New 2005/2006 Edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific Launched

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The new and updated edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific contains authoritative reports on how 29 economies/countries are using ICT in business, government and civil society written by senior authors who live and work in the region. Included are three subregional chapters on the Pacific Island States, ASEAN and APEC.

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006

Chief Editor: Chin Saik Yoon

Penang: Southbound

ISBN 983-9054-44-9

(includes CD-ROM of the 2003/2004 edition)

APDIP is pleased to announce the release of the new and updated edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific.

The official launch of this publication took place at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis. Details of the event are as follows:

Event Title: From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities: Monitoring Infostate for Development

Date: 17 November 2005

Time: 10:00 – 11:30

Venue: ICT4All Conference Room 8

Organizers: ORBICOM, UNDP-APDIP

The Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006 details the latest development and challenges facing the ICT industry in the Asia-Pacific region. It is an essential guide for ICT-related policy development, planning, research and project implementation.

This publication offers comprehensive reports and useful analyses of how 29 economies/countries are using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in business, government and civil society.

The reviews of individual economies cover the following aspects of the ICT sector:

Local online conent
Online services
Industries
Key national initiatives
Enabling policies
Regulatory environment
Open source software
Research and development
Trends

In addition, there are three sub-regional chapters on the Pacific Island States, ASEAN and APEC, as well as, four thematic chapters on various facets of the information society. They include:

Building information societies: Bridging the digital divide in Asia Pacific
Internet governance: Urgent issues for Asia Pacific
Social, political and cultural aspects of ICT: E-governance, popular participation and international politics
Appropriate ICT for Asia Pacific: Opting for open source, localization, internationalization and free access

This publication is a collaboration between UNDP-APDIP, Orbicom Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications, Pan Asia Networking of the International Development Research Centre and Southbound.

Related Links

Digital Review Website (parts of the chapters are available for free download here)

Foreword to the 2005/2006 edition - Building information societies: Asia Pacific encounters the Flat World

Preface to the 2005/2006 edition - Building information societies: Challenges before Asia Pacific

About Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003-2004

All APDIP Publications

World Summit on the Information Society

APDIP Events at WSIS

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