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Good and Bad Practice
Gender and ICTs for development: A global source book
Five case studies illustrate the different contexts facing gender and ICTs for development, including e-commerce in Bhutan, entrepreneurship by women workers in China, post-war communication using radio and ICTs in Sierra Leone, sustainable fisheries production in Ghana, and information exchange related to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean. 
Published [2005] by KIT-Royal Tropical Institute, Oxfam GB
Issues covered: Women in Armed Conflict, Health, Economic Empowerment, Strategic Use and FOSS Regional focus: Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific
Malaysian gov't must review laws to free media and information
The paper outlines various discriminatory practices that have been faced from the laws on media and communications in Malaysia, as compelling reasons why the legislations must be reformed.
Published [2005] by Centre for Independent Journalism
Issues covered: Communication Rights Regional focus: Asia-Pacific, Southeast Asia, Malaysia
Communication in Movement
“Communication in Movement”, a new publication of ALAI (Agencia Latinoamericana de Información), examines the complex relations between social movements and communication.
Published [2005] by Agéncia Latinoamericana de Información
Issues covered: Governance, Communication Rights, Strategic Use and FOSS Regional focus: Latin America
Radio: A Post Nine-Eleven Strategy for Reaching the World's Poor
The book provides case studies of the historical use of radio, and an overview of what is being done today. the authors argue that the voice of radio can work as an effective, practical and cost-efficient means of transmitting information that may impact the lives of people in communities all over the world.
Published [2005] by University Press of America
Issues covered: Violence Against Women, Cultural Diversity and Language, Education, Strategic Use and FOSS Regional focus: Tanzania, Kenya, Honduras
UNDP Best Practices and Know-How in ICT for Development
A publication on UNDP Best Practices and Know-How in ICT for Development contains a collection of knowledge-based best practices accumulated by UNDP in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Published [2004] by
Issues covered: General Reference Regional focus: Eastern Europe, CIS, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Kosovo, Moldova
ICT for Development Success Stories: Youth, Poverty and Gender
The 100-page publication highlights initiatives that are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to make a real and meaningful difference in communities around the world, no matter how disadvantaged or isolated they may be. These stories on Youth, Poverty and Gender intend to provide snapshots of the learning process that accompanies the introduction and implementation of ICTs in a community development project.
Published [2003] by Global Knowledge Partnership
Issues covered: General Reference, Economic Empowerment, Strategic Use and FOSS Regional focus: Global
Women in Sync: Acting Locally, Connecting Globally (Toolkit 3)
Connecting Locally, Acting Globally is the third volume of Women in Sync. Women from diverse geographies and cultures tell how their communities are defining the Internet, and how they are themselves redefined by the experience. The telling comes in different tones: some voices were are terse, some verbosevoluble, and some quietly passionate. But all are, in the end, inspiring.
Published [2000] by APC Women's Networking Support Programme
Issues covered: Cultural Diversity and Language, Governance, Strategic Use and FOSS Regional focus: Global
Essentials: Information Communications Technology for Development
This Essentials is a practical introduction to the complex area of Information and Communications Technologies for Development (ICTD)
Published by United Nations Development Programme
Issues covered: General Reference Regional focus: Global
Roma Information Project: The Roma Women's Movement Takes on Technology
Roma women thoughts regarding the Open Society Institute and the Advocacy Project carried out Roma information Project (RIP). The goal of the project was to introduce a selected number of Roma women organisation in Central and Easter Europe to information technology.
Issues covered: Education Regional focus: Europe, Bulgaria, Czech, Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia
Video Films: Women & ICT Projects in India
This page links to two documentary films on women and ICT that were produced in the framework of UNESCO’s pilot project 'Putting ICT in the Hands of the Poor', that are now available online. They examine the information needs of poverty stricken communities in South Asia, with a special focus on gender issues.
Published by OneWorld South Asia
Issues covered: Economic Empowerment Regional focus: India, South & Central Asia, Asia-Pacific
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