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Auslandsmärkte als Chance: Die deutsche ITK-Wirtschaft

Berlin: Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien (BITKOM);Auswärtiges Amt (2006), 498 pp.

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Local Information Networks: Social and Technological Considerations

Seema Nair, Megan Jennaway, Andrew Skuse

New Delhi: UNESCO (2006), 82 pp.

"This publication aims at understanding the nature and importance of various configurations of social and technological networks in community settings that combine to form a Local Information Networks (LIN). In this study LINs are conceptualised as comprising of two very different elements: one soci ... al, the other technological. Disaggregating the social and technological dimensions of local information networks helps us to understand how they work in practice and how they might be strengthened to bring greater social and economic benefits to the poor communities in which they are located. Hence, in both a practical and theoretical sense, a local information network can be thought of as a larger living field of social connections and communicative that determines the nature of information flow. On the technological side, the ICTs respond to specific local information needs expressed by recipient communities. On the social side, the combination of technological and human capacities embodied in a given intervention is superimposed upon a pre-existing field of social relationships. The three initiatives have been selected for the ways in which they demonstrate the use of social and technological elements within the local environment. Namma Dhwani and Nabanna were established through UNESCO’s Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Reduction project, developed under UNESCO’s crosscutting theme on the eradication of poverty, especially extreme poverty. Akshaya on the other hand, is a State Government of Kerala initiative aimed at ICT literacy. The study concludes with the understanding that the technical dimensions of communication can never be fully divorced from the social if ICTs are to genuinely reach the poor with the information they need. Investment in social networks is critical since traditional forms of communication like word-of-mouth remains the most powerful, intimate and effective form of communication available to the very poor. The study also highlights the importance of local content production and the need to involve communities in the content creation process as key to achieving success is the quality, reliability and relevance of the information communicated." (Foreword) more

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Caught in the Web or Lost in the Textbook? Eighth International Conference on Learning and Educational Media

Éric Bruillard, Bente Aamotsbakken, Susanne V. Knudsen, Mike Horsley (eds.)

International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media (IARTEM) (2006), 485 pp.

This volume gathers contributions presented during the 8th IARTEM conference on learning and educational media, held in Caen (France) in October 2005. The conference reader contains a wide range of contributions from industrialised, transitional and developing countries.

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International Communication: Continuity and Change

Daya Kishan Thussu

London: Hodder Arnold, 2nd ed. (2006), 336 pp.

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The Right to Know: The Challenge of Public Information and Accountability in Aceh and Sri Lanka

Imogen Wall

United Nations, Office of the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery (2006), 52 pp.

"This study breaks the downward communication challenge in post-tsunami Aceh and Sri Lanka into four main areas. The first looks at the nature of communication problems between organisations and communities. The second covers mass information campaigns, including an overview of the information chann ... more

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Trends in Audiovisual Markets: Regional Perspectives from the South

Guiomar Alonso Cano (ed.)

[Paris]: UNESCO (2006), 364 pp.

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Arab Media in the Information Age

Abu Dhabi: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (2006), xvi, 709 pp.

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Indisches Kino: Eine Retrospektive = Indian Cinema: A Retrospective. 1. Okober 2006 - 31. März 2007

Deepa Gahlot

Frankfurt am Main: National Book Trust India;Frankfurt Book Fair;Deutsches Filmmuseum;Deutsches Filminstitut (2006), 60 pp.

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Das Bollywood-Fanbuch

Louis Saul

Augsburg: Weltbild, 2nd ed. (2006), 224 pp.

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Brand Bollywood: A New Global Entertainment Order

Derek Bose

New Delhi: Sage (2006), 226 pp.

"Based on original research, this book draws on the author's personal observations and extensive discussions with film makers, media professionals and market players. It is backed by data from a variety of surveys, audit studies and annual reports. Derek Bose uses these sources to arrive at conclusi ... more

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Innovative Practices of Youth Participation in Media: A Research Study on Twelve Initiatives from Around the Developing and Underdeveloped Regions of the World
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Sanjay Asthana

Paris: UNESCO (2006), 76 pp.

"Young people, working with a range of media materials, produce innovative content through dialogue and discussions says this publication. On the basis of case studies in Ghana, Haiti, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Vietnam, and Zambia, the study examines how ... more

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Die neue al Qaida: Innenansichten eines lernenden Terrornetzwerks

Yassin Musharbash

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2006), 300 pp.

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Towards an Improved Strategy of Support to Public Service Broadcasting: Evaluation of UNESCO's Support to Public Service Broadcasting 2005-2006. Final Report

Mark J. Stiles, Cindy Weeks

Paris: UNESCO;Stiles Association (2006), 50 pp.

"Progress on Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) is more likely to occur when there is collaboration with others; where there are strategic opportunities; when UNESCO uses project funds to reward progressive policy change; where there are staff in the field who are committed to PSB; when there is foll ... more

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Conflict, Terrorism and the Media in Asia

Benjamin Cole (ed.)

London: Routledge (2006), ix, 149 pp.

"There are many different kinds of sub-national conflicts across Asia, with a variety of causes, but since September 11, 2001 these have been increasingly portrayed as part of the global terrorist threat, to be dealt with by the War on Terror. This major new study examines a wide range of such confl ... more

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Public Service Broadcasting in the Age of Globalization

Indrajit Banerjee, Kalinga Seneviratne

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2006), 348 pp.

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Exotische Typen: Buchdruck im Orient - Orient im Buchdruck

Meliné Pehlivanian, Siegfried Schmitt et al.

Berlin: Staatsbibliothek (2006), 215 pp.

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Water and Indigenous Peoples

Rutgerd Boelens, Moe Chiba, Douglas Nakashima, Vanessa Retana (eds.)

Paris: UNESCO;Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) (2006), 179 pp.

"Indigenous peoples from all corners of the globe continue to struggle for acknowledgement and recognition of their unique visions of water, both at home and in national, regional and international forums. But almost without exception, their voices remain obscured by a mainstream discourse rooted in ... more

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Der Blick der Anderen: Europa in der Wahrnehmung von Medien Afrikas, Asiens und Lateinamerikas

Oliver Zöllner (ed.)

Bochum: Paragon Verlag (2006), 161 pp.

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Hunger for Books

Urvashi Butalia

Africa Quarterly (New Delhi), volume 46, issue 1 (2006), pp. 28-29

"Indian books have increasingly begun to find a market in Africa and Indian publishers now find it both lucrative and important to attend book fairs in different African countries. One of the advantages that Indian publishers have is in terms of prices. They are able to produce good quality books at ... more

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Journalists as Power Brokers: Review of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and the Free Media Foundation (FMF)

Alf Skjeseth, Masood Hayat, Cyril Raphael

[Islamabad]: Royal Norwegian Embassy (2006), 25 pp.

Innovative Practices of Youth Participation in Media: A Research Study on Twelve Initiatives from Around the Developing and Underdeveloped Regions of the World Inspiring Practice

Innovative Practices of Youth Participation in Media: A Research Study on Twelve Initiatives from Around the Developing and Underdeveloped Regions of the World
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