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Updated: 1 hour 46 min ago Innovation and elections: implications of e-voting in EstoniaThis report presents and analyses the results of a post-election survey carried out in Estonia after the 2007 parliamentary elections. The focus of ...
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Women and ICT in the developing worldThe advancement of ICTs has brought new opportunities for both knowledge sharing and knowledge gathering for both women and men. This report provides ...
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The scope of mobile technology to improve health systems in developing countriesThis presentation is a summary of ongoing research about the impact of Mobile ICTs on users and organisations in developing countries. Both organisational ...
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Mobile phones as catalysts for activism in the developing worldThis article quotes a section from Ethan Zuckerman's blog 'My Heart's in Accra', highlighting the significance of the mobile phone ...
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Making elections work right: the use of mobile phones for monitoring<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft ...
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GSM technology as a cost-effective internet solution in Sub-Saharan AfricaThis report presents the results of an investigation of the technical and commercial viability of using GSM technology for providing wireless data services ...
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Home-grown innovations: the cultural context of mobile phone use in AfricaThis essay discusses three examples from Africa, of user-led practice innovations which have emerged in an environment of economic scarcity and poor telecommunications, ...
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Mobile transactions in developing countries: key issues for policy makersThis report contributes to the policy debate by analysing the potential hurdles to the extension of mobile transactions from the present small base, and ...
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Can nanotechnologies help achieve the millennium development target of halving the number of people without access to clean water by 2015?<meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" ...
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How to assess the impact of ICT4D projects?While there has been an increase in the investment in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects, little is understood ...
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E-learning resources for agricultural informationIMARK is an e-learning initiative in agricultural information management. It has been developed by FAO and partner organisations. IMARK is being ...
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Meeting consumer demand for m-commerce in developing countries: cases from Philippines and South AfricaThis Paper summarises the first phase of an ongoing investigation into the application of mobile-enabled commerce (m-Commerce) in developing markets, ...
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Making mobile technology relevant to development: crucial issues and future directionsThis briefing summarises some key issues and research priorities emerging from the workshop on 'Mobiles and Development' held at the University ...
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Mobile phones as catalysts for financial service innovations in South AfricaThe study provides several insights from one of the first major initiatives dedicated to offering m-banking services to the poor- WIZZIT. It shows that ...
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Integrating Africa in the global economy through ICT infrastructure developmentSubstantial investments in information and communications technology (ICT) and related infrastructure will be made through 2015 to meet market demand ...
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Isn't it ironic? Reinforcement of gender stereotypes through mobilising ICT in ZambiaThis presentation of the author's research concentrates on two ICTs, the internet and mobile phones, to discuss social and economic development ...
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Sending messages to save lives: TB and mobile technology in South AfricaThis evaluation looks at a project led by On Cue, a small company based in Cape Town, which sends Short Message Service (SMS) messages to patients, reminding ...
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Use of computerised information systems in Uganda and BotswanaThe use of Computerised Information Systems has grown rapidly in developed countries in the past two decades. Developing countries are far behind but ...
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Internet users are under threat in Sri LankaThis paper deems that the post-war outlook for freedom of expression on the internet in Sri Lanka is not bright. It argues that online journalists ...
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Threats to internet freedomThe study evaluates the level of internet and mobile phone freedom experienced by average users and activists in a sample of 15 countries across 6 regions. ...
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