The e-Primers for the Information Economy is a regional public information effort of UNDP-APDIP and the e-ASEAN Task Force Secretariat to make available to a wide audience crucial topics on the information economy. The aim of the e-Primers for the Information Economy is to provide policy makers and opinion leaders in developing countries of the Asia-Pacific with a clear understanding of the various terminologies, definitions, trends and issues surrounding the information economy, as well as, the specific implications of ICT for their societies.

These e-Primers provide developing countries with a compendium of global best practices of ICT-facilitating conditions - physical and financial infrastructure, legal and regulatory frameworks, skills development, scientific research and development, etc. required to harness their individual resources and direct these toward growth, development and poverty reduction.

Download the e-Primers in PDF format or visit the e-Primers website at www.eprimers.org

• The Information Age, by Emmanuel Lallana
• Nets, Webs and the Information Infrastructure, by Edwin Soriano
• e-Commerce and e-Business, by Zorayda Ruth Andam
• Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Information Economy, by Rodolfo Noel S. Quimbo
• e-Government, by Patricia Pascual
• ICT in Education, by Victoria L. Tinio
• Genes Technology and Policy, by Jose Maria A. Ochave
• Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Alleviation, by Roger W. Harris