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Mobile Phone Communication in the Mobile Margins of Africa: The ‘Communication Revolution’ Evaluated from Below
In: The Palgrave Handbook of Media and Communication Research in Africa
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), pp. 225-241
"In this chapter we have offered an interpretation of the first twenty years of mobile telephony in marginal zones in Africa. With case-studies from central Mali, anglophone Cameroon and south-east Angola, we focused on the changes in both communication and mobility patterns, specifically in connect
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Appropriating Technology for Accountability: Messages from 'Making All Voices Count'
Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2018), 30 pp.
"The most important messages on the roles technologies can play in enabling citizen voice and accountable and responsive governance are: 1. Not all voices can be expressed via technologies. 2. Technologies can play decisive roles in improving services where the problem is a lack of planning data or
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Virtual Change: Indicators for Assessing the Impact of ICTs in Development
Rome: FAO (2009), ix, 38 pp.
The Global Information Society: A Statistical View
Santiago de Chile: United Nations; Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development (2008), 157 pp.
Information Economy Report 2006: The Development Perspective
New York; Geneva: United Nations (2006), 314 pp.
The Experience with Community Telecentres
Ottawa; Dakar: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) (2003), 193 pp.
"Volume 2 examines the setting, operations, and effects of community telecentres. It describes the telecentre experiences of a variety of local and often rural communities, exploring the management structures and mechanisms that have been established to support these telecentres. The book provides p
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The Access and Welfare Impacts of Telecommunications Technology in Peru
Bonn; Lima: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF); GRADE (1999), 28 pp.
Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development
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
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Making a Difference: Measuring the Impact of Information on Development. Proceedings of a workshop held in Ottawa, Canada, 10-12 July 1995
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1995), vi, 246 pp.
"This book reports on an international research program investigating the impact of information on development. It presents a series of case studies and essays that describe practical, operational experience with methodologies to assess the impact of information. Amongst many issues, authors examine
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