"This study outlines a strategy for information and communication technology (ICT) development in Sub-Saharan Africa that will further the reform agenda to facilitate deployment of ICT infrastructure, and encourage the development community to support African governments in this regard. With a revit
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alized approach to ICT sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank Group is poised to support further reform of the telecommunications sectors in the region. The strategy builds on the earlier reform agenda in the sector by leveraging the achievements to date of Sub-Saharan African countries to advance the essential goal of increasing the continent’s connectivity.
In its renewed efforts, the World Bank will emphasize developing and enhancing the capacity of Africa’s ICT institutions—including regulators, ministries, and regional bodies—to lead the development of an interconnected region and to implement sustainable regional strategies for integration and knowledge sharing. Of particular concern is the ability to bring rural areas into the national, regional, and global economies, thus creating new opportunities for the world’s poorest citizens." (Back cover)
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"Wireless is the hottest technology and media sector in the world today—and Asia is at the centre of the action. This volume captures the flavour and implications of these fast-paced developments by providing a comprehensive, detailed and insightful look at the wireless scenario in the Asia-Pacifi
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c. It charts the growth of the wireless ecosystem across the region, highlights the valuable lessons learned by the pioneers, and contextualises these themes with developments in other parts of the world including the US and Europe. With contributions from numerous experts in the region, the book includes 16 thematic chapters, 10 book reviews, and profiles of 10 countries—Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal and Bangladesh." (Publisher description)
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"Konfliktakteure setzen weltweit das Internet in zunehmendem Maße strategisch ein. Lokal ausgetragene Konflikte erhalten so eine neue Dimension: Die veränderte Medialisierung führt zu ihrer Ausdehnung in den globalen Cyberspace. Auf der Grundlage ethnographischer Forschungen zu den Online-Aktivit
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äten christlicher wie muslimischer Akteure im Molukkenkonflikt (1999-2002) untersucht die Studie Prozesse der Identitätskonstruktion und Gemeinschaftsbildung im Internet. Die Autorin leistet damit einen innovativen Beitrag zur Konflikt- und Internetforschung und ebnet methodisch den Weg für eine neue Cyberethnologie." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"ICT has been widely used to positively affect economic development. Its applications provide access to worldwide information and allow for collaboration between people on different continents. Greater access to information and opportunities for collaboration can create job opportunities, 28 transfe
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r of skills, and greater efficiency and transparency in politics and business. This paper focuses on the linkage between ICT and output growth and summarizes the findings in the literature on the contributions to labor productivity growth from ICT-related capital deepening and ICT production. In developing countries, due to resource constraints, ICT’s contribution to overall economic growth is limited. Many developing countries face challenges because of their relatively small ICT investment and limited ability to achieve high ICT investment returns. Yet, opportunities exist to: strengthen institutions to create a business climate that attracts investment and promotes use; exploit network and spillover effects by creating domestic demand; promote “adaptation close to use” to match local potential and local needs. Implementing these policies would contribute to increased investment flows, greater returns on investments and sustainable economic growth. Moreover, ICTs can be used as tools to broaden, enrich and enlighten people and institutions in a way that expedites overall economic development." (Conclusion)
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"The Sourcebook highlights the key and fundamental ICT ofr Development (ICT4D) issues by emphasising the importance of ICT4D policies, the development of national ICT agendas, the application of ICTs in specific sectors, and the role of government and members of parliament in the process of implemen
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ting ICT4D in their respective countries. Examples from the Asia-Pacific region are provided to demonstrate how different stakeholders have successfully applied ICTs to bridge the digital divide with concrete socio-economic benefits. The Sourcebook also seeks to provide and equip parliamentarians and other decision-makers in government with key skills required to evaluate and monitor ICT initiatives within their respective nations with emphasis on the importance of analysing the objectives of ICT4D programmes, determining appropriate ICT components, empowering and encouraging stakeholder participation, and evaluating the eventual outcome of ICT4D initiatives." (Back cover)
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