Reference Guide

Designing National e-Development Strategies

An interview with Dr. Nagy Hanna, Senior Advisor, Informatics Advisory Services, World Bank, who discusses how the concepts of "e-development" and "e-strategy" can make a difference in operationalizing the transition to the knowledge economy and information society. He also shares his experience in assisting the Government of Sri Lanka to design a national e-development strategy as an example of the World Bank's new informatics advisory services.

IPv6 Forum

IPv6 is short for "Internet Protocol Version 6". IPv6 is the "next generation" protocol designed by the IETF to replace the current version Internet Protocol, IP Version 4 ("IPv4"). Some introductory information about the protocol can be found in the IPv6 FAQ and a hand full of 'how-to' guides are provided.

Privatization Toolkits: Telecommunications regulation

These Privatisation toolkits provide an overview of telecommunication regulation, discuss objectives and principles, and gives guidance on the regulatory decision-making process. Detailed analysis of issues related to licensing, including a discussion of the types of licensing regimes, practices, and the contents of licenses are given.

ICT Regulation Toolkit - Authorisation and Licensing Module

The ICT Regulation Toolkit is a live resource for policy-makers, regulators, the telecom industry, and consumers. It provides a global overview of how telecom policy is best implemented with practical materials highlighting experience and results.

A Sourcebook for Parliamentarians

This Sourcebook intended for parliamentarians and policy makers provide a broad overview of ICTs and their use as powerful tools for accelerating social and economic development. It provides tools and Asia-Pacific examples on key issues such as ICT-related policies, the role of government and members of parliament in planning and implementing ICT for development, open standards and open source, and monitoring and evaluation of ICT initiatives.

A Regulator's Guide to Building a Global Information Community

This guide produced by the Federal Communications Commission presents the challenges and opportunities for regulators, especially in developing countries, ranging from the basic issue of structuring a regulatory agency to the complexities of licensing service providers. This document covers essential functions of regulators and outlines important regulation goals.

Why National Strategies are needed for ICT-enabled Development?

This paper explores the need for national strategies for ICT-enabled development and provides examples some of ways ICT is likely to impact social and economic development, illustrating the strategic significance of ICT for enabling national development and poverty reduction strategies. Also discussed is the rationale for designing national strategies for e-development (or e-enhanced development), and the options, objectives and major thrusts for such strategies in support of economic growth, poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals.

Building a legal and policy framework to attract IT-enabled outsourcing

This 20 page PDF from the Global Internet Policy Initiative outlines the principal factors in creating a legal and policy framework conducive to the enablement of a healthy back-office economy.

The Keys to the Back Office: Building a legal and policy framework to attract IT-enabled outsourcing

A 20 page May 2002 paper produced by the Global Internet Policy Initiative outlining the elements of the ideal legal framework for ITenabled outsourcing. Section 1 has defined IT-enabled outsourcing and described in broad terms the factors that motivate firms to use it. Section 2 analyzes firms that are engaged in IT-enabled outsourcing to determine their legal needs. Section 3 analyzes the legal frameworks in several countries that have taken steps to develop an IT-enabled outsourcing economy. Section 4 presents a three-tiered legal framework that should help any country interested in attracting IT-enabled outsourcing.

READINGS IN MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

Here is a reading list for the management of technological innovation originally compiled by KwangHui Lim (1997) modified by Ali Pırnar (1999)

Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystem

The Roadmap is a user-friendly guide for policy makers and technologists offerings tools for understanding, creating, and sustaining open information and communication technologies ecosystems. Inside You’ll Find: core principles for openness; best practices & case studies; practical policy guidelines; and an Openness Maturity Model. This is a product of Harvard University’s Berkman Centre for Internet and Society.