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ITU report "Measuring ICT Availability in Villages and Rural Areas" gathers research on measuring WSIS targets

3 July 2008 | The first World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva, Switzerland in December 2003, brought together leaders from governments around the world to discuss and adopt strategies for creating an inclusive Information Society. One outcome of the Summit was a Plan of Action enunciating ten targets to be achieved by 2015 of which the first is: “...to connect villages with ICTs and establish community access points...”. This report describes research to measure that target. More

infoDev participates in Global Symposium for Regulators 2008 in Thailand

9 March 2008 | The eighth annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR), is organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand. The conference will be held in Pattaya, Thailand on 11-13 March, 2008. More

Korea provides the World Bank US$15 million for ICT4D

8 November 2007 | The Trust Fund will help foster the information and communications technology agenda in developing countries. More
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Featured Publications
Cover image: Broadband for Africa: Policy for Promoting the Development of Backbone Networks
Broadband for Africa: Policy for Promoting the Development of Backbone Networks

A report that focuses on the lack of high-capacity backbone networks in Africa More

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Open Source Software

Perspectives For Development More

Cover image: Telecommunications Regulation Handbook
Telecommunications Regulation Handbook

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian language versions More

Cover image: Extending ICT Benefits To All: Overview
Extending ICT Benefits To All: Overview

An update on infoDev's activities in Access to ICT and the ICT Regulation Toolkit More

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Open Access Models

Options for Improving Backbone Access in Developing Countries (with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa) More

Cover image: Building Local Capacity for ICT Policy and Regulation: A Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis for Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific - Supply Analysis
Building Local Capacity for ICT Policy and Regulation: A Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis for Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific - Supply Analysis

infoDev Working Paper # 16 More


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Extending ICT benefits to all ICTs can only serve as effective tools of broad-based development, poverty reduction and opportunity for all, if people in every corner of developing countries—and at all levels of society—have reliable and affordable access to them. Broadening the reach and affordability of these technologies and services is a complex and difficult challenge for many developing countries, requiring substantial investments that are often unaffordable for the public sector and unattractive to the private sector.

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ICT Regulation Toolkit
www.ICTRegulationToolkit.org

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Building Local Capacity for ICT Policy and Regulation Expanding Affordable Access in Africa infoDev / ITU ICT Regulation Toolkit LIRNE.NET/World Dialogue On Regulation
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