ICTs Community Access and Development : Case Studies from Six Developing Countries
Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. Contours of an approach for performance evaluation. 2. MCT in Mali (Timbuctu): the case of a marginal economy. 3. E-post and telekiosks in Bhutan: a marginal economy in transition. 4. MCTs in Honduras: whither the advantage of high literacy. 5. MCT pilot project in Vietnam: the mergence of a new model. 6. MCTs in Nicaragua: an alternative mode of access. 7. MCTs in Tanzania: serving the dispossessed. Summary and conclusions. Bibliography. Index.
"The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology (ICT) issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services. For 145 years ITU has coordinated the shared global use of the radio frequency spectrum promoted International cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve Telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, established the worldwide standards that foster seamless Interconnection of a vast range of communication systems and addressed the global challenges of our times, such as mitigating the impact of natural disasters and climate change and strengthening cyber security.
ITU\'s Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) is one of the Unions three sectors and was established to help spread equitable, sustainable and affordable access to Telecommunications, as a means of stimulating broader social and economic development. The sector works with partners from governments and industry to mobilize the technical human and financial resources needed to develop ICT networks and services and connect the unconnected. The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) is the executive arm of ITU-D responsible for implementing projects through technical cooperation and assistance to boost telecommunication development." (jacket)
"The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology (ICT) issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services. For 145 years ITU has coordinated the shared global use of the radio frequency spectrum promoted International cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve Telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, established the worldwide standards that foster seamless Interconnection of a vast range of communication systems and addressed the global challenges of our times, such as mitigating the impact of natural disasters and climate change and strengthening cyber security.
ITU\'s Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) is one of the Unions three sectors and was established to help spread equitable, sustainable and affordable access to Telecommunications, as a means of stimulating broader social and economic development. The sector works with partners from governments and industry to mobilize the technical human and financial resources needed to develop ICT networks and services and connect the unconnected. The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) is the executive arm of ITU-D responsible for implementing projects through technical cooperation and assistance to boost telecommunication development." (jacket)
