ICT for Development
Links:
- Background paper on ICT-for-Development in Africa for the United Nations ICT Task Force, J. Okpaku, (2002).
- Better connected: empowering people through communications technology, Panos Media Toolkit on Communicating Research - No. 5, (2008).
- Chapman, R. & Slaymaker, T. (2002). ICTs and Rural Development: Review of the literature, current interventions and opportunities for action. (Overseas Development Institute Working Paper 192). (262K pdf)
- CIDA's Strategy on Knowledge for Development through Information and Communication Technologies (804K pdf)
- Digital Opportunity Channel provides education on the use of ICT as a tool for promoting digital opportunity for all.
- Free and Open Source Software Portal is a gateway to resources related to free software and the Open Source Technology movement.
- ICT4D resource page, from InfoDev.
- ICTs, adaptation to climate change, and sustainable development at the edges: An IISD commentary, D. MacLean, (2008).
- ICTS for development, Eldis' resource guide.
- ICTs for Development in Africa, Soul Beat, no. 69.
- Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa: Volume 2: The experience with community telecentres, edited by F. Etta and S. Parvyn-Wamahiu, (2003). Book is available for download.
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): Integrating digital tools into your projects, Peace Corps, (2003).
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training of Trainers: Computer and Internet Use for Development, Peace Corps, (2002).
- Information for Development (i4d) Magazine, features downloadable ICT-themed issues.
- International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) specializes in ICT as a tool for development.
- ItrainOnline provides an excellent selection of computer and Internet training resources for development and social change.
- Reporters Without Borders. (2008). Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents.
- The role of information and communication technologies in rural development and food security: Workshop report. Workshop held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, June 5-7, 2000.
- The role of intellectual property rights in information and communication technologies, C. N. Rao, 2004.