Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme

This APDIP e-Note describes a methodology to identify ‘killer’ applications and models of e-governance that may be suitable for deployment and wide-scale replication in telecentres throughout the Philippines. The same methodology can be used to guide other telecentres around the world.

• Published: 2007-11-24

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This e-primer introduces policy makers and development practitioners to the application of different information and communication technologies (ICTs) in disaster management.

• Published: 2007-09-11

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This APDIP e-Note intends to give a brief introduction to government interoperability frameworks (GIFs), explain how they are classified and provide details of their common features. It also discusses the importance of open standards in GIFs and why governments should consider open standards seriously when designing or evaluating their GIFs.

• Published: 2007-09-04

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The affordability of FOSS and its openness to modification and localization is contributing to the sustainbility of telecentres, and more broadly, to empowered communities and poverty reduction. This APDIP e-Note explores the benefits of using FOSS applications in telecentres with case studies from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Brazil, Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Published: 2007-08-24

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This APDIP e-Note provides a brief introduction to the history of document standards, explores the different standards for electronic documents and details the development of OpenDocument Format for Office Applications (ODF). It also looks at how governments worldwide have started to adopt ODF in public administration.

• Published: 2007-08-01

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This e-primer looks at how the knowledge-based economy has impacted small and medium enterprises (SMEs); explores why so few SMEs have adopted information and communications technology (ICT) and why SMEs should adopt ICT; and provides some policy recommendations for promoting SME adoption of ICT.

• Published: 2007-07-31

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This APDIP e-Note is the second in the series on information and communications technology (ICT) skill development in the Asia-Pacific region. While the first part examined the gaps between demand and supply of ICT skills, this APDIP e-Note focuses on what could be done to bridge the identified gaps at national and regional levels.

• Published: 2007-07-11

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This e-primer introduces the concept of Open Content. It focuses on implications for policy makers, and the advantages that the Open Content model may offer, especially for developing countries.

• Published: 2007-07-09

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This APDIP e-Note looks at how ICT is being used in disaster management. It provides a broad overview of the role ICT plays in the disaster management process and it outlines why it is essential to give ICT its due place in disaster management.

• Published: 2007-05-22

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To highlight different aspects in the recent expansion of telecentres, APDIP has developed a series of APDIP e-Notes dealing with telecentres. The first APDIP e-Note presents telecentres as a mature development mechanism. The second APDIP e-Note examines a number of models of financing telecentres, thus securing sustainability and establishing telecentres as a reliable public service. While the third APDIP e-Note, to be released shortly, will focus on FOSS applications in telecentres, as a way to keep costs of running telecentres low.

• Published: 2007-05-18

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