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ICT Development Assistance
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Electronic Commerce
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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ICT Policies
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICT Regulation
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Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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Rural Communication for Development
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Open Source Software
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Participatory Communication
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Inclusion
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Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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Information Society
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Civil Society
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Internet and Development
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Artificial Intelligence
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
4
ICT Industries & Markets
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Health Communication
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Empowerment
3
Alternative Communication & Media
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Community Media
3
Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Development and Media
3
Social Change & Media / Communication
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
3
ICT Effects & Impact
3
ICT Indicators
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ICT Research
3
Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
3
Politics and Media
3
Open Data
2
Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
2
Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
2
Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
2
Agricultural Information & Extension
2
Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
2
Mobile Phone Use
2
Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
2
Community Development
2
Development Assistance
2
Development Financing
2
Development Theories
2
Communication for Social Change
2
Development Communication Research
2
Development Communication Theories
2
Algorithms & Big Data
2
Data
2
Digital Skills, Digital Production Skills
2
Governance & Accountability: Role of Digital Communication
2
Internet
2
Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
2
Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
2
Digital Media Markets
2
Social Media & Web 2.0 for Development
2
ICT Development Assistance: Donors
2
ICT4D Research
2
ICT Economics
2
Political Economy of Media
2
Poverty & Poverty Reduction
2
Energy Supply, Electricity
2
Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Microcredits, Microfinance, Small-Scale Loans
2
Communication for Sustainable Development
2
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
2
Good Practice Examples
2
HIV / AIDS Communication
2
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
2
UNICEF
2
Democracy / Democratization and Media
2
Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
2
Public Spheres
2
Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
2
Access to Media & Information
1
Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
1
Internet & Social Media Use: Women
1
Media Use: Lower Classes & Poor Population
1
Media Use: Urban Populations
1
Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
1
Development Communication Campaigns
1
Catholic Congregations & Communication
1
Comboni Missionaries (MCCJ)
1
Children & Digital Media
1
Cinema
1
Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
1
Digital Rights
1
Digital Rights Management
1
Indigenous Knowledge: Intellectual Property Rights
1
Censorship
1
Communication Strategies
1
Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
1
Public Relations
1
Social Marketing
1
Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
1
Community Radio & Gender
1
Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
1
Anthropology of Media & Communication
1
Arts
1
Theatre for Development
1
Creative & Cultural Industries
1
Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
1
Donor Coordination, Funder Collaboration, Aid Harmonsation
1
Developing Countries
1
Digitalization in NGOs, Civil Society & Development Organizations
1
Corporate Donors
1
Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs
1
Financing Nonprofit Organizations
1
Nonprofit Management, NGO Management, Management General
1
Local Development Planning
1
Information Technology for Asian Cooperatives IT@COOPS ( ICT Project)
1
Good Governance
1
Regional Cooperation, South-South Collaboration
1
Behaviour Change Communication
1
Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
1
Communication for Local Development
1
Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
1
Entertainment Education, Edutainment
1
Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
1
Digital Criticism
1
Digital Entrepreneurs, Tech Entrepreneurs
1
Digital & Information Literacy
1
Internet / ICTs and Social Change
1
Online Communication
1
Social Media in Political Communication
1
Internet Markets
1
Podcasts
1
Open Access Publishing
1
Social Media
1
Blogging, Blogs
1
Facebook
1
Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
1
Wikipedia
1
Development Websites, Blogs & Online Communities
1
Digital Economies, Digital Societies
1
Digital Transformation Approaches
1
ICT4D: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
1
Software Industries
1
ICT Enterprises
1
ICT Sector Development
1
Industry 4.0 (Decentralised Industry Production with Digital Technologies)
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Media Ownership
1
Economic Policies
1
Remittances
1
Open Educational Resources (OER)
1
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
1
Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Mobile Learning
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Gaming, Video Games
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
1
Environmental Communication
