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The Contribution of Government Communication Capacity to Achieving Good Governance Outcomes

Antonio Lambino

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), 12 pp.

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Independent Media in Exile
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Bill Ristow

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 43 pp.

"This report offers four recommendations for addressing some of the complex challenges of independent media in exile: donor groups should expand and formalize coordination of their exile-media support [...]; organizations providing international media training should actively seek to train exile-med ... more

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The Sustainability of Community Broadcasting in Namibia: An Assessment and Plan of Action

David Lush, Gabriel Urgoiti

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 83 pp.

"The study found that, in their struggle to generate the income for day-to-day running costs, stations become detached from their communities, and end up competing - usually unsuccessfully - with better-resourced commercial broadcasters. The solution, the study suggests, is to invest in strengthenin ... more

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Africa’s Evolving Infosystems: A Pathway to Security and Stability

Steven Livingston

Washington, DC: National Defense University Press (2011), iii, 57 pp.

"Linked by mobile telephony and supported by geographical information systems, civil society networks now have unprecedented opportunities to develop security-monitoring programs, provide information needed for effective health care, create banking services, and provide farmers with market informati ... more

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Investigate Without Peril: How to Support Investigative Journalism in East Africa

Andrea Bohnstedt

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre;Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2011), 4 pp.

"The political and economic environment in some regions of the world present specific challenges for investigative journalists: countries that score low on governance and transparency present particular risks and underline the need to build investigative journalism capacity. This Brief analyses the ... more

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An Analysis of the Somali Media Environment

Sonia Whitehead, Chris Larkin, Jamal Abdi, Hodan Ibrahim, Samuel Otieno

London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 138 pp.

"In 2006 the BBC World Service Trust (BBC WST), funded by the UK Department for International Development, conducted research into media in 17 countries across sub-Saharan Africa in order to identify priorities for future media development initiatives. A series of African Media Development Initiativ ... more

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17 February Revolution: Media in North-Eastern Libya

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2011), 16 pp.

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Namibia

Sarah Taylor

Jeanette Minnie; Hendrik Bussiek (eds.)

Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA);Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2010), viii, 141 pp.

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Tracking Initiatives in Communication for Development in the Near East

Wendy Quarry, Emrys Shoemaker

Rome: FAO (2010), iv, 31 pp.

"The main objective of this booklet is to provide an overview of current initiatives and projects focusing on Communication for Development applied to natural resources management and agriculture in the region, assess the main challenges, and identify links and opportunities to strengthen their coll ... more

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Media Development Assessment 2010

Thimphu (BT): Ministry of Information and Communications, Department of Information and Media;UNESCO;UNDP;International Media Support (IMS) (2010), xxi, 96 pp.

"The Media Development Assessment 2010 is an evaluation of the rapidly changing media climate in Bhutan. The study, based on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) media development indicators (MDIs), is the first of its kind to be conducted in the country. Thi ... more

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Research Makes the News: Strengthening Media Engagement with Research to Influence Policy

London: Panos (2010), 16 pp.

"The media have the capacity to speak to policymakers, civil society and the general public, and therefore have an important role to play in keeping debate and awareness of particular issues in the public domain. Research that supports existing debates can also bring evidence and corroborated facts ... more

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Unveiling the Links Between ICTs and Climate Change in Developing Countries: A Scoping Study

Angelica Valeria Ospina, Richard Heeks

Manchester: Centre for Development Informatics, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2010), 59 pp.

"The main structure of the document consists of four parts. The first provides the reader with the 'big picture' of ICTs and climate change, based on a review of existing literature and identification of the main phases that have characterized the debate to date (Figure 1). Based on the above, the a ... more

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The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
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Johan Hellström

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2010), 100 pp.

"This report gives an overview of the current state of mobile phone use and services in East Africa. It outlines major trends and main obstacles for increased use as well as key opportunities and potential for upscaling mobile applications. The report draws on secondary data and statistics, as well ... more

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Proactive Transparency: The Future of the Right to Information?

Helen Darbishire

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2010), v, 51 pp.

"This paper identifies four primary drivers of proactive disclosure throughout history. The first is the need to inform the public about laws and decisions and the public’s right to be informed, to know their rights and obligations. The second is the public’s demand for the information needed to ... more

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Investing in Media: Strategies for Sustainable Media Development

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS);Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida);World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2010), 32 pp.

"International media development and media support is often structured and planned without taking into account the current and future position of media as economic subjects and their long term sustainability and development opportunities. Sida’s policy to engage and involve private sector actors i ... more

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Sida's Guidelines for Media Development
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Andrew Puddephatt

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2010), 28 pp.

"This position paper distinguishes three 'corner sections' which can be considered of fundamental importance for the development of a sustainable media sector: the legal and regulatory environment, professional capacity (both managerial, technical and journalistic), and a sound and sustainable econo ... more

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Principios para garantizar la diversidad y el pluralismo en la radiodifusión y los servicios de comunicación audiovisual

Damián Loreti, Gustavo Gómez

Buenos Aires: AMARC América Latina y Caribe (2010), 109 pp.

"Este documento expone cuarenta principios con la identificación de las fuentes de doctrina y jurisprudencia comparada con el fin de establecer pautas para la radiodifusión pública, comercial y comunitaria, en el contexto regional actual. Consideramos que este trabajo es un aporte frente a la esc ... more

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Nigeria

Akin Akingbulu, Hendrik Bussiek

Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA);Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2010), xi, 120 pp.

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ICTs and Development in Zambia: Challenges and Opportunities

David Souter

London: Panos London (2010), 8 pp.

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Communication for Empowerment: Global Report

Elizabeth McCall, Birgitte Jallov

Oslo; South Orange, New Jers.: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre;Communication for Social Change Consortium (2010), 52 pp.

"The 52-page report summarised here is the result of the three-year partnership between UNDP Oslo Governance Centre and the Communication for Social Change Consortium in piloting the C4E approach in five least-developed countries: Mozambique, Madagascar, Ghana, Lao PDR, and Nepal. The report present ... more

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Independent Media in Exile
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The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
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Sida's Guidelines for Media Development
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