Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Alleviation/For Further Reading
For Further Reading
[edit | edit source]Best, M. and C. M. Maclay, Community Internet Access in Rural Areas: Solving the Economic Sustainability Puzzle, Center for International Development, Harvard University, available from http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cr/pdf/gitrr2002_ch08.pdf
Colle, R. D. and R. Roman, Modules For Training Telecentre Staffs. An Interim Report with Sample Modules, Cornell University, 1 June 2001, available from http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/univ_access/telecentres/documents/ModTrainingTelecStaff.pdf.
Delgado, S., N. Eagle, A. Hasson and P. K. Sinha, A Market Analysis for Mobile Computing Services in Rural India, Media Lab Asia / Global Entrepreneurship Lab, New Delhi, January 2002, available from http://web.media.mit.edu/~nathan/research/mla/Final_MLA_report.pdf.
Dertouzos, M., K. Keniston and D. Kumar (eds.), Bridging the Digital Divide: Lessons from India, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 2000, available from http://www.altavista.com_r?ck_sm=308aef64&ref=20080&uid=3239905bb71a333a&r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mit.edu%2Fpeople%2Fkken%2Fpapers8draft.htm.
Eggleston, K., R. Jensen and R. Zeckhauser, Information and Communication Technologies, Markets, and Economic Development, Center for International Development, Harvard University, available from http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cr/pdf/gitrr2002_ch07.pdf.
Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), Vol. 4, April 2001, Special Edition on Telecentres, available from http://www.ejisdc.org.
Evans, D. L., N. J. Victory, B. McGuire-Rivera and S. J. Downs, Networking the Land: Rural America in the Information Age, The Technology Opportunities Program, United States Department of Commerce, December 2001, available from http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/top/publicationmedia/rural2001/networking_the_land.pdf.
Fuchs, R., If You Have a Lemon, Make Lemonade: A Guide to the Start-up of the African Multipurpose Community Telecentre Pilot Projects, Newfoundland, Canada, available from http://www.idrc.ca/acacia.
Global Community Telecentre Resources Website (UNESCO), available from http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1896&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html.
Gómez, R. and P. Hunt, Telecentre Evaluation - A Global Perspective, Report of an International Workshop on Telecentre Evaluation, IDRC, Far Hills Inn, Québec, Canada, 28-30 September 1999, available from http://www.radiofalamulher.com/man_cyberela/docs/gomez_lamoureux_telecentre_eval.pdf.
Harris, R., Success Stories of Rural ICTs in a Developing Country, Report of the PANAsia Telecenter Learning & Evaluation Group’s Mission to India, involving visits to the Foundation of Occupational Development and the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, November 1999, available from http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-4509-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html.
Harris, R., Telecentres in Rural Asia: Towards a Success Model, International Conference on Information Technology, Communications and Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, 29-30 November 2001, available from http://www.itcd.net/itcd2001/papers/doc_pdf/doc_10.PDF.
Heeks, R., Understanding e-Governance for Development, Institute for Development Policy and Management, 2001, available from http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/publications/wp/igov/igov_wp11.htm.
Heeks, R., Building e-Governance for Development: A Framework for National and Donor Action, Institute for Development Policy and Management, 2001, available from http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/publications/wp/igov/igov_wp12.htm.
Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Present Situation, Perspectives and Potential Areas for German Technical Cooperation in Peru, Lao P.D.R., Vietnam, Tanzania and Uganda, ZEF Bonn, the Center for Development Research, University of Bonn.
Information and Communication Technologies in Development: The Role of ICTs in EC Development Policy, Commission of The European Communities, Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, Brussels, 14.12.2001Com(2001) 770 Final, available from http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=170279.
Jensen, M. and A. Esterhuysen, The Community Telecentre Cookbook For Africa. Recipes For Self-Sustainability. How To Establish A Multi-Purpose Community Telecentre In Africa, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Paris, 2001, available from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001230/123004e.pdf.
Kanungo, S., On The Sustainability Of Rural Information Systems: Analysis Of Preliminary Experimental Evidence, Twenty-Second International Conference on Information Systems, Department of Management Science, George Washington University, 2001, available from http://aisel.isworld.org/Proceedings/ICIS/2001/track.asp?track_id=42.
Kirkman, G. S., C. A. Osorio and J. D. Sachs, The Networked Readiness Index: Measuring the Preparedness of Nations for the Networked World, Center for International Development at Harvard University, available from http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cr/pdf/gitrr2002_ch02.pdf.
Matalambaya, F. and S. Wolf, The Role of ICT for the Performance of SMEs in East Africa Empirical Evidence from Kenya and Tanzania, ZEF – Discussion Papers on Development Policy, Bonn, December 2001, available from http://www.zef.de/download/zef_dp/Zef-dp42.pdf.
Morino Institute, From Access to Outcomes: Raising the Aspirations for Technology Initiatives in Low-Income Communities, July 2001, available from http://www.morino.org/divides/report.htm.
O’Neil, Dara, Merging Theory with Practice: Toward an Evaluation Framework for Community Informatics, paper presented at Internet Research 2.0: INTERconnections, The Second International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, St.Paul Minnesota, USA, 10-14 October 2001.
Peters, T., Comparison of E-Readiness Assessment Models, Final draft, v. 2.13, 14 March 2001, available from http://www.internetpolicy.net/readiness/ereadinesscomparison.pdf.
Proenza, F. J., R. Bastidas-Buch and G. Montero, Telecenters for Socioeconomic and Rural Development in Latin American and the Caribbean. Investment Opportunities and Design Recommendations, with special reference to Central America, available from http://www.iadb.org/regions/itdev/telecenters/index.htm.
Rajora, R., Bridging The Digital Divide Through Community Network, Gyandoot, Bangalore, 28-30 August 2001 (presentation), available from http://www.adb.org/Documents/Events/2001/ICT/Theme5_Poverty_Reduction_Rajora.pdf.
Roman, R. and R. D. Cole, Themes and Issues in Telecentre Sustainability, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Institute for Development Policy and Management, available from http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm.