Content update - Information and Communication Technologies for Development on the Development Gateway ------------------------- 15 new resources have been added to Information and Communication Technologies for Development on the Development Gateway http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict Too much e-mail? See how to change your settings at the bottom of this message. -------------------------------------------------- 1. Blog on e-Administration and e-Governance 2. The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care 3. An Evaluation of Humanitarian Information Centers (HICs) including Case Studies of HICs for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Liberia 4. Wireless Cities: Philadelphia mulls wireless society 5. The Adoption and Use of the Internet in South Korea 6. ICT Update: Agrometeorology 7. Science and technology for development: Lessons learned from China and Japan 8. E-Health: Transforming doctor-patient relationships with a dose of technology 9. Bank's Network Highlighted in CIO Magazine 10. Government Open Source Policies 11. Enlace Quiché: Using ICT Tools to Support Intercultural Bilingual Education 12. Global and Critical Visions of Distance Universities and Programs in Latin America 13. Radio Ujjas: Greening the ears for the Kutch people 14. The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries 15. Solving Traveling Salesman Problems ------------------------- 1. Blog on e-Administration and e-Governance http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1010854~intcmp=00001 This site provides brief summaries and links to articles on several electronic government initiatives taking place in India. Contributed by Gopalakrishnan Devanathan on 31 August, 2004 2. The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1010902~intcmp=00001 The United States Department of Health and Human Services released the first outline of a 10-year National Health IT Strategic Framework to transform the delivery of health care by building a new health information infrastructure, including electronic health records ... Contributed by Rafael Hernandez on 1 September, 2004 3. An Evaluation of Humanitarian Information Centers (HICs) including Case Studies of HICs for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Liberia http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1010913~intcmp=00001 The Humanitarian Information Center (HIC) is a common service of the UN System, managed by the Field Information Support Unit (FIS) of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The HIC is deployed into the field at the onset of a humanitarian ... Contributed by Julius P. Gwyer on 1 September, 2004 4. Wireless Cities: Philadelphia mulls wireless society http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1010937~intcmp=00001 Lead: For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot. The ambitious plan, now in the works, would involve placing hundreds, or maybe thousands of small transmitters ... Contributed by Rafael Hernandez on 1 September, 2004 5. The Adoption and Use of the Internet in South Korea http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1010955~intcmp=00001 Abstract: Recent surveys indicate that the rapid rate of Internet use in South Korea is one of the highest in the world. However, a widespread disparity in Internet use has recently come to light in South Korea. In particular, Internet use has been clearly divided ... Contributed by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) on 1 September, 2004 6. ICT Update: Agrometeorology http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1010981~intcmp=00001 ICT Update is a bimonthly web magazine, with an accompanying printed bulletin and email newsletter published by CTA, Wageningen, the Netherlands. This issue focuses on ICTs in Agrometeorology and highlights topics such as FAO´s efforts using the eLocust sytem to ... Contributed by Rutger Engelhard on 2 September, 2004 7. Science and technology for development: Lessons learned from China and Japan http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011000~intcmp=00001 Is there a correlation between investment in technology and economic growth? And, if so, should developing countries invest heavily in research and development? What role can ICT play in the process of economic development? This paper examines what lessons can ... Contributed by giulio quaggiotto on 2 September, 2004 8. E-Health: Transforming doctor-patient relationships with a dose of technology http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011043~intcmp=00001 Abstract: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) feature strongly in the Australian governments strategic visions for health care. In such e-healthstrategies ICTs are presented as powerful tools that improve the delivery of quality health care and ... Contributed by Rafael Hernandez on 3 September, 2004 9. Bank's Network Highlighted in CIO Magazine http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011058~intcmp=00001 The article features the challenges, lessons learned and developments of the World Bank's information and telcommunications network. Mohamed Muhsin shares his management experience as World Bank's Chief Information Officer (CIO). Written by Ben Worthen, published ... Contributed by Diana Manevskaya on 4 September, 2004 10. Government Open Source Policies http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011068~intcmp=00001 Lead: The following chart provides information on Open Source (OS) software policies and legislation considered by national, regional or local governments around the world. It looks at whether the policy or legislation mandated the use of OS, expressed a preference ... Contributed by Mikhail Doroshevich on 5 September, 2004 11. Enlace Quiché: Using ICT Tools to Support Intercultural Bilingual Education http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011171~intcmp=00001 Final report for the Enlace Quiché project. Phase I of the project was undertaken as part of the LearnLink program beginning in 2000. Phase II of the project, discussed in this report, was undertaken between June 2002 and February 2003. The project has established ... Contributed by Barbara Fillip on 7 September, 2004 12. Global and Critical Visions of Distance Universities and Programs in Latin America http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011202~intcmp=00001 Abstract: This article discusses reasons for the chronic problems for the deteriorated conditions facing Latin American universities. It also suggests ways in which Latin American distance universities can contribute to a transformation of the entire university ... Contributed by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) on 7 September, 2004 13. Radio Ujjas: Greening the ears for the Kutch people http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011205~intcmp=00001 Kutch, the largest district of Gujarat, in India has distinct geographical features. With 51 percent of land covered by desert and with scant rains, Kutch is under constant threat of drought. Harsh environment, lack of education, inadequate nutrition, early and ... Contributed by Anuradha Dhar on 8 September, 2004 14. The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011221~intcmp=00001 This book is a selection of papers that were presented by different authors at "The Wireless Internet Opportunity For Developing Countries" Conference in New York, 26 June 2003. It is a reference document that served as a basis for seminars and roundtable discussions ... Contributed by Emmanuel Rutwaza on 8 September, 2004 15. Solving Traveling Salesman Problems http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1011299~intcmp=00001 The traveling salesman problem (TSP) is this: given a finite number of "cities" along with the cost of travel between each pair of them, find the cheapest way of visiting all the cities and returning to your starting point. Many operations research problems are ... Contributed by John Daly on 8 September, 2004 ========== HURIDOCS-Tech listserv ========== Send mail intended for the list to <huridocs-tech@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/huridocs-tech/markup/maillist.php To subscribe to the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: subscribe huridocs-tech To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: unsubscribe huridocs-tech If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-huridocs-tech@hrea.org>.
[Reply to this message] [Start a new topic] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index] [Subject Index] [List Home Page] [HREA Home Page]