Exploring New Modalities: Experiences with Information and Communications Technology Interventions in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Review and Analysis of the Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme
Bangkok; New Delhi: Elsevier (2006), x, 155 pp.
Contains illustrations, acronyms pp. vi-viii, bibliogr. pp. 48, index
Series: UNDP-APDIP ICT4D Series
ISBN 81-312-0630-0
CC BY
"This book is a review of 56 projects funded by the Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme for Asia-Pacific from 2002-2005. The aim of this book is to examine trends within these particular information and communications technology (ICT) projects in order to determine factors for success, and, common challenges. The underlying goal is to understand which projects have a lasting impact and can be replicated on a larger scale [...] In general, the review and analysis show that projects of particular value are those that increase access to information, improve efficiency, and support participation in civil society and governance initiatives. A key factor of success is projects that embrace participation and include a consultative process in their design, planning and implementation phases. However, the research showed that building partnerships and reaching common understandings throughout the planning of these initiatives was a complex and challenging undertaking. The importance of dissemination and marketing of project results is a common thread throughout each of the projects in this book. Some projects with successfully completed research objectives could not progress further without substantial promotional efforts. The analysis in this book also points to a range of strategies in which projects can be expanded on a larger scale. For example, project models can grow by moving to new locations thereby gaining momentum elsewhere." (Foreword)
Innovation for Change: Programme Review, 1
Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme: Project Review, 21
ACCESS TO INFORMATION, 23
1 Leveraging ICT Through Weekly Market Centres for Tribal Communities, India, 24
2 Wireless Internet Post Office, India, 26
3 Low-Cost IT Centre for the Philippines, 28
4 ICT-Assisted Economic Empowerment: Integrated Tools Development, Malaysia, 30
5 Robust Networks for Rural Areas in India, 32
6 ICT-Enabled Women's Social Net, India, 35
7 Unsung Among Us, India, 37
8 Bhutan 200: Lowering the Cost of Local Internet Access, 39
9 Community Mesh Network for Mahavilachchiya, Sri Lanka, 41
10 Achieving Universal Access: Developing a Philippine Business Model and Government Intervention Strategies for Viable Community Telecentres in Rural Areas, 42
11 Piloting Mobile ICT Access Models, Sri Lanka, 45
12 Implementation of Wireless Last Mile Telephony Solution for Information Sharing and Disaster Mitigation in the Rural Philippine Setting, 47
13 Maximizing the Use of Traditional, Digital and Satellite-Based Radio Services for Education and Development in the Republic of Nauru, 49
CAPACITY BUILDING AND EDUCATION, 51
14 A Distance Learning Application of the Solomon Islands People First Network (PFnet), 52
15 IT-Mediated Rural Women Education and Dissemination of Health Information: A Pilot in Tamil Nadu, India, 55
16 Local Government Knowledge Sharing Network (LOGOSHARE), Philippines, 57
17 ICT-Enabled Life Skill and Sexuality Education for Adolescent Girls, India, 59
18 MISSION: A Secure and Easy-to-Use MIS Framework for Self-Help Groups and Other Community-Based Financial Institutions, India, 61
POLICY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH, 63
19 Evaluating the Impact of Universal Access Models, Strategies and Policies in ICT on Poor Communities in the Philippines, 64
20 Diffusion of ICT in India: Labour Market Implications for Developing Countries, 66
21 Policy for Integration of ICT Initiatives Across Rural Karnataka, India, 68
22 Policy and Measures to Promote ICT Application and Deployment for Business Development in Rural Areas in Viet Nam, 70
23 Roadmap for Process Re-Engineering for Extending e-Governance to the Disadvantaged, India, 72
