"This publication by the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) highlights initiatives that are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to make a real and meaningful difference in communities around the world, no matter how disadvantaged or isolated they may be. These stories on Youth, P
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overty and Gender are snapshots of the learning process that accompanies the introduction and implementation of ICTs in a community development project. In publishing these stories, the GKP hopes to share experiences and lessons learned to increase global understanding of how ICTs can be used to tackle poverty, injustice and inequalities. Conceptually, the idea of knowledge sharing and 'storytelling' underpins all of GKP programmes and projects. Good success stories have the ability to inspire and motivate communities. This is what the GKP hopes will happen when we award and recognise communities which have used ICT to uplift and empower themselves. [...] The stories were submitted under three broad categories: Youth, Poverty and Gender. The best among them have been selected for the inaugural GKP Youth Award, the Tony Zeitoun Awards for poverty reduction, and the Gender and ICT Awards. The awards will be presented at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to be held in Geneva in December 2003." (Foreword)
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"The Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Program Area is one of the three (3) principal program lines at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The programming includes elements all of which are at or near their mid-point of current tenure. Within the Co
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rporate Strategic Program Framework, the ICT4D Program Area is to principally address issues relating to connectivity and information economy in the developing world. Subsequent research themes approved by the Board of Governors include poverty reduction, people development, networks, learning and development and partnerships. The issue of gender is also a cross-cutting theme within the Program Area. The report which follows describes how the program elements are performing, the nature of their activities and what new undertakings have been generated. As well, the report addresses the complex, but crucial, objective of Capacity Building. A vision of what steps lie ahead for this programming at IDRC is also offered." (Executive summary, page 5)
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"This OECD-DAC Donor Information and Communication Technologies Strategies Matrix CD-Rom presents the latest information on how bilateral and multilateral donors [21 OECD countries and 25 multilateral organizations] have mainstreamed information and communication technologies (ICT) in their developm
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ent assistance programmes in order to more effectively and efficiently achieve development goals, particularly the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This new compilation exercise builds on two previous ones: the first was conducted jointly by the OECD-DCD and IDRC in February 2001, the second was carried out by the OECD-DCD in February 2003. This latest version, prepared as a contribution to the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), is not only updated, it is also enriched with the inclusion of a large number of strategy papers and other related documents." (Introduction)
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"This book takes the mystery out of ICT policy and makes it easier to understand. Key issues are presented and explained clearly and concisely, and a basis is provided for further investigation. Many concrete examples are given of recent events or debates, which the reader can explore further if so
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inclined. Having read it, you will be able to identify the main actors and issues in the field. If you wish to find out more about ICT policy, you will know where to look for the information, beginning with the extensive bibliography and list of organisations active in the field. In short, this book aims to build the capacity of interested persons to understand the issues around policy on ICT development and regulation, to grasp the policy process, and to become involved in it. It is a beginner’s handbook, which can help readers navigate their way through the varied terrain of ICT policy. It is not a map but a compass." (Introduction, page 5)
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