ICT4D Connecting People for a Better World: Lessons, Innovations and Perspectives of Information and Communication Technologies in Development
Berne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC);Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) (2004), 287 pp.
Contains illustrations
ISBN 3-03798-065-6
Signature commbox: 70-Development-E 2004
Editors’ Introduction – The ICT for Development Platform: Showcases, Debates and Action, 9
I. ICT4D TODAY
Enhancing Knowledge and People-Centred Communication for Development and Poverty Reduction, 15
II. ICT4D FORUM PROCEEDINGS: THEMES AND PANELS
1 Innovating for Equitable Access, 44
2 Fostering Policy and Implementation, 80
3 Enhancing Human Capacity and Empowerment, 114
4 Strengthening Communication for Development, 132
5 Promoting Local Content and Knowledge, 162
6 Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships, 194
7 ICT for Poverty Reduction, 206
8 Innovative Financing Mechanisms, 228
III. REPORTS TO THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
Report by Walter Fust, 240
Report by Rinalia Abdul Rahim, 242
ANNEX
Notes on Contributors, 246
About the Organisers: SDC and GKP, 284
The International Advisory Panel of the ICT for Development Platform, 286
I. ICT4D TODAY
Enhancing Knowledge and People-Centred Communication for Development and Poverty Reduction, 15
II. ICT4D FORUM PROCEEDINGS: THEMES AND PANELS
1 Innovating for Equitable Access, 44
2 Fostering Policy and Implementation, 80
3 Enhancing Human Capacity and Empowerment, 114
4 Strengthening Communication for Development, 132
5 Promoting Local Content and Knowledge, 162
6 Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships, 194
7 ICT for Poverty Reduction, 206
8 Innovative Financing Mechanisms, 228
III. REPORTS TO THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
Report by Walter Fust, 240
Report by Rinalia Abdul Rahim, 242
ANNEX
Notes on Contributors, 246
About the Organisers: SDC and GKP, 284
The International Advisory Panel of the ICT for Development Platform, 286
