Africa: New publication on ICTs

New publication on ICTs

'Mainstreaming ICTs: Africa Lives the Information Society" is a
contribution towards efforts to bridge the "policy-practice" divide.
The book is amied at development practitioners and ICT innovators
interested in inventive technology applications for social justice
and development.

The book contains 10 case studies reflecting on the innovative and
creative ways Information and Communciation Technologies (ICTs) have
been used to promote people-centred development in a number of
Sub-Saharan African countries. The ICTs for development handbook is a
practical user guide, covering case studies of projects in the areas
of ICTs in education, Gender, Environment, Health and e-Democracy.
The book is a useful guide for positioning non-profit organisations
to contribute effectively in meeting select MDGs and other
development imperatives, through the use of ICTs.

The collection also features five toolkits which offer useful
resources for civil society groups wanting to utilise ICTs for
developmental initiatives. The toolkits centre on technology
planning, open source migration, information security and privacy,
gender evaluation methodology, and community wireless networking.

The book was compiled and edited by Women'sNet with the assistance of
a Southern African editorial group including Toni Eliasz, Ria
Greyling, Benter Okello, Muroro Dziruni, Ashraf Patel, and Natasha
Primo. The project was supported by the Open Society Initiative for
Southern Africa (OSISA).

For a copy of the book, please email : [email protected]