2 pages., Via online summary of an online article dated December 10, 2018, from PCMag.com., "This represents an important step towards a more inclusive global information society," International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary General Houlin Zhao said in a statement. However, he added that more needs to be done to connect the rest of the world to internet.
Abstract and citation available via Ebscohost.com., Author cites the rapid growth of agricultural websites in China, with almost 714 set up via each local government and 31 provinces with their own. They are "not well distributed geographically."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27912
Notes:
1 page., Identifies 10 modules dealing with the role of telecenters in communities, local participation, needs assessment, telecenter management, financial sustainability, marketing, communication planning, information production and dissemination, training for telecenter activities and making computers work for you.
Matthess, Annemarie (author) and Kreutz, Christian (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
International: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische, Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Eshborn, Germany.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29014
Notes:
41 pages., Provides a systematic overview of Web 2.0 experiences made to date in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It serves as a practice-oriented introduction to the theme and discusses both the potentials and the possible limits to the participatory web..
Author examines the challenges and limitation of recent ICT developments, especially when "for millions of people, they remain no more than a dream." Also reminds that the concept of "communications technology" encompasses more than computers and the internet.
Lightfoot, Clive (author) and Nyimbo, Vincon (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Tanzania
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29783
Notes:
Pages 92-94 in Ian Scoones and John Thompson (eds.), Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development. Practical Action Publishing, Warwickshire, U.K. 357 pages.
Xiaoming, Hao (author), Banerjee, Indrajit (author), and Jinqui, Zhao (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2007-12-15
Published:
China
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 180 Document Number: C36116
Notes:
Presented to the Conference on Empowering Rural Communities through ICT Policy and Research, Chennai, India, December 15-17, 2007. 17 pages., Case study of a rural community internet access center that lacked sustainability.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36149
Notes:
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/006/y4721e/y4721e00.pdf, Pages 5-23 in Bruce Girard (ed.), The one to watch: radio, new ICTs and interactivity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 243 pages. In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Geneva Office and Communication for Development Group, Extension, Education and Communication Service, Research, Extension and Training Division, Sustainable Development Department. 243 pages.
Gumucio Dagron, Alfonso (author), Ilboudo, Jean-Pierre (author), and Del Castello, Riccardo (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2003
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36150
Notes:
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/006/y4721e/y4721e00.pdf, Pages 45-61 in Bruce Girard (ed.), The one to watch: radio, new ICTs and interactivity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 243 pages. In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Geneva Office and Communication for Development Group, Extension, Education and Communication Service, Research, Extension and Training Division, Sustainable Development Department. 243 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36151
Notes:
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/006/y4721e/y4721e00.pdf, Pages 25-43 in Bruce Girard (ed.), The one to watch: radio, new ICTs and interactivity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 243 pages. In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Geneva Office and Communication for Development Group, Extension, Education and Communication Service, Research, Extension and Training Division, Sustainable Development Department. 243 pages.
Attias, Lynda (author) and Deflander, Johan (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2003
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36152
Notes:
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/006/y4721e/y4721e00.pdf, Pages 63-74 in Bruce Girard (ed.), The one to watch: radio, new ICTs and interactivity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 243 pages. In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Geneva Office and Communication for Development Group, Extension, Education and Communication Service, Research, Extension and Training Division, Sustainable Development Department. 243 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36154
Notes:
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/006/y4721e/y4721e00.pdf, Pages 97-114 in Bruce Girard (ed.), The one to watch: radio, new ICTs and interactivity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 243 pages. In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Geneva Office and Communication for Development Group, Extension, Education and Communication Service, Research, Extension and Training Division, Sustainable Development Department. 243 pages.
Richardson, Don (author) and Paisley, Lynnita (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 180 Document Number: C36205
Notes:
Section 1 in Don Richardson and Lynnita Paisley (eds.), The first mile of connectivity, Communication for Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. Via online. 7 pages.
Crowder, L. Van (author), Truelove, Wendy (author), Dion, David (author), and Anderson, Jon (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 180 Document Number: C36218
Notes:
Section 4 in Don Richardson and Lynnita Paisley (eds.), The first mile of connectivity, Communication for Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. Via online. 6 pages.
Kenny, Charles (author) and Best, Michael L. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36721
Notes:
Pages 177-205 in Tim Unwin (ed.), ICT4D: Information and Communication Technology for Development. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. 386 pages.
Chapman, Robert (author), Young, John (author), Slaymaker, Tom (author), and Overseas Development Institute, London, UK.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2003
Published:
Internationall
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C36937
Notes:
43 pages., Report of a collaborative research project with the UK Department of International Development and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
