Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology

Draft Table of Contents
 

Foreword

Preface

Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor and Xinghuo Yu

Acknowledgments

Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor and Xinghuo Yu

1: Theoretical and general issues

1.01
Civil society and the new economy: Challenges, risks and opportunities – a perspective for developing economies
Susana Finquelievich

1.02
Assimilation by communities of Internet technologies: Initiatives at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town
Geoff Erwin and Wal Taylor

1.03
Telecentres - providing ICT access and services in low income nations
Colin Latchem

1.04
Sustainable telecentres for local development: Key issues and trends
Michele Cocchiglia

1.05
Digital libraries as informational resources promoting the culture and development of regional communities
Cavan McCarthy

1.06
Telework and the Canadian environment
Stefane Kabene, Raymond Leduc and Rick Burjaw


1.07
Connecting dispersed communities on the move
Juliet Jain and Glenn Lyons

1.08
Accessing opportunities, services, social networks and other goods: Using 'virtual mobility' to alleviate aspects of social exclusion for individuals and communities
Susan Kenyon

1.09
Convergence of ICT and culture
Matthew Mitchell


2: Thematic issues

2.1: Community informatics

2.1.01
The need for community informatics for the Long Bedian community in Malaysia
Jayapragas Gnaniah, Peter Songan, Alvin W. Yeo, Hushairi Zen and Khairuddin Ab. Hamid

2.1.02
Challenges to community informatics for bridging the digital divide
Peter Songan, Khairuddin Ab. Hamid, Alvin W. Yeo, Jayapragas Gnaniah and Hushairi Zen

2.1.03
Critical mass and self-sustaining activity in an Australian community network
Martin Gibbs, Michael Arnold and Phillipa Wright

2.1.04
The Arab world, culture, and information technology
Mohamed Louadi

2.1.05
Industry-relevant smart community partnerships: An Australian perspective
Colin Baskin, Michelle Barker and Peter Woods

2.1.06
The S3 model: Measuring the maturity level of a community portal
Lejla Vrazalic and Peter Hyland

2.1.07
The South Australian Common Knowledge Community
Helen Robinson

2.1.08
Trans-urbanities and collaborative environments in computer networks
Alfredo Matta

2.2: E-Commerce

2.2.01
E-Commerce: the Definition Dilemma
Aileen Cater-Steel and Shelly Grist

2.2.02
Cultural barriers of human-computer interaction
Debbie Carstens

2.2.03
E-commerce in the sub-Saharan Africa: Going somewhere or nowhere?
Kenneth Msiska

2.2.04
Impact of government procurement ICT on the sustainability of SMEs and regional communities
Peter Demediuk

2.2.05
E-commerce and business in the regions: Regional tourism and the Internet in Australia
Patrice Braun

2.2.06
E-commerce and small business in regional Australia
Wayne Pease and Michelle Rowe

2.2.07
The adaptive use of ICT in response to disintermediation: The WebMAIL case study
Pramod Sharma, Dean Carson and Andrew Taylor


2.3: E-Governance

2.3.01
Citzen-oriented decision making: Some EU experience
Auli Keskinen and Tuomo Kuosa

2.3.02
Transforming democracy through ICT: An adoption model for community-led e-democracy practices
Andy Williamson

2.3.03
E–democracy: A contemporary framework for citizens’ deliberation
Ulrike Kozeluh

2.3.04
E-democracy: Extended democratic space for citizens’ e-participation
Andriy Pazyuk

2.3.05
Assessment of e-government projects - a case study of Bhoomi, India
Rahul De'


2.3.06
Methodological aspects of establishing of a “knowledge network” of local and regional development subjects with reference to the Ukraine
Olexandr Molodtsov


