equitable access
Policy and Regulatory Issues Module: Overview Paper
Seán Ó Siochrú
1. Introduction
2. Emerging issues and trends in pro-poor ICT policy and regulation
Case Study: Grameen Gyan Abhiyan Rural Knowledge Centre Movement
Grameen Gyan Abhiyan (Rural Knowledge Network) is a multi-stakeholder alliance advocating the use of ICTs to empower rural communities through the establishment of rural knowledge centres. This case study illustrates planning, implementation and development of a mass movement-oriented advocacy campaign to bring ICT access to rural India.
Case Study: Community Radio Development in Nigeria
This case study reports on five years of advocacy for policy change in Nigeria to enable the establishment of community radio services. It has been included in the toolkit as an illustration of the challenges of campaigning for ICT policy change. At the time of writing there is still no community radio in Nigeria.
Advocacy Strategies and approaches: Overview
Advocacy Strategies and Approaches:
Overview Paper
Steve Buckley
Case Study: Rural Broadband Backbone
Case Study: Providing Universal Access: FITEL, Peru
Roxana Barrantes Caceres
New APC series on equitable access
“Access to the internet is a thousand times cheaper in Scandinavian countries than in my village,” says Nigerian activist John Dada, who specialises in information and communications technologies (ICTs) for development. In order to contribute to the discussion on what can make access to the internet real for people, specially the poor and marginalised, APC is launching a series on equitable access that includes papers and commentaries on the themes of business models, policy and regulation, tools and technologies and people, networks and capabilities. We ask for your comments.
