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13.05.2008 A new publication Data-Driven School Improvement by New York based Education Development centre emphasises use of data to improve classroom learning and teaching. The book examines the role of digital technologies in enhancing student performance.

06.05.2008 Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives – the South Asian Scenario released by UNESCO, New Delhi illustrates South Asian initiatives to bridge knowledge gaps in the region. The book is a useful source for building up necessary information infrastructure for development.

30.04.2008 Healthy @ home takes a look at how new technologies can help the elderly in independent living. Based on a survey of elderly adults and care providers in the United States, the publication discusses the benefits of new devices. It also, not surprisingly, concludes that personal attention cannot replace new technologies.

18.04.2008 Using Mobile Phones in Advocacy Campaigns, a strategy guide by MobileActive contains innovative ideas on using mobile phones for active civic engagement. Citing case studies from different parts of the world, the book advocates mobiles as tools of social change in developing nations.

04.04.2008 The use of mobile phone communication for various services is rapidly growing in developing countries. The innovative use of mobile phones in the Philippines: lessons for Africa, a report published by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency identifies the best practices and lessons learnt from the Philippines experience.

07.03.2008 Illiteracy among women will only worsen the already serious problem of digital divide, says Women’s Literacy and Information and Communication Technologies: Lessons that Experience has Taught Us, a book by Commonwealth of Learning. The study highlights policy as well as implementation strategies in the use of ICTs for women’s literacy.

07.02.2008 Several programmes have been implemented in recent years for capacity building of teachers in the use and integration of information and communication technology. UNESCO’s recent publication: ICT in Teacher Education: Case Studies from the Asia-Pacific Region contains a collection of examples of ICT in Teacher Education programmes.

05.02.2008 A UNESCO publication titled: CR: A user’s guide to the Technology is an excellent manual for potential community radio operators. With Indian government planning to set up 4,000 stations, the manual is a handy reference for starting a radio station in the country.

08.11.2004 Written by leading experts, this document gives the status of internet in Africa. It is aimed to help internet service providers, data carriers, telephone companies, government and regulatory organisations, development agencies, universities and NGOs working to bridge the digital divide in the continent.

12.08.2003 edited by Marjan Besuijen

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