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The Information Society

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TIS is a refereed journal that publishes scholarly articles, position papers, debates, short communications and book reviews. TIS is published by Taylor & Francis.The Information Society (TIS) journal, published since 1981, is a forum for analysis of the impacts, policies, system concepts, and methodologies related to information technologies and changes in society and culture. Some of the key information technologies include computers and telecommunications; the sites of social change more...

Added by John Daly on June 24, 2010

Quality Education for an Inclusive, Innovative and Sustainable Knowledge Society: The Regional Bureau’s Education Support Strategy 2010-2013

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The Asia-Pacific is a region of great diversity and disparity. There are countries that are at the forefront of development in terms of economic and social conditions, technological capacity and innovation, as well as quality of education and lifelong learning. But there are also countries and areas with extreme poverty, sizeable groups of unenrolled school-age children and widespread illiteracy especially amongthose affected by armed conflicts. Amid rapid globalization and the spread of more...

Added by Zunia on June 14, 2010

Towards inclusive knowledge societies: a review of UNESCO's action in implementing the WSIS outcomes

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Abstract: This report reviews the UNESCO’s work in these implementation areas during the five years since the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2005. It summarises some highlights of what has been achieved to date and reflects upon the challenges which have arisen in the implementation of WSIS outcomes.The report looks in turn at UNESCO’s three main roles in WSIS implementation:as a coordinator/lead facilitator, with ITU, UNDP and UNCTAD, of the overall more...

Added by John Daly on May 19, 2010

The Global Knowledge Initiative

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The Global Knowledge Initiative seeks to serve the individuals and institutions of higher education and research, including the 77 US universities and colleges, 107 foreign universities and colleges, and 43 private sector businesses, foundations and non-governmental organizations that attended the Higher Education Summit for Global Development in 2008. Convened by the US Secretary of State, the US Secretary of Education, and the head of the US Agency for International Development, the Summit more...

Added by John Daly on April 08, 2010

The WSIS Forum 2010

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The ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP are jointly sponsoring the WSIS Forum 2010 scheduled to be held from 10 to 14 of May 2010 at the ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. This event builds upon the tradition of annual WSIS May meetings, and its new format is the result of open consultations with all WSIS Stakeholders.The Forum will offer participants a series of diverse interactions, including high-level debates addressing critical issues to the WSIS implementation and follow-up in more...

Added by John Daly on April 05, 2010

Metrics, analytics and knowledge : a monthly update (Vol. 3, no. 17)

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This metrics, analytics and knowledge newsletter includes some of the following headlines: social collaboration a phenomenon we have to learn to love or a bursting bubble? Social networking inflation? The slippery slope or the temptation to drink the cool aid; opportunistic embrace creates advantages and risks; should we choose the red pill or the blue pill? And common social networking activities.

Added by Zunia on April 01, 2010

Information Society Policies: Annual World Report 2009

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Assistance to UNESCO Member States in the formulation of national information policy frameworks has been the main focus of UNESCO's Information for All Programme (IFAP) in 2008-2009. The IFAP Annual World Report 2009 offers an overview of major international and national policy documents and highlights the most important trends of the information society during the last year.Information Society Policies. Annual World Report 2009 was written by researchers from the Information Society Research more...

Added by John Daly on March 25, 2010

National Information Society Policy: A Template

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Developed by the Information for All Programme of UNESCO to assist UNESCO Member States in the development of national information policy and strategy frameworks

Added by John Daly on March 25, 2010

IFAP Information Society Observatory

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The Information Society Observatory of the Information for All Programme of UNESCO (IFAP) was established by UNESCO to provide a framework for international co-operation and partnerships in “building an information society for all”. IFAP’s focus is on ensuring that all people have access to information they can use to enhance their lives.UNESCO has assumed the task of assisting Member States in the formulation of national information policy frameworks, in particular within the framework of the more...

Added by John Daly on March 25, 2010

Expert meeting in Paris revised the concept of knowledge societies

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UNESCO organized an expert meeting on “Knowledge Societies: The way forward” on 1 and 2 March 2010, in its Paris Headquarters. The purpose of the meeting was to refine UNESCO’s strategy directed towards building inclusive knowledge societies. A group of global experts from academic, civil society, and governmental sectors participated in discussions on the concept of knowledge societies.In light of recent technological and social developments, there was a need to revise the concept of knowledge more...

Added by John Daly on March 24, 2010

Developing Biotechnology Innovations Through Traditional Knowledge

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The focus of the paper is to explore the economic benefits that may be derived by the traditional knowledge holder based on biotechnology innovations. The main objective of the paper is to show that holders of traditional knowledge may develop their traditional knowledge through biotechnology based innovation and that the holders of traditional knowledge may use biotechnology to advance their economic position.The traditional debate relating to traditional knowledge and biotechnology mainly more...

Added by Zunia on February 09, 2010

Transforming the Bank's knowledge agenda : a framework for action

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The World Bank Group's (WBG) vision is to support an inclusive and sustainable globalization to overcome poverty, enhance growth with care for the environment, and create individual opportunity and hope. The scale of unmet long-term development needs and the changes wrought by the global economic crisis make the task enormous. Over the past 18 months, the WBG has embarked on an extensive program of renewal to help meet the challenge. Voice and participation reforms aim to enhance the WBG's more...

Added by Zunia on February 03, 2010

The World Bank research observer 23 (2)

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Symposium on foreign direct investment (FDI); collecting the pieces of the FDI knowledge spillovers puzzle; by Roger Smeets; can survey evidence shed light on spillovers from FDI? By Beata S. Javorcik; the growing phenomenon of private tutoring: does it deepen human capital, widen inequalities, or waste resources? By Hai-Anh Dang and E Halsey Rogers; can biological factors like hepatitis B explain the bulk of gender imbalance in China? A review of the evidence by Monica Das Gupta; and more...

Added by Zunia on January 01, 2010

Knowledge, productivity, and innovation in Nigeria : creating a new economy

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Harnessing knowledge for development is not a new concept. Knowledge has always been central to development and can mean the difference between poverty and wealth. The knowledge economy is not just about establishing high-tech industries and creating an innovative and entrepreneurial culture. Economic literature indicates that simply adopting existing technologies widely available in developed countries can dramatically boost productivity and economic growth. This paper highlights the knowledge more...

Added by Zunia on January 01, 2010

Convergence in information and communication technology : strategic and regulatory considerations

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www-wds.worldbank.org –

This book is a compilation of two recently completed works on the convergence of information and communication technology (ICT) (Singh and Raja 2008, 2009). Since then, convergence, the eroding of boundaries among previously separate ICT services, networks, and business practices, has accelerated and deepened. At the time these reports were written, convergence was already a reality and was picking up pace in low-income countries, as in the rest of the world. Now, as this introduction more...

Added by Zunia on January 01, 2010

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