2.4: Education

2.4.01
Online learning communities or collaborative learning?
Daniel Teghe and Bruce Knight

2.4.02
Distance education in the era of Internet: From self-study to collaborative learning
Giorgio Agosti

2.4.03
Problem-based learning and the design of e-learning environments
Bijan Gillani

2.4.04
Cognitive theories and the design of e-learning environments
Bijan Gillani

2.4.05
ICT and distance learning for agricultural extension in low income countries
Colin Latchem and Ajit Maru

2.4.06
Methodology to facilitate information literacy for telecentre users in low-income regional communities in Mexico
Antonio Santos

2.4.07
Preparing African higher education faculty in technology
Wanjira Kinuthia

2.4.08
Expanding e-commerce into e-ducation: A perspective for information technology in developing nations
Kirk St. Amant

2.4.09
‘The Virtual Institute of Music’ and ‘The Virtual Institute of Management Sciences’ – New Frontiers for The New Australian Institute of Music
Greg Whateley, Ian Bofinger and Peter Calvo

2.4.10
Building a theoretical and practice based framework for the development of RMIT learning networks
Leone Wheeler and Cheryl Lewis-Fitzgerald

2.4.11
When just enrolling is not enough: A case for intentional online learning plans
Susan Crichton


2.5: Health

2.5.01
Medical education in the 21st century: Building a global healthcare community
Stefane Kabene, Jatinder Takhar, Raymond Leduc and Rick Burjaw

2.5.02
Implementation of a health information systems programme in Andhra Pradesh, India: The challenge of sustainability
Zubeeda Quraishy


2.6: Tourism

2.6.01
An overview of developing regional tourism using information communications technology – an Australian perspective
Dean Carson

2.6.02
E-commerce and small tourism firms: Regional development and networks
Patrice Braun

2.6.03
ICT and the tourism information marketplace in Australia: Delivering business intelligence for regional tourism
Andrew Taylor

2.6.04
Developing regional destination marketing systems: The Greater Dryandra experience in Australia
Glenn Hornby


3: Regional and country issues

3.1: Africa Region

3.1.01: Regional
E-Africa initiative for good governance: Building e-governance capacity in Africa
Gianluca Misuraca

3.1.02: Regional
Illustrative case study of NetTel@Africa
Matthew Mitchell

3.1.03: Regional
The state of the telecommunications sector and Internet access in Africa – a case study view
Vanessa Phala


3.1.04: Cameroon
Improving rural development in the Upper Nkam Division in Cameroon through open and distance programme for rural women
Sylvie Siyam Siwe and Clarisse Loumou Loe

3.1.05: Ethiopia
Information and communication technologies for Ethiopian community development
Solomon Negash

3.1.06: Ghana
Assessing universal access to ICT in Ghana
Godfred Frempong and Imor Braimah

3.1.07: Ghana
Analysing a rural community’s reception of ICT in Ghana, Africa
John Pryor

3.1.08: Nigeria
CawdNet – an ICT enabled “community” in rural Nigeria and the UK
Pam McLean

3.1.09: South Africa
ICT-based community development initiatives in South Africa
Nicole Arellano, Wallace Chigona, Jeanne Moore and Jean-Paul Van Belle

3.1.10: South Africa
The clustering dynamics of the ICT sector in South Africa
Sagren Moodley

3.1.11: South Africa
An interpretivist case study of a rural multi-purpose community centre in the Dwars River Valley, South Africa
Johnathan Trusler and Jean-Paul Van Belle

3.1.12: South Africa
Crossing the digital divide and putting ICT to work to improve people’s lives: The key role of government
Teresa Peters

3.1.13: SubSaharan West Africa
Training to improve electronic information literacy in higher education in Subsaharan West Africa
Ibrahima Poda and William F. Brescia, Jr.