1
Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
1
Environmental Journalism
1
Sustainable Development
1
Ethics in Media & Communication
1
Female Researchers
1
Gender in Health Communication
1
Gender Media Studies & Feminist Communication Research
1
Gender Relations
1
Health Campaigns: Experiences
1
History of Television
1
Indigenous Communication
1
International Communication
1
China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
1
Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
1
Glocalization of Media
1
Transnational / International Civil Society Communication Networks & Strategies
1
Francophonie
1
United Nations (UN)
1
Photojournalism
1
Media Assistance: Interaction with Foreign Policies
1
Crowdsourcing
1
Media & Communication Policies
1
Media Literacy: Youth
1
Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
1
Radio Landscapes
1
Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
1
Media Law & Regulation
1
Human Rights
1
Regulatory Bodies
1
Indigenous Knowledge, Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge
1
Leadership, Leadership Development
1
Organisational Structure
1
Starting Media Outlets, Creation of Digital Businesses
1
Strategic Alliances, Strategic Partnerships
1
Music
1
People with Disabilities: Tailored ICT & Media Products
1
Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
1
Capitalism
1
Political Communication
1
Political Parties: Communication Strategies
1
Press
1
Project Design, Project Planning
1
Project Impact, Project Effects, Project Effectiveness, Project Efficiency
1
Public Service Broadcasting
1
Radio Debates, Radio Talk Shows, Call-In Radio Programmes
1
Radio Ada (Ghana)
1
Motivations
1
Data Analysis & Interpretation
1
Data Collection, Data Collection Methods
1
Human Development Index (HDI)
1
Statistical Data: Collection, Analysis & Interpretation
1
Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
1
Sciences, Natural Sciences
1
Networks & Networking
1
Social Change
1
Blockchain Technologies
1
Computers
1
Tablet Computers
1
Overhead Projectors
1
Software
1
Telecommunication Technologies
1
Telecommunications
1
Development Assistance: Telecommunications
1
Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
1
Telecommunication Industries & Markets
1
Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
1
Theories of Communication & Media
1
Urban Communication, Urban Media
1
Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
1
Youth & Digital Media
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"In responding to some of the major narratives in the literature on information communication technologies and development, this article attributes the relatively poor ICT policy outcomes in Africa, particularly regarding the deployment of information and communication technologies for poverty allev ... more
"The IFAP Annual World Report 2009 offers an overview of major international and national policy documents and highlights the most important trends of the information society during the last year. Information Society Policies. Annual World Report 2009 was written by researchers from the Information ... more
"This report presents a review of empirical research on the impacts of public access to ICTs in order to document what is known about this approach to ICT service delivery. The results show that there is limited conclusive evidence on downstream impacts of public access to ICTs. The evidence that do ... more
"In conclusion and above all, we can see that ICT4D 2.0 is about reframing the poor. Where ICT4D 1.0 marginalised them, allowing a supply-driven focus, ICT4D 2.0 centralises them, creating a demand-driven focus. Where ICT4D 1.0 – fortified by the "bottom of the pyramid" concept – characterised t ... more
"Following an initiative of the Committee on Economic Co-operation and Development, the Office of Technology Assessment (TAB) at the German Bundestag (i.e. the German parliament) has carried out a project on the relevance of the Internet and other new information and communication technologies (ICTs ... more
"This report analyzes the benefits of extending access to ICT in the developing world; of mainstreaming ICT applications, particularly in the area of e-government; and of trading services based on information technology. It also features at-a-glance tables for 150 economies of the latest available d ... more
"The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in Asia Pacific. This fourth edition (2009-2010) features 30 economies and four subregional groupings. The chapters provide u ... more
"ICT4D provides an authoritative account of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in contemporary development practice. It combines theory with practical guidance – including both a conceptual framework for understanding the rapid development of ICT4D. Case studies provide d ... more
"Entwicklungsländer und moderne Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT): Wie geht das zusammen? Dieses oft diskutierte, aber selten detailliert untersuchte Thema wird in diesem Buch vor allem anhand Afrikas südlich der Sahara behandelt, einer Weltregion mit erheblichen Entwicklungshemmn ... more
"This edition (2007/2008) continues the tradition of providing an analytical overview of the state of ICT4D in Asia Pacific. It covers 31 countries and economies, including North Korea for the first time. Each country chapter is an attempt to provide a relatively comprehensive coverage of the variou ... more

Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies

Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2008), ix, 472 pp.
"This book offers a view of the cultural, family, and interpersonal consequences of mobile communication across the globe. Scholars analyze the effect of mobile communication on all parts of life, from the relationship between literacy and the textual features of mobile phones to the use of ringtone ... more
"This book brings together some of the most outstanding and novel papers on media and development presented at the AMIC Annual Conferences in Bangkok, Thailand in July 2004. It features over a dozen contributions from around the region, providing a wealth of fresh case studies as well as breaking ne ... more