[kictanet] New Book and New Report on Internet Public Policy Dialogue Available for Download

[Ben Akoh]

Hi All,

I did promise a while back to circulate links to a book under 
development. I had mentioned the important lesson learned from kictanet 
- on online policy dialogue. I recall suggesting that "lurkers" value 
and benefit from participation on the list. And that there are 
interesting ways in which a framework can be used to evaluate (and 
design) long term sustainable ICT projects in Africa, broadly and 
perhaps, Kenya more specifically.

The links below point to a) toolkit on facilitating public policy 
dialogue; and b) to a country report in which some of the tools in the 
toolkit was used to analyze a specific country situation.

Thanks for opening up your network to lurkers and learners. Hope you 
enjoy the publications.

Best,
Ben



New Book: Akoh,B., Egede-Nissen, B., & Creech, H. (2012). Toolkit on 
Internet Public Policy Dialogue: Tools for the Practitioner. IISD. 
Available at: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=1619. 
Download for free.

This Toolkit can be used by new or emerging public policy groups seeking 
to understand and support public policy dialogue with stakeholders. It 
is based on two central activities: the gathering of evidence to support 
policy recommendations, and the securing of consent among the 
stakeholders to be affected by policy change.

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New Report: Akoh, B. (2012). Supporting Multistakeholder Internet Public 
Policy Dialogue in a Least Developed Country: The Togo Experience. 
IISD:Canada. Available at: 
http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=1683.

This case study for Togo, a least developed country, illustrates how 
multistakeholder dialogue can identify priorities and challenges for the 
development and deployment of the Internet in support of the country's 
economic, social and environmental needs. Information and communication 
technology (ICT) growth in Africa has been steady in the past five 
years, with impacts on the economic and social landscape. Grassroots 
involvement and local level policy consultations should be considered an 
intrinsic part of the process of developing national priorities and 
objectives for ICTs and the Internet.