to support work on gender-related issues in information and communications technologies for the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions. GenARDIS recognises the constraints and ... more

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Internet in China

Jörg Becker, Guang Qin Zhang

Innsbruck: Innsbrucker Diskussionspapiere zu Politik, Religion und Kunst (IDPRK) (2010), 30 pp.

"Mit geschätzten 400 Millionen Internetnutzern (Juni 2010) ist die VR China vor den USA der größte nationale Internetmarkt. Nach den USA und Japan bildet China den weltweit drittgrößten Markt fur Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien. Die drei an der US-amerikanischen Nasdaq-Borse gehand ... more