Basis for providing overall ICT policy direction
United Nations ICT Taskforce
http://www.unicttaskforce.org/
This initiative is intended to lend a truly global dimension to the multitude of efforts to bridge the global digital divide, foster digital opportunity, and thus firmly put ICT at the service of development for all.
The Information Revolution Development Assistance
http://www.jica.go.jp/english/publication/studyreport/topical/ir_dev/index.html This book analyses the programme of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for providing assistance to ICT needs. The purpose for assisting in ICT programmes/projects is explained, along with the direction of assistance for ICT utilization, elements of a global society, and the need for reforming the assistance programme of JICA.
Technology and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
http://www1.oecd.org/publications/e-book/4102051E.PDF
Sponsored by OECD's Development Centre and the Asian Development Bank, this e-book collects fifteen papers presented at the 7th meeting of the International Forum on Asian Perspectives, held in Paris on 18 and 19 June 2001. The first part analyzes the contribution of technology to poverty reduction, while the second discusses policies and provides guidelines towards making technology work for the poor.
Human Development Report 2001: Making New Technologies Work for Human Development - UNDP
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/complete.pdf
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/complete.pdfDOT Force (Genoa) Plan of Action: Framework for Implementation
http://www.dotforce.org/reports/matrix.html
The Digital Opportunity Task Force (DOT Force) plan towards fostering an environment of sustainable social and economic development (including poverty alleviation).
Creating a Development Dynamic: July 2001 Final Report of the Digital Opportunity Initiative - UNDP
http://www.opt-init.org/framework/pages/contents.html
http://www.opt-init.org/framework/pages/contents.htmlA Global ICT Skills Offensive to Bridge the Digital Divide between North and South
http://www.developmentgateway.org/download/155068/A2-01StammEng.pdf
Looking to the future unfolding of the digital revolution, this briefing paper provides an overview of the possible consequences of ICT development for both developed and developing countries, highlighting issues of hardware and network provision and shortage of ICT expertise. Key data on the global spread of ICTs is included.
The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002: Readiness for the Networked World
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cr/pdf/gitrr2002_execsumm.pdf
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cr/pdf/gitrr2002_execsumm.pdfAPT Asia-Pacific Summit on the Information Society: 31 October-2 November 2000 –“Asia-Pacific Renaissance through ICT In the 21st Century”
http://www.aptsec.org/infosummit/Summit%20WEB/Declaration-SOM-Final1.htm
