ICT for Development

See http://www.iosn.net/>. Please note that the IOSN is already included in the incommunicado news aggregator, sz

When the World Bank is promoting OSS, there might be all sorts of interests involved. But then, its much-analyzed 'mission creep' does allow for the coexistence (and pursuit) of contradictory agendas, and the report seems to be quite useful. Below the 'executive summary', sz

Gouws, Inus. “Open Source Vs Non-Open Source Computing.” ITWeb (19 Aug 2004). http://www.itweb.co.za/>

Legard, David. “Open-source software alliance formed in China.” IDG News Service (11 Ag 2004). http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/11/HNopensourcechina_1.html>

Phillips, Leigh. "Microsoft launches 'XP Lite' OS for third world." DM Europe (11 Aug 2004) http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2556>

Lyut, Brendan. "Who benefits from the digital divide?" First Monday 9.8 (Aug 2004). http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_8/luyt/index.html>

Developer Declaration of Independence (2004) http://www.opengroup.org/declaration/declaration.htm>

The information technology industry has a potential future characterized by universal and affordable access to technologies, free flow of information through interoperability, and the liberation from dependence on proprietary or legacy software. Central to realizing this promise is the concept of "open standards," meaning, in part, technology standards that are documented, available for all to use, and free of charge. Widespread adoption of this concept by corporations, businesses, organizations, and individuals will promote a fair competitive marketplace - thus allowing all parties to compete equally from the basis of a shared technology foundation and framework. For the first time in the history of the industry, IT infrastructure will be based on open standards rather than closed, proprietary architectures controlled by a single organization.

Intellectual Property and Computer Software, A Battle of Competing Use and Access Visions for Countries of the South by Alan Story. ICTSD Issue Paper #10 (May 2004) http://www.iprsonline.org/unctadictsd/docs/CS_Story.pdf>

Anybody Can Be TV: How P2P Home Video will Challenge The Network News by Drazen Pantic (July 2004) http://journal.planetwork.net/>

Wireless Broadband for Everyone, Everywhere...by Pony Express? by Howard Rheingold (07.07.04)

Every morning, five Honda motorcycles equipped with mobile Wi-Fi access points automatically connect to the Internet as soon as they drive near the 256 kbps satellite of a provincial hospital in northeastern Cambodia.