Digital review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010
Montréal; Ottawa; New Delhi et al.:
Orbicom; International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Sage
(2009), xxvii, 391 pp., abbrev. p.xv-xxvii, index
ISBN 978-81-321-0084-3 (pbk); 978-1-5255-0456-7 (ebook)
"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 updated information on ICT infrastructure, industries, content and services, key initiatives, enabling policies, regulation, education and capacity building, open source and R&D initiatives, as well as key ICTD challenges in each of the economies covered." (Publisher)
Contents
A. REGIONAL OVERVIEWS
ICT for development in Asia Pacific: Emerging themes in a diverse region / Danny Butt and Partha Pratim Sarker, 3
An overview of regulatory approaches to ICTs in Asia and thoughts on best practices for the future / Rajesh Sreenivasan and Abhishek Singh, 15
Managing innovation in the network economy: Lessons for countries in the Asia Pacific region / Mahendhiran Nair and Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, 25
B. REGIONAL ISSUES IN ICT IN EDUCATION
Education for All in the digital age / Tan Sri Dato' Gajaraj Dhanarajan, 45
Distance education in Asia Pacific / Jon Baggaley, Tian Belawati, and Naveed Malik, 51
ICTs in non-formal education in Asia Pacific / Anita Dighe, Hameed A. Hakeem, and Sheldon Shaeffer, 59
Capacity-building for ICT integration in education / Wai-Kong Ng, Fengchun Miao, and Molly Lee, 67
Public-private partnerships in ICT for education / Hitendra Pillay and Greg Hearn, 77
C. SUB-REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Pacific Island Countries / Arthur Jorari, John Budden, and Samuelu Taufao, 91
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation / Maria Teresa Garcia with Emmanuel C. Lallana, 103
Association of Southeast Asian Nations / Lim Hock Chuan, 111
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation / Kishor Pradhan and Harsha Liyanage, 119
D. REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIES
Afghanistan / Muhammad Aimal Marjan, 129
Australia / Lelia Green and Axel Bruns, 135
Bangladesh / Ananya Raihan, 144
Bhutan / Kuenga Jurmi and Sangay Wangchuk, 152
Brunei Darussalam / Yong Chee Tuan, 160
Cambodia / Pan Sorasak and Chriv Kosona, 167
China / Zhang Guoliang and Deng Jianguo, 175
Hong Kong / John Yat-Chu Fung, 182
India / Osama Manzar and Syed S. Kazi, 192
Indonesia / Donny B.U. and Rapin Mudiardjo, 201
Iran / Masoud Davarinejad and Massood Saffari, 210
Japan / Keisuke Kamimura and Adam Peake, 219
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of / Heejin Lee, Seungkwon Jang, and Kyungmin Ko, 229
Korea, Republic of / Jong Sung Hwang and Sang-Hyun Park, 234
Lao People's Democratic Republic / Phonpasit Phissamay, 241
Macau / Luiz Gonzaga Lau and Luis Chi Meng Loi, 249
Malaysia / Musa Abu Hassan and Siti Zobidah Omar, 255
Maldives / Malika Ibrahim and Ilyas Ahmed, 262
Mongolia / Lkhagvasuren Ariunaa and Sambuu Uyanga, 268
Myanmar / Thein Oo and Myint Myint Than, 274
Nepal / Sushil Pandey and Basanta Shrestha, 280
New Zealand / Robyn Kamira, 286
Pakistan / Salman Ansari and Shahida Saleem, 294
Philippines / Fortunato de la Peña, Timoteo Diaz de Rivera, and Paz Hernandez Diaz, 302
Singapore / Goh Seow Hiong, 312
Sri Lanka / Ruvan Weerasinghe and Chamindra de Silva, 324
Taiwan / Yu-li Liu and Eunice Hsiao-hui Wang, 335
Thailand / Thaweesak Koanantakool, Kalaya Udomvitid, and Chadamas Thuvasethakul, 342
Timor-Leste / Abel Pires da Silva, 351
Vietnam / Tran Ngoc Ca and Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, 358
ICT for development in Asia Pacific: Emerging themes in a diverse region / Danny Butt and Partha Pratim Sarker, 3
An overview of regulatory approaches to ICTs in Asia and thoughts on best practices for the future / Rajesh Sreenivasan and Abhishek Singh, 15
Managing innovation in the network economy: Lessons for countries in the Asia Pacific region / Mahendhiran Nair and Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, 25
B. REGIONAL ISSUES IN ICT IN EDUCATION
Education for All in the digital age / Tan Sri Dato' Gajaraj Dhanarajan, 45
Distance education in Asia Pacific / Jon Baggaley, Tian Belawati, and Naveed Malik, 51
ICTs in non-formal education in Asia Pacific / Anita Dighe, Hameed A. Hakeem, and Sheldon Shaeffer, 59
Capacity-building for ICT integration in education / Wai-Kong Ng, Fengchun Miao, and Molly Lee, 67
Public-private partnerships in ICT for education / Hitendra Pillay and Greg Hearn, 77
C. SUB-REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Pacific Island Countries / Arthur Jorari, John Budden, and Samuelu Taufao, 91
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation / Maria Teresa Garcia with Emmanuel C. Lallana, 103
Association of Southeast Asian Nations / Lim Hock Chuan, 111
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation / Kishor Pradhan and Harsha Liyanage, 119
D. REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIES
Afghanistan / Muhammad Aimal Marjan, 129
Australia / Lelia Green and Axel Bruns, 135
Bangladesh / Ananya Raihan, 144
Bhutan / Kuenga Jurmi and Sangay Wangchuk, 152
Brunei Darussalam / Yong Chee Tuan, 160
Cambodia / Pan Sorasak and Chriv Kosona, 167
China / Zhang Guoliang and Deng Jianguo, 175
Hong Kong / John Yat-Chu Fung, 182
India / Osama Manzar and Syed S. Kazi, 192
Indonesia / Donny B.U. and Rapin Mudiardjo, 201
Iran / Masoud Davarinejad and Massood Saffari, 210
Japan / Keisuke Kamimura and Adam Peake, 219
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of / Heejin Lee, Seungkwon Jang, and Kyungmin Ko, 229
Korea, Republic of / Jong Sung Hwang and Sang-Hyun Park, 234
Lao People's Democratic Republic / Phonpasit Phissamay, 241
Macau / Luiz Gonzaga Lau and Luis Chi Meng Loi, 249
Malaysia / Musa Abu Hassan and Siti Zobidah Omar, 255
Maldives / Malika Ibrahim and Ilyas Ahmed, 262
Mongolia / Lkhagvasuren Ariunaa and Sambuu Uyanga, 268
Myanmar / Thein Oo and Myint Myint Than, 274
Nepal / Sushil Pandey and Basanta Shrestha, 280
New Zealand / Robyn Kamira, 286
Pakistan / Salman Ansari and Shahida Saleem, 294
Philippines / Fortunato de la Peña, Timoteo Diaz de Rivera, and Paz Hernandez Diaz, 302
Singapore / Goh Seow Hiong, 312
Sri Lanka / Ruvan Weerasinghe and Chamindra de Silva, 324
Taiwan / Yu-li Liu and Eunice Hsiao-hui Wang, 335
Thailand / Thaweesak Koanantakool, Kalaya Udomvitid, and Chadamas Thuvasethakul, 342
Timor-Leste / Abel Pires da Silva, 351
Vietnam / Tran Ngoc Ca and Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, 358
