Useful Resources
This section of the Knowledge Warehouse provides links to resources on Benchmarks and Indicators which specifically relate to the educational use of ICTs.
The Networking Revolution
Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries [1219]
The_Networking_Revolution.pdf
The Information for Development Program
Encouraging the Use of ICTs in Developing Countries [1218]
The_Information_for_Development_Program.pdf
Commercial opportunities for providing communications infrastructure in low-income developing countries Paper 14
This paper looks at commercial aspects of telecommunications infrastructure development, particularly the question of how technological changes are enabling access to be provided in low-income countries on commercial terms. It focuses on Africa, which is the continent of prime concern for Imfundo [1217]
Providing_communications_infrastructure.pdf
Information and Communication Technology in Schools
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can support learning in a number of ways. It can facilitate communication, increase access to information, provide greater access to learning for students with special educational needs, model and simulate a range of scientific phenomena, and generally motivate students, develop problem solving capabilities and aid deeper understanding. [1216]
ICT_in_Schools.pdf
Computer Costing
Today it is not the purchase price that is the significant cost of computers but the software that runs on them and the peripheral components that are associated with then, plus on-going maintenance. Over a five-year period estimated costs range from 10 to 15 times the initial purchase cost. In addition the other area of cost is in environmental costs of manufacturing computers-their component parts and eventually their disposal. [1215]
Computer_costing.pdf
Hong Kong Digital Strategy
Connecting the world [1214]
2001_Hong_Kong_Digital_21_Strategy.pdf
National ICT Policies and Gender Equality
The impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) to social, political and economic changes has arguably become the major development concern for many governments. In the last few years, many government development strategists have mostly focused on pursuing economic strategies and policies that seek to promote a more attractive environment for the ICT industry including the deregulation of the telecommunications industry, attracting foreign investments, and increasing Inte rnet connectivity. [1197]
National_ICT_poilicies._Asia.pdf
MOÇAMBIQUE e-Ready?
Mozambique, a country that is one of the poorest in the world, yet one of the fastest growing, has a strong potential to become a competitive asset in the new world economy. There are many obstacles to overcome – such as severe illiteracy rates, lack of basic infrastructure, such as teledensity and electricity in many areas - yet there is room for great improvement. [1196]
ICT_status_of_Mozambique.pdf
e-Readiness in developing countries
Originated by the intent to provide a unified framework to evaluate breadth and depth of the so called Digital Divide between more and less developed or developing countries, different evaluation guides made their appearance, claiming each to be a useful tool both to diagnose current situation and to orient steps to narrow and shallow the Divide. [1195]
eReadiness-developing-countries.pdf
E-Readiness as a Tool for ICT Development
With the specter of the “digital divide” looming ever larger, world leaders in government, business, and civic organizations are harnessing the power of information and communication technologies (ICT) for development. [1194]
E-readiness_as_a_tool.pdf