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Evaluation Report on Communications and Information Policy Programme

Debbie Budlender

Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2006), 55 pp.

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digital.life: ITU Internet Report 2006

Geneva: ITU (2006), 134 pp.

"This report, entitled “digital.life” is the eighth in the series of “ITU Internet Reports”, originally launched in 1997 under the title “Challenges to the Network”. This edition has been specially prepared for ITU TELECOM WORLD, to be held in Hong Kong, China, from 4-8 December 2006. [. ... more

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Die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Implikationen der Mobiltelefonie in Ruanda: Eine Typologie unter dem Gesichtspunkt Telefonbesitz und Telefonzugang

Jonathan Donner

In: Daumenkultur: das Mobiltelefon in der Gesellschaft

Peter Glotz; Stefan Bertschi; Chris Locke (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2006), pp. 41-59

"Trotz der Herausforderungen bei der telefonischen Erschließung abgelegener Gegenden bietet der Besitz eines Handys für Millionen individueller Nutzer im gesamten Afrika südlich der Sahara auf jeden Fall signifikante wirtschaftliche und soziale Vorteile und Möglichkeiten. Besonders wertvoll ist, ... more

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Making it Work: 10 Years of People, ICT and Development with IICD

Laura Juntunen

The Hague: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) (2006), 49 pp.

"In 2006 IICD celebrates its 10th anniversary of working with Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) for development: ten very full years of working on people, ICT and development. And if one thing has become clear, it is that while ICT for develop ment forms the central theme in our work ... more

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Evaluation of UNESCO's Community Multimedia Centres: Final Report

Heather Creech

Paris: UNESCO, Internal Oversight Service, Evaluation Section (2006), 61 pp.

"Since 2001, UNESCO has established more than 87 Community Multimedia Centres (CMCs) in over 22 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean with major funding provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The evaluation describes the initiative's ma ... in achievement: 'The CMCs are accepted by and fully integrated into the communities and can in many cases be sustained beyond the pilot phase without core operating grants. The effort and funding that UNESCO has channeled into this transformative initiative have been exceeded by the hard work and commitment of the CMC staff and the communities where they are based. Among other key findings, the evaluators clearly acknowledge the contribution of CMCs to local development, noting that longer term benefits are already being realized within individual communities, such as the gradual removal of barriers to social inclusion, the stimulation of poverty alleviation through access to knowledge of better health, resource management, agriculture practices and the creation of new livelihoods opportunities. CMCs are also recognized as critical tools for local communities to mediate changes brought on by globalization and the advent of new technologies: The CMC role in fostering cultural resilience. The capacity of a community to retain critical knowledge and at the same time adapt to external influences and pressures - is particularly remarkable. In addition to an extensive review of documentation, the evaluation used field research, interviews, questionnaires, an online survey, and case studies to review the CMC initiative, a flagship activity of UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector. Equitable and expanded access to ICTs is promoted in many ways, such as subsidized training for those with special requirements and/or marginalized groups; close work with schools, small businesses and the independent sector; or the provision of information to more remote communities through radio, says the evaluation report. The evaluation also points out challenges faced by the CMC initiative, including the strategic use of CMC networks as delivery mechanisms for development services, from projects and programmes of UN agencies and national governments to those of local civil society groups. Many challenges relate to sustainability of local facilities in low-income and least-developed localities. As CMCs depend on volunteers for the delivery of training, radio programming and other services, they face difficulties in finding appropriate incentives for volunteers and struggle with managing volunteer turnover. Another challenge consists of opportunities for networking and staff development, which to date have been limited. Evaluators point out the need for CMCs to learn from and access expertise more easily and systematically from each other in order to be sustainable. Enabling national policy environments are very important for the development and sustainability of CMCs. Sudden changes in national policies on connectivity charges can destabilize CMCs and broadcast licensing restrictions or restrictions on press freedom can prevent CMCs from being able to broadcast freely and to a broader constituency, says the report." (UNESCO website) more

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Jóvenes.com: Internet en los barrios populares de Cochabamba

Orlando Arratia Jiménez, Patricia Uberhuaga C., Mariela Garcia M.