24 Effects of ICT on Media Transformation, Education and Training in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam, 74
25 Policy, Praxis and the Public Interest: Engendering a Strategic InfoComms Policy Research Programme in the Philippines, 76
TECHNICAL INNOVATION, 79
26 Nafees Nastalique: Character-Based Nastalique Font for Urdu, Pakistan, 80
27 ICT-Assisted Learning Tool for the Deaf in Pakistan, 82
28 Building a Philippine IPv6 Research Network, 84
29 Nepal Internet Exchange, 86
30 Free and Open Source Software Localization Toolkit, 88
31 Scientific Journal Publishing in India: Indexing and Online Management, 90
32 Dobhase: English-Nepali Translator, 92
33 Developing a New Resource Sharing System and a New Tool to Use Electronic Materials in Multimedia Format Based on Grid Technology, China, 94
34 Mongolian Text-to-Speech Conversion Tool, 96
35 Open Source GIS/Mapping Solution for the Indian Tsunami Information Resource Centre, 98
36 Automatic Synchronization and Distribution of Biological Databases Over Low-Bandwidth Networks Among Developing Countries, 100
37 Development of a Real-Time and Mobile Integrated Water Quality Monitoring System Based on ICT: A Study Case in Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam, 101
38 IPv6 Tunnel Broker: A Key for Using Next Generation Internet in Developing Countries, Thailand, 102
39 Shahmukhi to Gurmukhi Transliteration Solution for Networking, India and Pakistan, 104
40 VClass SIP-Based Mobile Classroom, 105
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, 107
41 Towards a Regional Geographic Information Infrastructure in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region, 108
42 ICT for Agriculture and Rural Development in China, 110
43 Development of a Forest Fire Forecasting System for Western Ghats, India, Using Web-Based GIS and Remote Sensing, 112
44 Development of an SMS-Based Rice Seed Stock Inventory System for Rice Farmers, Philippines, 114
45 Web-Based e-Crop Management, China, 116
46 Crop Disease Forecasting System and Expert Crop-Advisory to Farmers Over Information Kiosk Networks in India, 118
HEALTH AND MEDICINE, 121
47 ICT-Based Telemedicine System for Primary Community Health Care in Indonesia, 122
48 Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS), Philippines, 124
49 Telemedicine in Nepal, 126
50 Web-Based Integrated Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System in Indonesia, 127
51 Using ICT to Build Capacities of HIV/AIDS Service Providers in India, 129
52 Impact of Remote Telemedicine in Improving Rural Health, India, 132
53 Development of a Web-Based Medical Information Repository Integrated with an Artificial Intelligence-Based Medical Decision Support System, Malaysia, 134
54 M-DOK: Mobile Telehealth and Information Resource System for Community Health Workers in the Philippines, 136
55 Development of ICT-Based Mobile Telemedicine System with Multi-Communication Links for Urban and Rural Areas in Indonesia, 138
56 Generic Engine for Modules in PrimaCare, 140
Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme: Project Review, 21
ACCESS TO INFORMATION, 23
1 Leveraging ICT Through Weekly Market Centres for Tribal Communities, India, 24
2 Wireless Internet Post Office, India, 26
3 Low-Cost IT Centre for the Philippines, 28
4 ICT-Assisted Economic Empowerment: Integrated Tools Development, Malaysia, 30
5 Robust Networks for Rural Areas in India, 32
6 ICT-Enabled Women's Social Net, India, 35
7 Unsung Among Us, India, 37
8 Bhutan 200: Lowering the Cost of Local Internet Access, 39
9 Community Mesh Network for Mahavilachchiya, Sri Lanka, 41
10 Achieving Universal Access: Developing a Philippine Business Model and Government Intervention Strategies for Viable Community Telecentres in Rural Areas, 42
11 Piloting Mobile ICT Access Models, Sri Lanka, 45
12 Implementation of Wireless Last Mile Telephony Solution for Information Sharing and Disaster Mitigation in the Rural Philippine Setting, 47
13 Maximizing the Use of Traditional, Digital and Satellite-Based Radio Services for Education and Development in the Republic of Nauru, 49
