Small and medium enterprises and ICT

This e-primer looks at how the knowledge-based economy has impacted small and medium enterprises (SMEs); explores why so few SMEs have adopted information and communications technology (ICT) and why SMEs should adopt ICT; and provides some policy recommendations for promoting SME adoption of ICT.</p

UNDP-APDIP open regional dialogue on internet governance

The table of contents for this item can be shared with the requester. The requester may then choose one chapter, up to 10% of the item, as per the Fair Dealing provision of the Canadian Copyright Ac

Breaking barriers : the potential of free and open source software for sustainable human development; a compilation of case studies from across the world

At the end of this book, the reader will find a DVD containing a 40-minute version of a documentary Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), entitled The Codebreaker

Codebreakers : what is the potential of free/open source software to bridge the digital divide?

Director: Maximillian Jacobson–GonzalezExecutive Producer: Robert LambThe documentary investigates how developing countries are using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) applications for solving real world problems in sectors such as agriculture, education, healthcare, nature conservation and disaster management. Countries filmed in: Brazil, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), India, Malaysia, Namibia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisi

ICT for disaster management

This e-primer introduces policy makers and development practitioners to the application of different information and communication technologies (ICTs) in disaster management, with case studies from the Asia-Pacific region.</p