La Paz: Fundación PIEB (2006), 113 pp.

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Integración de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación: Asignatura pendiente de la cooperación

Manuel Acevedo Ruiz

Madrid: Coordinadora de ONG para el Desarrollo (2006), 91 pp.

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Digital Dangers: Information & Communication Technologies and Trafficking in Women

Kathleen Maltzahn

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) (2006), 12 pp.

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Gobernanza, políticas públicas y aplicaciones de internet

Mauro Cerbino, Alicia Richero (eds.)

Quito: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO);International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2006), 172 pp.

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Die wunderbare Wissensvermehrung: Wie Open Innovation unsere Welt revolutioniert

Olga Drossou, Stefan Krempl, Andreas Poltermann (eds.)

Hannover: Heise (2006), vi, 186 pp.

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The Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006: Leveraging ICT for Development

Soumitra Dutta, Augusto Lopez-Claros, Irene Mia (eds.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2006), xv, 350 pp.

"Produced by The World Economic Forum and INSEAD, the fifth edition of the annual Global Information Technology Report is a comprehensive tool for measuring the progress made in the adoption of the latest information and communication technologies and identifying the obstacles to ICT development in ... more

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The Internet in the Middle East: Global Expectations and Local Imaginations in Kuwait

Deborah L. Wheeler

New York: State University of New York Press (2006), xi, 241 pp.

"Providing one of the first ethnographies of the Internet revolution in the Arab world, The Internet in the Middle East analyzes the ways in which the Internet affects public discourse and social practice in Islamic society. With a special focus on Kuwait, Deborah L. Wheeler offers an intimate journ ... more

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The Cell Phone: An Anthropology of Communication

Heather A. Horst, Daniel Miller

Oxford: Berg (2006), xi, 212 pp.

"The book traces the impact of the cell phone from personal issues of loneliness and depression to the global concerns of the modern economy and the trans-national family. As the technology of social networking, the cell phone has become central to establishing and maintaining relationships in areas ... more

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Towards a Sustainable Information Society: Deconstructing WSIS

Jan Servaes, Nico Carpentier (eds.)

Bristol: intellect (2006), 215 pp.

"The Information Society is one of the recurrent imaginaries to describe present-day structures, discourses and practices. Within its meaning is enshrined the promise of a better world, sometimes naively assuming a technological deus ex machina, in other cases hoping for the creation of policy tools ... more

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Mobile and Wireless Communications: An Introduction

Gordon A. Gow, Richard K. Smith

Maidenhead, Berkshire: Open University Press (2006), xiii, 170 pp.

"Providing a succinct introduction to the field of mobile and wireless communications, this book: begins with the basics of radio technology and offers an overview of key scientific terms and concepts for the student reader; addresses the social and economic implications of mobile and wireless techn ... more

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Inseln der Vernunft im Cyberstrom? Auswege aus der programmierten Gesellschaft

Joseph Weizenbaum, Gunna Wendt

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2006), 207 pp.

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Maitland+20: Fixing the Missing Link

Gerald Milward-Oliver (ed.)

Wiltshire: Anima Centre (2005), iv, 244 pp.

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Software libre: Técnicamente viable, económicamente sostenible y socialmente justo

Jordi Mas i Hernàndez

Barcelona: infonomia (2005), 191 pp.

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The Private and the Public in the Media: Regulation and Implementation in Slovenia

Jernej Rovšek

Ljubljana: Peace Institute (2005), 110 pp.

"This book is divided into three main parts. In the first part, I speak about one important human right long neglected in Slovenia: the right to obtain information [...] The second part is dedicated to the right to privacy and the mechanisms of its protection when it is invaded, unjustifiably or dis ... more

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Telecentres, Access and Development: Experience and Lessons from Uganda and South Africa

Sarah Parkinson

Burton-on-Dunsmore; Ottawa; Kampala: ITDG Publishing;International Development Research Centre (IDRC);Fountain Publishers (2005), xxiii, 148 pp.