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Unveiling the Links Between ICTs and Climate Change in Developing Countries: A Scoping Study

Angelica Valeria Ospina, Richard Heeks

Manchester: Centre for Development Informatics, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2010), 59 pp.

"The main structure of the document consists of four parts. The first provides the reader with the 'big picture' of ICTs and climate change, based on a review of existing literature and identification of the main phases that have characterized the debate to date (Figure 1). Based on the above, the a ... more

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Broadband for Africa: Developing Backbone Communications Networks

Mark D. J. Williams

Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xviii, 81 pp.

"Broadband for Africa focuses on one part of the broadband policy jigsaw puzzle—backbone networks. These are the high-capacity communications networks that form the heart of the internet. This book addresses three specific questions: What role do backbone networks play in the provision of broadban ... more

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Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform
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Pippa Norris (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xxi, 420 pp.

"This book highlights the importance of the news media as watchdogs, agenda setters and gatekeepers for the quality of democratic deliberation in the public sphere. At the same time, it theorizes that the capacity of journalists and media systems to fulfill these roles depends on the broader context ... more

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Kulturflatrate: Auf der Suche nach einem Internet-kompatiblen Urheberrecht. Eine Zusammenfassung zu Begriff, Hintergrund und Stand der Diskussion

Tim O. Petschulat

Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2010), 20 pp.

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The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
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Johan Hellström

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2010), 100 pp.

"This report gives an overview of the current state of mobile phone use and services in East Africa. It outlines major trends and main obstacles for increased use as well as key opportunities and potential for upscaling mobile applications. The report draws on secondary data and statistics, as well ... more

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Proactive Transparency: The Future of the Right to Information?

Helen Darbishire

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2010), v, 51 pp.

"This paper identifies four primary drivers of proactive disclosure throughout history. The first is the need to inform the public about laws and decisions and the public’s right to be informed, to know their rights and obligations. The second is the public’s demand for the information needed to ... more

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Investing in Media: Strategies for Sustainable Media Development

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS);Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida);World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2010), 32 pp.

"International media development and media support is often structured and planned without taking into account the current and future position of media as economic subjects and their long term sustainability and development opportunities. Sida’s policy to engage and involve private sector actors i ... more

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Sida's Guidelines for Media Development
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Andrew Puddephatt

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2010), 28 pp.

"This position paper distinguishes three 'corner sections' which can be considered of fundamental importance for the development of a sustainable media sector: the legal and regulatory environment, professional capacity (both managerial, technical and journalistic), and a sound and sustainable econo ... more

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Principios para garantizar la diversidad y el pluralismo en la radiodifusión y los servicios de comunicación audiovisual

Damián Loreti, Gustavo Gómez

Buenos Aires: AMARC América Latina y Caribe (2010), 109 pp.

"Este documento expone cuarenta principios con la identificación de las fuentes de doctrina y jurisprudencia comparada con el fin de establecer pautas para la radiodifusión pública, comercial y comunitaria, en el contexto regional actual. Consideramos que este trabajo es un aporte frente a la esc ... more

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ICTs and Development in Zambia: Challenges and Opportunities

David Souter

London: Panos London (2010), 8 pp.

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Communication for Empowerment: Global Report

Elizabeth McCall, Birgitte Jallov

Oslo; South Orange, New Jers.: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre;Communication for Social Change Consortium (2010), 52 pp.

"The 52-page report summarised here is the result of the three-year partnership between UNDP Oslo Governance Centre and the Communication for Social Change Consortium in piloting the C4E approach in five least-developed countries: Mozambique, Madagascar, Ghana, Lao PDR, and Nepal. The report present ... more

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Between Freedom and Abuses: The Media Paradox in Iraqi Kurdistan

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2010), 21 pp.

"The aim of this report is to understand the paradox of media freedom in Kurdistan. It first addresses the history of Iraqi Kurdistan’s media. A better understanding of the way these outlets emerged over time is essential in order to grasp the complexity of their current challenges. Originally con ... more

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Uganda

George W. Lugalambi, Peter G. Mwesige

Nairobi: Open Society Initiative for East Africa;Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2010), x, 145 pp.

