In depth

26.04.2006 Many Australian grain growers need to change their management approach to ensure their continued viability, but do not have the required knowledge and skills. Uptake of relevant education and training is poor, despite the positive correlation between learning, change and farm viability.

26.04.2006 The focus of this research was to develop a sustainable Information and Communication Technology (ICT) model in a Nigerian community, by evaluating ICT provision in South Africa's disadvantaged communities and comparing it with the Nigerian situation; to identify applicable models and service mechanisms; and, to identify pitfalls and risks.

18.04.2006 What can ICT bring for the inhabitants of 600,000 Indian villages? How India is empowering the poor and marginalised citizens to participate in the emerging knowledge society? How will India provide voice to her millions of citizens? ‘Taking ICT to every Indian village: Opportunities and challenges”, attempts at answering such questions and exploring the complex interactions between ICT and society. more...

18.04.2006 Over the last decade, there has been an ongoing debate regarding the role that Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) should play in development cooperation programs in general, and more specifically in support of poverty alleviation.

13.04.2006 A review of evidence on the effectiveness of initiatives providing better access to information and communication technology for people experiencing social exclusion.

12.04.2006 The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) is the first e-index based on internationally agreed ICT indicators. This makes it a valuable tool for benchmarking those indicators considered to be the most important for measuring the information society. Because the indicators used for the DOI have been endorsed by the international community, they will increasingly be collected over time by countries, adding to the coverage of the index enhancing its inclusiveness.

07.04.2006 In Bolivia IICD is actively supporting a large-scale ICT for development program TIC Bolivia or IICD in Bolivia since 2000. The program is operational with 15 projects at department and national levels in Bolivia in the sectors Agriculture, Governance and Education. Liang Tan and Dr. Stijn van der Krogt of the International Institute of Communication for Development, The Netherlands writes about their experiences in Bolivia.