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Case Study: Nepal Wireless Networking Project
The Nepal Wireless Networking Project serves as an excellent example of how a community-based project can be implemented with few resources, but through a display of local leadership and vision was able to challenge existing policy frameworks to allow for the use of innovative technologies to
Community Module: Overview
Tina James, icteum consulting, South Afri
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.
Rwanda’s policy vacuum could mean trouble for broadband
The imminent arrival of broadband in Rwanda has exposed a policy vacuum that desperately needs to be filled if the poor in the country are going to benefit from the information society. Having good plans is not enough, argue Emmanuel Habumuremyi and Alan Finlay.
Advocacy Strategies and approaches: Overview
Advocacy Strategies and Approaches:
Overview Paper
Steve Buckley