"Uganda's broadcast media landscape has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years. While the public broadcaster remains the dominant national player - in terms of reach - in both radio and television, commercial broadcasters have introduced a substantial level of diversity in the industry. Public ... more

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Freedom of Connection – Freedom of Expression: The Changing Legal and Regulatory Ecology Shaping the Internet

William H. Dutton, Anna Dopatka, Michael Hills, Ginette Law, Victoria Nash

Oxford; Paris: University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute;UNESCO (2010), 103 pp.

"The report explores the various legal and policy mechanisms that are crucial for the free flow of information, providing guidance for policy-makers and other relevant users, for the creation of environments conducive to the freedom of expression. As this publication makes clear, freedom of expressi ... more

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Methods of Evaluating Media Interventions in Conflict Environments

Maureen Taylor

Montreaux (CH): Conference "Evaluating the Impact of Media Interventions in Conflict Countries", Caux Conference Center, December 13-17 (2010), 15 pp.

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La couverture de l’actualité régionale par les médias des pays des Grands Lacs: Monitoring conjoint des médias au Burundi, en République démocratique du Congo et au Rwanda

Marie-Soleil Frère (coord.)

Paris: Panos Paris (2010), 87 pp.

"Les conflits qui ont ravagé la région des Grands Lacs durant la décennie 1990 ont été tellement interconnectés que certains analystes n’ont pas hésité à parler d’une « première guerre mondiale africaine ». Pourtant, alors que la guerre a été régionale, elle a longtemps maintenu l ... more

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La TV que queremos: Una televisión de calidad para chicos y adolescentes

Roxana Morduchowicz

Buenos Aires: Paidós (2010), 133 pp.

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Afghanistan Media Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges for Peacebuilding

Eran Fraenkel, Emrys Shoemaker, Sheldon Himelfarb

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 40 pp.

"International donor support for Afghanistan's media has had two primary goal The short-term goal has been to counteract the effects of insurgent communications in order to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people. The long-term goal has been to create a free and independent media sector that w ... ill continue to function after donor support has ended. Although millions of dollars have been invested in the development of the Afghan media sector and the growth of private media since 2001 is considered one of Afghanistan's greatest success stories,neither of these donor goals is being met. Donor support for Afghan media has led to the growth of radio and television outlets that are almost entirely dependent on foreign funding - direct and indirect. Recent strategic communications policies have neither diminished nor adequately countered the presence of extremist voices in Afghanistan. Despite some examples to the contrary, Taliban communications continue to affect the lives of ordinary Afghans, whereas many communications by and from Western sources do not. Neither short- nor mid-term analysis of the Afghan economy - ranked the third poorest in the world by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - foresees the growth of a market able to sustain Afghanistan's domestic media sector without foreign financing. The limited impact of Western communications endeavors, in conjunction with the predicted continued weakness of the Afghan economy, reveals an urgent need for a dramatic shift in the media strategies and goals pursued by the United States and its allies. First and foremost, donors should invest primarily in the Afghan media's production and dissemination of socially constructive contents rather than in building media institutions or infrastructure that the Afghan economy cannot support. For these contents to be received as authentic and credible, they must reflect the vulnerabilities and priorities that Afghans themselves have identified as vital. Donors should make a multiyear funding commitment to the media in Afghanistan. Support should be allocated to both terrestrial and wireless media through a transparent and competitive process developed jointly by donors and Afghan media experts. Aggressively supporting the dissemination of socially constructive contents through new outlets will permit access to both geographic and demographic segments of the population not adequately served by current media outlets." (Summary) more

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Media Development Assessment 2010

Thimphu (BT): Ministry of Information and Communications, Department of Information and Media;UNESCO;UNDP;International Media Support (IMS) (2010), xxi, 96 pp.

"The Media Development Assessment 2010 is an evaluation of the rapidly changing media climate in Bhutan. The study, based on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) media development indicators (MDIs), is the first of its kind to be conducted in the country. Thi ... more

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Advancing New Media Research

Sean Aday, Henry Farrell, Marc Lynch, John Sides

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 8 pp.

"New media are powerful but have mixed effects on political organizations. To identify these consequences, we need to continue devising new frameworks of analysis. Knowing more about how new media relate to each other and to traditional media is critical. Being sensitive to the differences between, ... more

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Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform
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The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
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Sida's Guidelines for Media Development
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