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Finden, was man sucht! Strategien und Werkzeuge für die Internet-Recherche

Michael Klems

Düsseldorf; Köln: Landesanstalt für Medien NRW;medienakademie (2003), 82 pp.

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Open Source Software: Perspectives for Development

Paul Dravis

Washington, DC: infoDev Information for Development Program (2003), 40 pp.

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): Integrating Digital Tools Into Your Projects

Washington, DC: Peace Corps (2003), iv, 85 pp.

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ICTs, the Internet, Development and Poverty Reduction: Background Paper

Randy Spence

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2003), 115 pp.

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Regional Profile of the Information Society in Western Asia: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

New York: United Nations (2003), xi, 152 pp.

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Our Children at Risk Online: The Example of Thailand

Isabelle Michelet

Bangkok: ECPAT International (2003), 46 pp.

"The results of this survey amply demonstrate that young Thais, like other children worldwide, are attracted to the entertaining and educational qualities of the Internet and related communication tools, and much more intensively so than is appreciated by adults. Young people also quickly understand ... that cyberspace offers possibilities that are different from those in the real world. Rather than trying to replicate in the virtual world what they have at home, they often enthusiastically use these possibilities to gain a whole new sense of freedom. This is apparent in their interest in chat rooms, where they can “meet” people of all ages, social backgrounds and levels of knowledge; their openness to the possibility of posing on the net as an entirely new character; and their fondness for virtual friends with whom they can talk about taboo subjects without any perceivable risk. However, since no environment – physical or virtual – is devoid of dangers, young Thais who engage in such online activities expose themselves to risks. These risks can be minimised, just as they are in the physical world, if children are made aware of them and taught how to behave and respond to imposters. This survey reveals that most young Thais, irrespective of age, are metaphorically diving into a swimming pool without knowing how to swim properly and with no lifebuoy nearby. They are rarely trained on how to use the Internet and related tools, they are scarcely informed of the possible dangers of their actions, they do not benefit from sufficient parental and/or teacher guidance and support, and they are usually alone when they venture online. As expected, their level of exposure online to pornography, invitations to discuss sex and impostors is very high, while their level of readiness to handle such situations is low. Their trust in the strangers they identify as “virtual friends” is such that many do not mind sharing personal details and many accept face-to-face meetings – often alone. Unsurprisingly, the proportion of these young people who have already gone through shocking or even traumatic experiences is far from insignificant, even though most must have been using the net for only a few years." (Conclusion, page 40-41) more

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Visions in Process: World Summit on the Information Society

Berlin: Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2003), 64 pp.

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Telecentros comunitários para o desenvolvimento humano: Lições sobre telecentros comunitários na América Latina e Caribe

Karin Delgadillo, Ricardo Gómez, Klaus Stoll

Quito: Fundação Chasquinet (2003), 40 pp.

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Ein zaghafter Schritt zur Überwindung des digitalen Grabens: Die Beschlüsse des Weltinformationsgipfels sind schwach, aber der Prozess war positiv

Christoph Dietz, Georg Amshoff

Nord-Süd Aktuell (Hamburg), issue 4 (2003), pp. 720-727

"Eine Einigung buchstäblich in letzter Minute, kontroverse Entscheidungen in Arbeitsgruppen vertagt - die Ergebnisse des World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), dessen erster Teil vom 10. bis 12. Dezember 2003 in Genf stattfand, sind bescheiden. Die offiziellen Deklarationen enthalten nur v ... more

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Clean Up Your Computer: Working Conditions in the Electronics Sector

Katherine Astill, Matthew Griffith

London: CAFOD (2003), 40 pp.

"Its products may embody the latest in high technology, but labour standards and conditions in computer manufacturing can be appallingly low. Many stages of computer production are carried out by low-skilled, low-paid workers – most of them women – in developing countries. But unlike their count ... more

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The Digital Pulse: The Current and Future Applications of Information and Communication Technologies for Developmental Health Priorities

Warren Feek, Greg Long

Communication Initiative (2003), 209 pp.

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Connected for Development: Information Kiosks and Sustainability

Akhtar Badsha, Sarbuland Khan, Maria Garrido (eds.)

New York: United Nations ICT Task Force (2003), xii, 253 pp.

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ICT for Development Contributing to the Millennium Development Goals: Lessons Learned from Seventeen InfoDev Projects

Simon Batchelor, Soc Evangelista, Simon Hearn, Malcom Peirce, Susan Sugden, Mike Webb

Washington, DC: infoDev Information for Development Program;World Bank (2003), v, 96 pp.

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Gender Evaluation Methodology for Internet and ICTs: A Learning Tool for Change and Empowerment

Chat Garcia Ramilo (ed.)

Manila: GEM (2003), 71 pp.

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Communicating in the Information Society

Bruce Girard, Seán Ó Siochrú (ed.)

Geneva: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) (2003), 223 pp.

"The contribution in this book cast a spotlight into dark, often neglected, corners of the "information society" as articulated in the World Summit on the Information Society. Several very different layers are illuminated, from the philosophical underpinnings of the role of information in society, t ... more

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Consejos, sugerencias y recomendaciones dirigidos a organizaciones para el desarrollo rural interesadas en el montaje de telecentros comunitarios

Eduardo Figueroa Cabrera

Cali: Proyecto InforCauca (2003), 25 pp. + annexes

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Natürlich im Netz: Kinder- und Jugendprojekte rund ums Internet

Sonja Moser, Klaus Dreyer, Beate Emmer (eds.)

München: kopaed (2003), 125 pp.

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Democracy and New Media

Henry Jenkins, David Thorburn (eds.)

Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press (2003), x, 385 pp.

"The essays collected here capture the richness of current discourse about democracy and cyberspace. Some contributors offer front-line perspectives on the impact of emerging technologies on politics, journalism, and civic experience. What happens, for example, when we increase access to information ... more

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Toda esta gente: Nos Telecentros de São Paulo, pessoas simples descobrem o computador e revelam a vida dos bairros pobres da cidade

Sérgio Amadeu da Silveira (ed.)

São Paulo: Governo Electronico (2003), 145 pp.

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Profile of the Information Society in the Syrian Arab Republic

Rakan Razzouk, Imad Sabouni

United Nations;Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) (2003), v, 45 pp.