Despite improvements in educational indicators, such as enrolment, significant challenges
remain with regard to the delivery of quality education in developing countries, particularly in …

Thirty years ago a UN commission published the Maitland Report, proposing that by the
early 21st century, every individual on the planet should “be within easy reach of a …

In this introductory chapter, we locate “global media and communication policy” studies
historically, highlighting some of the key touchstones that have given rise to intense …

Any vision of knowledge societies must affirm the core aspirations for peaceful and
sustainable knowledge societies in a way that acknowledges the interests of all …

Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICT) are often represented as a factor
in global economic growth and social development. Consequently, countries and …

With presumptions that e-government theories prevail in various formats and concepts
around the globe, nations and institutions, not many examples are there to emulate in terms …

Is the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs)—especially mobile
technologies, such as the mobile phone and mobile services—causing power shifts of …

This article attempts to explain how mobile phones influence how Sri Lankan Tamil refugees
perceive cultural, psychological, and physical borders. Grounded in the information and …

The Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)
Projects to Capabilities, Empowerment and Page 1 The Contribution of Information and …

This chapter extends a critical perspective on the economic impact of the Internet to the
study of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for development …