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The Internet: An Ethnographic Approach

Daniel Miller, Don Slater

Oxford: Berg (2000), ix, 217 pp.

"From cybercafes to businesses, from middle class houses to squatters settlements, from the political economy of Internet provision to the development of ecommerce, the authors have gathered a wealth of material based on fieldwork in Trinidad. Looking at the full range of Internet media -- including ... more

Enjeux des technologies de la communication en Afrique: Du téléphone à internet

Annie Chéneau-Loquay (ed.)

Paris: Karthala (2000), 402 pp.

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The Ethics of Cyberspace

Cees J. Hamelink

London: Sage (2000), 207 pp.

"In this book, Cees J Hamelink proposes an answer to - how should democratic societies organize cyberspace? - that puts human-rights, rather than profit, at the top of the agenda. He argues that conventional ethical approaches are all seriously flawed. There is a growing volume of moral rules, netiq ... more

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Schätze im Netz: Kinder- und Jugendprojekte rund ums Internet

Sonja Moser, Klaus Dreyer (eds.)

München: kopaed (2000), 107 pp.

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The Access and Welfare Impacts of Telecommunications Technology in Peru

Maximo Torero

Bonn; Lima: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF);GRADE (1999), 28 pp.

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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Economic Development: A Partial Survey

Arjun S. Bedi

Bonn: Center for Development Research (ZEF) (1999), 42 pp.

Informations-und Kommunikationstechnologien in Entwicklungsländern: Trends und Potentiale

S. Seibel, D. Müller-Falcke, R. Bertolini

Bonn: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) (1999), 48 pp.

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Der Weg Brasiliens in das Informationszeitalter

Christiano German

St. Augustin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (1999), 110 pp.

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Telecentre Evaluation: A Global Perspective. Report of an International Meeting on Telecentre Evaluation

Ricardo Gómez, Patrick Hunt (eds.)

Far Hills Inn. Quebec, Canada: Pan Global Network;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1999), 310 pp.

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La pantalla ubicua: Comunicación en la sociedad digital

Diego Levis

Buenos Aires: Ediciones CICCUS;La Crujía (1999), 237 pp.

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Telecommunication Services in Ghana: A Sector Overview and Case Studies from the Southern Volta Region

A. Anyimadu, P. Asem, O. Bertolini, Sakyi Dawson

Legon; Bonn: University of Ghana;Center for Development Research (ZEF) (1999), 20 pp.

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Guidelines for Communication Technologies

Armin Klein

Stuttgart: Fördergesellschaft für angepaßte Techniken (FAKT) (1998), 52 pp.

"The guidelines, written on behalf of the Association of Church Development Services (AG KED) and Misereor, provide basic knowledge about the most important communication technologies, from mail to radio, television, telephone, and fax to networking computers on the Internet." (commbox)

Internet y el desarrollo rural agrícola: Un enfoque integrado

Don Richardson

Rome: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) (1998), 79 pp.

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From Workplace to Workspace: Using Email Lists to Work Together

Maureen James, Liz Rykert

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1998), viii, 58 pp.

"The information in this guide is organized according to the stages a facilitator goes through in preparing to use a mailing list to work productively with a group of people. We've divided it into three parts: Getting Set Up (Provides an overview of mailing lists and how to prepare your group to use ... more

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The First Mile of Connectivity: Advancing Telecommunications for Rural Development Through a Participatory Communication Approach

Don Richardson, Lynnita Paisley (eds.)

Rome: FAO (1998), xiii, 340 pp.

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Media, Technology and Society: A History. From the Telegraph to the Internet

Brian Winston

London; New York: Routledge (1998), 389 pp.

"Challenging the popular myth of a present-day 'information revolution', Media Technology and Society is essential reading for anyone interested in the social impact of technological change. Winston argues that the development of new media forms, from the telegraph and the telephone to computers, sa ... more

New Connections: Telecommunications in a Changing South Africa

Richard Gerber, Robin Braun

Cape Town: University of Cape Town (UCT) Press (1998), x, 242 pp.

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Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development

Robin Mansell, Uta Wehn (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press;United Nations Commission on Science and Technology Development (1998), vii, 323 pp.

"Revolutionary information and communication technologies are contributing to dramatic changes in the competitiveness of global and local markets and in the way people conduct their business and everyday lives. The potential benefits and risks these changes present for developing countries and trans ... more

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