Friend of LIRNEasia, Sherille Ismail (Senior Counsel, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis of the FCC) has written an excellent review of theWorld Bank’s “Information and Communications for Development 2006: Global Trends and Policies,” concluding with:
“The telecommunications sector has performed in a spectacular fashion
over the past two decades, bringing modern technologies at affordable
prices to consumers throughout the world. The future holds the promise of
even greater gains, as ICT ripples through economies, increasing
productivity and generating efficiencies. To achieve the desired results,
governments, scholars, investors, and the international community must
successfully negotiate many challenges. Not the least of these is the
particular challenge of dealing with issues in developing countries, where
“there are often fundamental differences between what is proposed by
technological visionaries, many of whom have never seen a village, and
what is actually needed by end users, many of whom have never used a telephone.” This book is filled with reliable data, thoughtful analysis, and
time-tested policy prescriptions. It is an essential roadmap for anyone
seeking to accept this challenge.”
Workshop: Digital Tools for Strengthening Public Discourse
Today, LIRNEasia hosted a workshop to launch digital tools created by Watchdog Sri Lanka, funded by GIZ’s Strengthening Social Cohesion and Peace in Sri Lanka (SCOPE) programme. Researchers, practitioners, activists and journalists attended to learn about these tools, and how they can potentially help them in their own lines of work.
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