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Title At the crossroads : ICT policy making in East Africa / edited by Florence E. Etta, and Laurent Elder
Published Nairobi : East African Educational Publishers ; Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 309 pages)
Series [NetLibrary]
[EBSCO eBook Collection]
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[EBSCO eBook Collection]
Contents ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Boxes""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""PART 1: INTRODUCTION""; ""Chapter 1: Policy Matters: The New Development El Dorado""; ""Chapter 2: Planning for Policy Making and Implementation in Kenya: Problems and Prospects""; ""PART 2: THE POLICY MAKING LANDSCAPE IN KENYA""; ""Chapter 3: A Brief History of the Development of an ICT Policy in Kenya""; ""Chapter 4: Mainstreaming ICTs: Private Sector Sway""
""Chapter 5: Working from the Sidelines: The Kenya Private Sector Foundation ICT Board Story""""Chapter 6: A National Orchestra? Civil Society Involvement in ICT Policy Making""; ""Chapter 7: Universal Access: The Kenyan Experience""; ""Chapter 8: Electronic Agency in Policy Making: The KIP Discussion List""; ""PART 3: SECTORAL AND THEMATIC CASE STUDIES""; ""Chapter 9: The E-Government Experience in Kenya: The Story So Far""; ""Chapter 10: ICT Policy and ICT Initiatives: What Linkages?""
""Chapter 11: Integrating ICT in Teacher Training: Reflections on Practice and Policy Implications -- A Case Study of the Learning Resource Centre at the Kenya Technical Teachers College""""Chapter 12: The Winning Formula of Computers for Schools Kenya""; ""Chapter 13: Positioning for Impact: Women and ICT Policy Making""; ""Chapter 14: Of Gateways and Gatekeepers: The History of Internet Exchange Points in Kenya and Rwanda""; ""PART 4: LEARNING FROM OTHERS""; ""Chapter 15: The Development of ICTs in Rwanda: Pioneering Experiences""
""Chapter 16: The Uganda Knowledge and Information Society: Early Lessons from ICT Projects""""Chapter 17: Women on ICT Policy Making in Uganda""; ""Chapter 18: The E-ThinkTank and ICT Policy Making in Tanzania""; ""Chapter 19: Benchmarking Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Performance: Lessons for Kenya""; ""Chapter 20: The Making of an Information Society � The Finnish Experience""; ""PART 5: CONCLUSIONS""; ""Chapter 21: Postscript: Challenges of the ICT Revolution in East Africa""; ""Chapter 22: Policy Matters: Recommendations for Responsible Policy Making""; ""INDEX""; ""A""
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Summary This books presents the presents the findings of the mission. It is now being used to shape policy in Viet Nam and will continue to do so in the coming years. Interested readers will include government officials and policymakers in science and technology; academics, researchers, professors,and university students in development studies, policy studies, and Asian studies; public and private businesses involved, or interested in becoming involved, in the changing economy of Viet Nam; and donor organizations and NGOs active in Viet Nam and throughout Asia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Technology and state -- Kenya
Technology and state -- Africa, East
Information technology -- Government policy -- Kenya
Information technology -- Government policy -- Africa, East
Computers -- Government policy -- Kenya
Computers -- Government policy -- Africa, East
Economic development.
economic development.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
Economic history
Economic development
Computers -- Government policy
Information technology -- Government policy
Technology and state
Informationstechnik
SUBJECT Africa, East -- Economic conditions
Subject Africa, East
Kenya
Ostafrika
Genre/Form Electronic books
Aufsatzsammlung.
Form Electronic book
Author Elder, Laurent.
Etta, Florence Ebam.
LC no. 2005326951
ISBN 1552502198
9781552502198
1280718196
9781280718199
9786610718191
6610718199