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Information and communication technologies (ICT) policy decisions affect anyone who wants to take advantage of the opportunities that new technologies can offer. Will the national policy favour technology that is state-of-the art but not affordable in rural areas? Will your government provide service subsidies to poor or disabled people? Will your government encourage the development of software that illiterate people can use? All of these are pressing questions whose answers depend on the ICT policy choices made by governments and other official decision-makers.

The APC Monitor has collected resources that help civil society organisations and others understand policy and regulation related to ICT so that you can begin to engage and influence policy processes affecting ICT adoption and implementation at national, regional and global levels. Many of the resources are also produced by APC.

Publications

 Gender Perspectives on the Information Society - South Asia Pre-WSIS Seminar Papers
Even as information technologies have pervaded the way many of us connect with our work and world, it is equally true that from IT-powered globalisation, to the telecom revolution and the advent of egovernance, the impact of technology is indeed felt by all women. The range of issues linked to new technologies, with implications for development practice, political economy analyses and social justice, underscore the need for feminist engagement on the information society discourse.

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 A New Policy Framework for ICTD
A new ICTD policy framework needs to be differentiated from the telecom reform paradigm that aimed to create a competitive market for ICTs. The tasks set by the telecom reform policy still need to be properly implemented in many developing countries.
Produced by: Willie Currie / Anriette Esterhuysen

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