3.1.14: Swaziland
Forging partnerships to provide computer literacy in Swaziland
Cisco Magagula

3.1.15: Tunisia
How the national e-strategy shapes competitiveness in the information economy: A case study on Tunisia’s ICT sector
Alf Neumann

3.1.16: Tunisia
E-mail as a teaching supplement in Tunisia: A three-year experiment
Mohamed Louadi

3.1.17: Uganda
The state of Internet access in Uganda
Peter Mwesige


3.2: Americas region

3.2.01: Canada
E-business for SME development: Some promising initiatives in Quebec, Canada
Éliane Moreau, Louis Raymond, Sylvain Delisle and Bernard Vermot-Desroches

3.2.03: United States of America
Leveraging digital multimedia training for at-risk teens in Boston
Tim Shea and Craig Davis

3.2.04: South America
E-government and e-democracy in Latin America: Stages of development
Ester Kaufman

3.2.05: South America
Poverty, inequality and new technologies in Latin America
Simone Cecchini

3.3: Asia Region

3.3.01: Armenia
The telecommunication problems in rural areas of Armenia
Gevorg Melkonyan

3.3.02: China
Recent IT developments in China
Michelle Rowe

3.3.03: China
Information technology in China – the issue of standards
Michelle Rowe

3.3.04: Cambodia
Cambodian youth making connections
Kelly Hutchinson

3.3.05: Laos
Pedal powered wireless Internet in the Laotion jungle via open source software
Neil Anderson

3.3.06: Malaysia
Planning for electronic government in a remote site - a Malaysian case study
Lee Gilbert

3.3.07: Malaysia
Lessons learnt from e-Bario & e-Bedian project implementation in Malaysia
Jayapragas Gnaniah, Alvin W. Yeo, Hushairi Zen, Peter Songan and Khairuddin Ab. Hamid


3.3.08: Philippines
The E-LGU project: Introducing electronic governance in the Philippines
Vic Mariano

3.3.09: Singapore
Selling Singapore’s e-lifestyle initiative to late adopters
Ian Gregory Weber and Eric Lim Tze Kuan

3.3.10: Thailand
Technology leapfrogging in Thailand: Can lessons be learned?
Louis Sanzogni and Heather Gray

3.3.11: Thailand
Education trends in Thai businesses in Chiang Mai that utilise information technology: An opportunity for e-enablement and digital divide reduction
Heather Gray and John Campbell

3.3.12: Vietnam
Wireless in Vietnam - evaluating a leapfrog investment strategy
Lee Gilbert


3.4: Caribbean region

3.4.01: Caribbean
E-commerce challenges for Caribbean businesses
Richard Escalante

3.4.02: Caribbean
The possible negative impacts of the information superhighway on Caribbean companies
Simon Fraser

3.4.03: Jamaica
ICTs and the efficient markets hypothesis: The case of Jamaica
Andrea Roofe

3.4.05: Trinidad & Tobago
ICTs in medical education in Trinidad and Tobago: implications for community development
Marilyn Lewis


3.5: European region

3.5.01: Europe
Employability management of ICT professionals: A study across European SMEs
Dora Scholarios, Esther VanderSchoot and Beatrice van der Heijden

3.5.02: Estonia
Digital divide and the ICT paradigm: The case of Estonia
Tarmo Kalvet

3.5.03: Ireland
Connecting the unconnected: The Schoolsat experience in rural Ireland
Anneleen Cosemans

3.5.04: N. Ireland
Capturing community memory with images: An Irish case study
Ted Leath

3.5.05: Portugal
Building human centered systems based on communication infrastructures: evidence from Portugal
José Moutinho and Manuel Heitor

3.5.06: Switzerland
ICT, education and regional development in Swiss peripheral areas
Chiara Giorgi and Dieter Schürch

3.5.07: Turkey
Overview of developing regional communities in Turkey
Melih Kirlidog

3.5.08: Turkey
Urban information systems in Turkish local governments: The case of Bursa
Koray Velibeyoglu

3.5.09: UK
Distance learning, telematics and rural social exclusion in south west England
Matthew David

3.5.10: Ukraine
Civic Space Portal – a successful portal for non-governmental organizations in Ukraine
Olesya Arkhypska, Svitlana Bilous and Vitaliy Yarinich