CAPACITY BUILDING AND EDUCATION, 51
14 A Distance Learning Application of the Solomon Islands People First Network (PFnet), 52
15 IT-Mediated Rural Women Education and Dissemination of Health Information: A Pilot in Tamil Nadu, India, 55
16 Local Government Knowledge Sharing Network (LOGOSHARE), Philippines, 57
17 ICT-Enabled Life Skill and Sexuality Education for Adolescent Girls, India, 59
18 MISSION: A Secure and Easy-to-Use MIS Framework for Self-Help Groups and Other Community-Based Financial Institutions, India, 61
POLICY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH, 63
19 Evaluating the Impact of Universal Access Models, Strategies and Policies in ICT on Poor Communities in the Philippines, 64
20 Diffusion of ICT in India: Labour Market Implications for Developing Countries, 66
21 Policy for Integration of ICT Initiatives Across Rural Karnataka, India, 68
22 Policy and Measures to Promote ICT Application and Deployment for Business Development in Rural Areas in Viet Nam, 70
23 Roadmap for Process Re-Engineering for Extending e-Governance to the Disadvantaged, India, 72
24 Effects of ICT on Media Transformation, Education and Training in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam, 74
25 Policy, Praxis and the Public Interest: Engendering a Strategic InfoComms Policy Research Programme in the Philippines, 76
TECHNICAL INNOVATION, 79
26 Nafees Nastalique: Character-Based Nastalique Font for Urdu, Pakistan, 80
27 ICT-Assisted Learning Tool for the Deaf in Pakistan, 82
28 Building a Philippine IPv6 Research Network, 84
29 Nepal Internet Exchange, 86
30 Free and Open Source Software Localization Toolkit, 88
31 Scientific Journal Publishing in India: Indexing and Online Management, 90
32 Dobhase: English-Nepali Translator, 92
33 Developing a New Resource Sharing System and a New Tool to Use Electronic Materials in Multimedia Format Based on Grid Technology, China, 94
34 Mongolian Text-to-Speech Conversion Tool, 96
35 Open Source GIS/Mapping Solution for the Indian Tsunami Information Resource Centre, 98
36 Automatic Synchronization and Distribution of Biological Databases Over Low-Bandwidth Networks Among Developing Countries, 100
37 Development of a Real-Time and Mobile Integrated Water Quality Monitoring System Based on ICT: A Study Case in Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam, 101
38 IPv6 Tunnel Broker: A Key for Using Next Generation Internet in Developing Countries, Thailand, 102
39 Shahmukhi to Gurmukhi Transliteration Solution for Networking, India and Pakistan, 104
40 VClass SIP-Based Mobile Classroom, 105
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, 107
41 Towards a Regional Geographic Information Infrastructure in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region, 108
42 ICT for Agriculture and Rural Development in China, 110
43 Development of a Forest Fire Forecasting System for Western Ghats, India, Using Web-Based GIS and Remote Sensing, 112
44 Development of an SMS-Based Rice Seed Stock Inventory System for Rice Farmers, Philippines, 114
45 Web-Based e-Crop Management, China, 116
46 Crop Disease Forecasting System and Expert Crop-Advisory to Farmers Over Information Kiosk Networks in India, 118
HEALTH AND MEDICINE, 121
47 ICT-Based Telemedicine System for Primary Community Health Care in Indonesia, 122
48 Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS), Philippines, 124
49 Telemedicine in Nepal, 126
50 Web-Based Integrated Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System in Indonesia, 127
51 Using ICT to Build Capacities of HIV/AIDS Service Providers in India, 129
52 Impact of Remote Telemedicine in Improving Rural Health, India, 132
53 Development of a Web-Based Medical Information Repository Integrated with an Artificial Intelligence-Based Medical Decision Support System, Malaysia, 134
54 M-DOK: Mobile Telehealth and Information Resource System for Community Health Workers in the Philippines, 136
55 Development of ICT-Based Mobile Telemedicine System with Multi-Communication Links for Urban and Rural Areas in Indonesia, 138
56 Generic Engine for Modules in PrimaCare, 140
