Activities

Building Local Capacity for ICT Policy and Regulation A needs assessment and gap analysis for Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Expanding Affordable Access in Africa Support for a consensus building workshop on the EASSY submarine cable project infoDev / ITU ICT Regulation Toolkit An online resource for regulators and other ICT decision makers LIRNE.NET/World Dialogue On Regulation Online knowledge resources and policy dialogue Municipal Broadband Networks Local Open Access Networks For Communities and Municipalities Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study for a European Commission ICT Program Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Open Access Models Options for Improving Backbone Access in Developing Countries (with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa) Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Workshop An infoDev Workshop in Cooperation with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, March 10, 2005

Information Appliances for the Poor Hope or Hype? m-Banking for the Poor Mobile-Enabled Financial Services

Critical Review and Survey of ICT in Education in the Caribbean What are the lessons learned from the past decade’s investment and activities, successes and failures, related to ICT use in education in the Caribbean? Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) Case Studies and Lessons Learned ICT Components in World Bank Education Projects How, and why are ICTs used in World Bank education projects? ICT in Education Policymakers Toolkit Assisting education policy makers, planners and practitioners in the process of harnessing the potential of ICTs to meet educational goals and targets efficiently and effectively ICTs and the Professional Development of Teachers A Handbook to Guide and Assess the Appropriate Use of ICTs to Aid in the Professional Development of Teachers to Benefit Education For All Information Appliances for the Poor Hope or Hype? Knowledge Maps: ICTs and Education What do we know about the effective uses of information and communication technologies in education in developing countries? Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT in Education Projects What is the impact of introducing ICTs in an educational setting, and how should this impact be measured? Monitoring and Evaluation of the NEPAD e-Schools Demo Project What are the issues, challenges and effective implementation models for introducing ICTs in African schools? Quick Guide to ICT & Education Work Supported by International Donor Agencies Research, projects and activities sponsored by international donors and aid agencies related to the use of ICTs in education Quick Guides to ICT and Education Issues and Topics Survey of ICT in Education in Africa How are ICTs currently being used in the education sector in Africa, and what are the strategies and policies related to this use? Workshops on ICT and Education in the Pacific Assessing the potential of ICTs to help meet educational goals in Pacific Island nations

Online Introduction to e-Government & Knowledge Map Using ICT for Public Sector Reform Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in e-Government A knowledge map and toolkit

Enhancing the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor The Role of Information and Communication Technologies ICT4D Capacity Building Workshops Lessons From Experience m-Banking for the Poor Mobile-Enabled Financial Services

Business Incubation Toolkit for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Financing Challenges Facing ICT-Enabled SMEs Scaling Up ICT-Enabled Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: The Role of Private Sector Finance ICT, Innovation and Economic Growth in Transition Economies A Multi-Country Study of Poland, Russia and the Baltic Countries ICT, Poverty and the Global Economy Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries ICT, Trade and Export Promotion Improving Business Competitiveness and Increasing Economic Growth in Ghana The Role of ICT-ITES Improving Competitiveness and Increasing Economic Diversification in the Caribbean The Role of ICT Improving Competitiveness and Increasing Economic Growth in Tanzania The Role of ICT Improving Competitiveness and Increasing Economic Growth in Uganda The Role of ICT Incubator Network Africa Incubator Network Asia Incubator Network Eastern Europe and Central Asia Incubator Network Latin America and the Caribbean Incubator Network Middle East and North Africa infoDev Business Incubation Toolkit A live resource for Business Incubators' Managers in Developing Countries IT Parks: International Best Practice An assessment of international best practice for the establishment of sustainable IT parks, including three country studies Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Incubators Promoting Private Sector Investment and Innovation To Address the Information and Communication Needs of the Poor in Sub-Saharan Africa

Monitoring and Evaluation of the NEPAD e-Schools Demo Project What are the issues, challenges and effective implementation models for introducing ICTs in African schools?