This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 coun... more This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 countries, with specific focus on public libraries, to understand the information needs of underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and the role of ICT. Through field research in 24 countries conducted by local research partners, and cross-country comparative analyses based on common research design elements (see list of countries and research design overview in Appendix), the project aims to contribute to the knowledge in the field of information and ICT for development. Of particular interest and value are: the comparative look at key venues (libraries and other), and the mix of depth of in-country knowledge with breadth of global comparison to elicit success factors and scenarios to understand how diverse populations can and do access and use ICT to improve their lives. All outputs of this research will be broadly disseminated to interested stakeholders and placed in the public domain.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundatio
Available statistics and information indicate that violence against women is an issue for concern... more Available statistics and information indicate that violence against women is an issue for concern in the country. According to the data compiled by the Police (Table 1) an increasing trend is seen in sexual molestation, rape, gang
... the Nenasala cen-ters that provide 1) localization through the development of UNICODE fonts t... more ... the Nenasala cen-ters that provide 1) localization through the development of UNICODE fonts that allow local languages to be used for transmitting and accessing information, and 2) the avail-ability of a web-page translation tool, such as a Firefox plug-in in Sinhala and Tamil. ...
This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 coun... more This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 countries, with specific focus on public libraries, to understand the information needs of underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and the role of ICT. Through field research in 24 countries conducted by local research partners, and cross-country comparative analyses based on common research design elements (see list of countries and research design overview in Appendix), the project aims to contribute to the knowledge in the field of information and ICT for development. Of particular interest and value are: the comparative look at key venues (libraries and other), and the mix of depth of in-country knowledge with breadth of global comparison to elicit success factors and scenarios to understand how diverse populations can and do access and use ICT to improve their lives. All outputs of this research will be broadly disseminated to interested stakehold...
Available statistics and information indicate that violence against women is an issue for concern... more Available statistics and information indicate that violence against women is an issue for concern in the country. According to the data compiled by the Police (Table 1) an increasing trend is seen in sexual molestation, rape, gang
This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 coun... more This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 countries, with specific focus on public libraries, to understand the information needs of underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and the role of ICT. Through field research in 24 countries conducted by local research partners, and cross-country comparative analyses based on common research design elements (see list of countries and research design overview in Appendix), the project aims to contribute to the knowledge in the field of information and ICT for development. Of particular interest and value are: the comparative look at key venues (libraries and other), and the mix of depth of in-country knowledge with breadth of global comparison to elicit success factors and scenarios to understand how diverse populations can and do access and use ICT to improve their lives. All outputs of this research will be broadly disseminated to interested stakeholders and placed in the public domain.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundatio
This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 coun... more This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 countries, with specific focus on public libraries, to understand the information needs of underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and the role of ICT. Through field research in 24 countries conducted by local research partners, and cross-country comparative analyses based on common research design elements (see list of countries and research design overview in Appendix), the project aims to contribute to the knowledge in the field of information and ICT for development. Of particular interest and value are: the comparative look at key venues (libraries and other), and the mix of depth of in-country knowledge with breadth of global comparison to elicit success factors and scenarios to understand how diverse populations can and do access and use ICT to improve their lives. All outputs of this research will be broadly disseminated to interested stakeholders and placed in the public domain.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundatio
Available statistics and information indicate that violence against women is an issue for concern... more Available statistics and information indicate that violence against women is an issue for concern in the country. According to the data compiled by the Police (Table 1) an increasing trend is seen in sexual molestation, rape, gang
... the Nenasala cen-ters that provide 1) localization through the development of UNICODE fonts t... more ... the Nenasala cen-ters that provide 1) localization through the development of UNICODE fonts that allow local languages to be used for transmitting and accessing information, and 2) the avail-ability of a web-page translation tool, such as a Firefox plug-in in Sinhala and Tamil. ...
This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 coun... more This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 countries, with specific focus on public libraries, to understand the information needs of underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and the role of ICT. Through field research in 24 countries conducted by local research partners, and cross-country comparative analyses based on common research design elements (see list of countries and research design overview in Appendix), the project aims to contribute to the knowledge in the field of information and ICT for development. Of particular interest and value are: the comparative look at key venues (libraries and other), and the mix of depth of in-country knowledge with breadth of global comparison to elicit success factors and scenarios to understand how diverse populations can and do access and use ICT to improve their lives. All outputs of this research will be broadly disseminated to interested stakehold...
Available statistics and information indicate that violence against women is an issue for concern... more Available statistics and information indicate that violence against women is an issue for concern in the country. According to the data compiled by the Police (Table 1) an increasing trend is seen in sexual molestation, rape, gang
This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 coun... more This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in 24 countries, with specific focus on public libraries, to understand the information needs of underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and the role of ICT. Through field research in 24 countries conducted by local research partners, and cross-country comparative analyses based on common research design elements (see list of countries and research design overview in Appendix), the project aims to contribute to the knowledge in the field of information and ICT for development. Of particular interest and value are: the comparative look at key venues (libraries and other), and the mix of depth of in-country knowledge with breadth of global comparison to elicit success factors and scenarios to understand how diverse populations can and do access and use ICT to improve their lives. All outputs of this research will be broadly disseminated to interested stakeholders and placed in the public domain.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundatio
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