Introduction: 'This chapter in the Commonwealth of Learning book, Telecentres: Case studies and key issues, discusses the range of technology options and technology issues that need to be considered in planning and developing technology for telecentres. It covers determining the users’ needs and the applications to meet those needs, putting the infrastructure in place, and selecting, installing, managing and maintaining the various technological components of a telecentre system. Technology li more...

The publication is a practical tool intended to be of use to those involved in grassroots communication and information centres and service providers in developing countries, e.g. CMCs or other community-based communication and information facilities: radio, telecentres, libraries, community learning centres, etc.

Specific issues, ranging from types of centres to relevant technologies, community involvement, developing training and skills, organizational matters, research and evaluation, sust more...

The HINARI program, set up by WHO together with major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature. Over 3750 journal titles are now available to health institutions in 113 countries, benefiting many thousands of health workers and researchers, and in turn, contributing to improved world health.

The Information Literacy Section of the International Federation of Library Association and Institutions (IFLA) has created this database to record information literacy materials from different parts of the world, on behalf of UNESCO.

"Citizen-to-Citizen Diplomacy – One Broadcast at a Time" is a major intiative funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The project, to which the Foundation has committed $2 million a year for five years, is working to help produce and distribute foreign documentary films for broadcast in this country, as well as to distribute documentaries about life in America to audiences in other countries. Introduction: "We may live in a global village, but most people’s knowledge of other cu more...

Cafebabel.com is a leading European media innovating in the field of citizen journalism and multilingualism. Created in 2001 by a group of Erasmus students, the concept was to create the first European transnational media, relying on contributions from citizen journalists from all over Europe. This Web site has been awared in 2007 by PoliticsOnline as one of "the top 10 who are changing the world of Internet and politics".

The Association for Progressive Communications has recently published a new issue paper focused on the Latin American media reality. This paper was written by Gustavo Gómez Germano. Introduction: "Digitalisation of media is an approaching reality for Latin American countries. This technologic paradigm shift promises more democratic and diverse access to radio and TV frequencies. However, there is also a great risk of reproducing the same inequalities and power relations that exist in the “ana more...

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Selon cet article publié récemment par Panos Afrique de l'Ouest le « mensuel international, indépendant et panafricain » Échos Sud international a fait paraître son premier numéro en septembre 2007. Publié par Medev International, le magazine entend évoquer l’Afrique dans une perspective africaine et depuis le continent africain, contrairement à la plupart des magazines « panafricains » qui en parlent depuis l’Europe en général et la France en particulier.

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This article looks at the ways in which access to information about CSOs is neccessary for the development of the civil society sector internationally, and focuses on issues such as transparency and accountability in this regard. Summary: "Transparency and access to information are preconditions for the continued growth and health of civil society. Without information on the activities, accomplishments and finances of CSOs, those who seek to support them are unable to effectively allocate resour more...