Good Practice in Information and Communication Technology for Education
Good Practice in Information and Communication Technology for Education

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 9292547666

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ICT for education is a rapidly evolving and high-priority development area. This guide stresses the importance of a holistic good practice framework in which ICT for education issues are pursued through three interrelated perspectives: (i) national perspective, (ii) education sector perspective, and (iii) education institution and school perspective. The guide draws on a range of sources, including the findings of ADB’s studies on ICT for education and the experience ADB has gained with stakeholders and partners in providing project assistance for ICT for education in its developing member countries.

Promoting Information and Communication Technology in ADB Operations
Promoting Information and Communication Technology in ADB Operations

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9292546090

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Rapid advances in information and communication technology (ICT) continue to create tremendous opportunities for economic and social gains in the world's poorest areas. A key infrastructure of knowledge-based economies. ICT is a driving force for rapidly growing new sectors. The Strategy 2020 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reinforces the importance of drawing on ICT to enhance development in Asia and the Pacific. In line with Strategy 2020, ADB's 2013 ICT for Development Strategy and with the support of the Republic of Korea's e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund (EAKPF), this study examines and identifies opportunities for promoting ICT in ADB operations.

Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements
Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements

Author: Adomi, Esharenana E.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-07-31

Total Pages: 928

ISBN-13: 1615208488

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The Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements provides a comprehensive and reliable source of information on current developments in information communication technologies. This source includes ICT policies; a guide on ICT policy formulation, implementation, adoption, monitoring, evaluation and application; and background information for scholars and researchers interested in carrying out research on ICT policies.

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010

Author: Shahid Akhtar

Publisher: IDRC

Published: 2009-06-03

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 8132100840

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The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in the Asia Pacific region.This fourth edition (2009-2010) features 30 economies and four sub-regional groupings. The chapters provide updated information on ICT infrastructure, industries, content and services, key programs, enabling policies and regulation, education and capacity building, open source, and research and development initiatives, as well as ICTD challenges in each of the economies covered. The common framework that underpins these reports allows readers to undertake a comparative analysis and assess progress across Asia Pacific.In addition, regional overviews provide a synthesis of ICTD trends, regulatory issues, and lessons for managing innovation in the network economy. The thematic chapters focus on issues in ICT in education, a key area in ICTD.The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Agriculture
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Agriculture

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-06-25

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 9251099790

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An assessment of platforms promoting ICT for agriculture, food security and nutrition and proposals for improving its usage, such as the creation of the ICT for Sustainable Agricultural Production Innovation Lab.

Annual Report
Annual Report

Author: United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Information and Communication Technologies for Economic and Regional Developments
Information and Communication Technologies for Economic and Regional Developments

Author: Rahman, Hakikur

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2006-12-31

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 159904188X

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"This book includes evolution, planning, development, implementation and practical implications of diversified development practices around the world, focusing on socio-economic empowerment and regional developments through ICTs; it provides recommendations, success cases and failures of those practices that can be taken into consideration for future project preparation"--Provided by publisher.

ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability: Practice and Applications
ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability: Practice and Applications

Author: Steyn, Jacques

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-09-30

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 1615209980

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"This book unites the theoretical underpinnings and scientific methodology of an approach of deploying ICT in marginalized communities to bridge the so-called digital divide. This book contains case studies of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean that demonstrate which approaches work and which do not in deploying public access to information sources"--Provided by publisher.