'The OPEN system publishes on the Internet an array of information relating to municipal government services, permits and licenses.'

'Thamel.com is a Nepal-based marketing and development company that has tapped the resources of the diaspora to create new opportunities for Nepalese workers, generate cultural value, and help move local businesses in a new direction.

The Thamel.com model combines a number of key practices that have allowed it to succeed, including localization, cultural marketing, innovative use of technology, and providing a high standard of customer service. The company’s unique combination of e-commerce more...

'Multiple play in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector refers to the provision of multiple services—such as voice telephony, broadcasting, and Internet access—by one operator over a single communications network, typically telephone or cable television. This offers numerous potential benefits to customers, including lower prices, better services, and more choices among service providers. It enables new business models and opportunities for increased competition and reduc more...

'Bringing management of the radio spectrum closer to markets is long overdue. The radio spectrum is a major component of the infrastructure that underpins the information society. Spectrum management, however, has not kept up with major changes in technology, business practice, and economic policy that have taken place worldwide during the last two decades.'

'In 2005 International Finance Corporation (IFC's) private enterprise partnership (PEP) business enabling environment (BEE) project launched an internet portal to improve small medium enterprise (SME) access to information on regulatory procedures for Belarusian entrepreneurs. In less than two years the portal has not only become the most popular business portal in Belarus but also proved it an effective tool for facilitating cooperation with state officials. To improve the entrepreneurs' access more...

New information technology (IT) systems are serious, and potentially risky, investments for government agencies and nonprofit organizations. This guide is designed to help public sector managers better understand how a return on investment (ROI) analysis can take some of that risk out of their next IT investment.

This study was aimed at highlighting the interconnectedness between organizational reputation, relative advantage, and perceived risk as innovation attributes in the case of e-service. The study reveals that a good organizational reputation is conducive to the adoption of e-services. This means that organizational reputation also has an influence in the case of using on-line services. For customers that purchase services via the Web, relative advantage results in higher service quality perceptio more...

'Modern science and technology offer tremendous opportunities for improving the well-being of current and future generations and the environment. However, they also embody risks. Science and technology must be guided toward outcomes desired by society. Guiding science and technology to benefit the poor and food insecure in developing countries is the focus of this set of policy briefs. It presents relevant evidence regarding actual and potential benefits and risks associated with a number of tec more...

'The Remote Transaction System is a technological innovation designed to help microfinance institutions serve more clients, especially in rural areas. A consortium of microfinance institutions, along with Hewlett-Packard, designed and piloted the Remote Transaction System in rural Uganda. The technology proved valuable in lowering transactions costs, reduced risk, and more convenience for lenders and clients alike. Designed with the specific needs of microfinance in mind, the Remote Transaction more...

'South Asia is one of the most active grounds of ICT4D initiatives. In many instances, South Asia is the pioneer in generating creative ideas and seeing through their successful realization on the ground. The instances of successes and failures are often discussed in various seminars, workshops and other forums organized in different parts of the world, and available in numerous power point presentations and short write-ups. However, there is a severe dearth of detailed and structured informatio more...