Movements towards open data involve the publication of datasets (from metadata on
publications, to research, to operational project statistics) online in standard formats and …

Mobile telephones have become important tools for socio-economic activities. In Africa, their
diffusion is phenomenal. This paper adopts the innovation system conceptual framework for …

The public sector is at present the decisive actor to develop and shape the network society.
Individual innovators, counter-cultural communities, and business firms have done their job …

The advent of new information and communication technologies—particularly of online Web
2.0 technologies that allow for a plurality of information sources and contributors from …

Open Development (OD) is a subset of ICT4D that studies the potential of IT-enabled
openness to support social change among poor or marginalized populations. Early OD work …

Quality of Openness: Evaluating the Contributions of IDRC’s Information and Networks
Program to Open Development Page 1 Quality of Openness: Evaluating the Contributions of …

This chapter provides a picture of some issues that should be considered during the design
and implementation of open-government initiatives, based on the analysis of four Italian …

This article offers a conceptual analysis of two aspects of openness: extended feedback and
absorptive capacity in the context of a developing country national innovation system …

Future Internet developments, particularly a phenomenon labeled as “Internet of Things” and
“Web Squared”, have been predicted to change lives globally. The nature of that change will …

Most South African citizens are confronted daily with problems of accessing basic public
services. With the mandate of carrying out research and development intended to improve …