3.5.11: Ukraine
The information society in Ukraine: Globalization and identity
Serge Azarov


3.6: Indian Sub Continent

3.6.01: Bangladesh
Formation of a knowledge-based society through utilization of information networking: A Bangladesh perspective
Hakikur Rahman

3.6.02: India
Information and communication technology in regional development: The case of community information centres of Assam in North East India
Saundarjya Borbara and Mrinal Kanti Dutta

3.6.03: India
ICT aided education for people’s empowerment: An Indian case study
Ashok Banerji and Saswata Basu

3.6.04: India
One Village One Computer (1V1C) campaign in India
Anil Shaligram


3.6.05: India
Imagining APNA Punjab in cyberspace
Anjali Gera Roy

3.6.06: India
Information communication for child development service
Malathi Somaiah & V. Vijayalakshmi


3.7: Middle East region

3.7.01: Saudi Arabia
Political online communities (POCS) in Saudi Arabia
Yeslam Al-Saggaf and John Weckert


3.8: Oceania region

3.8.01: Oceania
Electronic government in small island states
Janet Toland, Fuatai Purcell and Sid Huff

3.8.02: Australia
National competition policy and broadband provision in Australia
Alicia (Lucy) Cameron

3.8.03: Australia
Sustainability issues for Australian rural teleservice centres
Karin Geiselhart and Peter Jamieson

3.8.04: Australia
An Australian case study to determine whether ICT improves social interactions
Raj Gururajan

3.8.05: Australia
ICT and regional development in Hervey Bay, Australia
Wayne Pease, Michelle Rowe and Lauretta Wright

3.8.06: Australia
ICT and developing social capital: The Gulf Savannah, North Queensland Experience
Kate Sutcliffe

3.8.07: Australia
Workarounds and security: Some effects of distance on ICT implementation
Fiona Brady

3.8.08: Australia
Remote indigenous Australian communities and ICT
Laurel Dyson

3.8.09: Fiji
Internet development in Fiji: the value of ICT for social and cultural capital in Pacific Island communities
Usha Harris

3.8.10: Fiji
ICT policy and practice in the Fiji Islands: National and regional dimensions
Graham Hassall

3.8.11: Solomon Islands
Uptake of PFnet services and its impact on sustainable rural development in Solomon Islands
Anand Chand and David Leeming


4: Methodologies

4.01
Participatory 3D Modelling
Giacomo Rambaldi

4.02
Applying for government grants for ICT in Australia
Lynne De Weaver

4.03
Schools-based community networking in Uganda
Daniel Stern

4.04
Action research methods: Case study
Patrice Braun

4.05
Constructing an ethical ‘bestfit’ research model to investigate the role of e-commerce in a South African women’s rural development organization
Jo Rhodes

4.06
Website development as both an instrument and relationship in action research
Max Forte

4.07
Sociocultural Animation
Marcus Foth


5: Technologies

5.01
Introduction to mobile ad hoc networks
Jiankun Hu

5.02
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6): An assessment and analysis of its potential effects
Savvas Papagiannidis, Joanna Berry and Feng Li

5.03
The use of Voice Over IP for rural telecommunication provision
Thomas Wilsdon and Jill Slay

5.04
Innovation in wireless technologies
Diego Ragazzi

5.05
Satellite technology in schools: An Irish case study
Sally Reynolds

5.06
Radio for social development - a modern folk media
Patrick Craddock & Peggy Duncan

5.07
A new vision - modern tools and technologies for the visually impaired
Anirban Lahiri and Anupam Basu

5.08
Digital libraries and development - a way ahead for the illiterate
Maria Trujillo

5.09
Digital library structure and software
Cavan McCarthy

5.10
Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) for bridging the digital divide
Yuwei Lin

5.11
Internet as a tool to produce and share free advanced scientific and technological knowledge
Jean-Philippe Rennard