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Thanks Ben for sharing. Will read. <div><br></div><div>Rgds</div><div>GG<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:10:45 -0500<br>> From: me@benakoh.com<br>> Subject: [kictanet] New Book and New Report on Internet Public Policy Dialogue Available for Download<br>> CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br>> <br>> Hi All,<br>> <br>> I did promise a while back to circulate links to a book under <br>> development. I had mentioned the important lesson learned from kictanet <br>> - on online policy dialogue. I recall suggesting that "lurkers" value <br>> and benefit from participation on the list. And that there are <br>> interesting ways in which a framework can be used to evaluate (and <br>> design) long term sustainable ICT projects in Africa, broadly and <br>> perhaps, Kenya more specifically.<br>> <br>> The links below point to a) toolkit on facilitating public policy <br>> dialogue; and b) to a country report in which some of the tools in the <br>> toolkit was used to analyze a specific country situation.<br>> <br>> Thanks for opening up your network to lurkers and learners. Hope you <br>> enjoy the publications.<br>> <br>> Best,<br>> Ben<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> New Book: Akoh,B., Egede-Nissen, B., & Creech, H. (2012). Toolkit on <br>> Internet Public Policy Dialogue: Tools for the Practitioner. IISD. <br>> Available at: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=1619. <br>> Download for free.<br>> <br>> This Toolkit can be used by new or emerging public policy groups seeking <br>> to understand and support public policy dialogue with stakeholders. It <br>> is based on two central activities: the gathering of evidence to support <br>> policy recommendations, and the securing of consent among the <br>> stakeholders to be affected by policy change.<br>> <br>> ----<br>> <br>> New Report: Akoh, B. (2012). Supporting Multistakeholder Internet Public <br>> Policy Dialogue in a Least Developed Country: The Togo Experience. <br>> IISD:Canada. Available at: <br>> http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=1683.<br>> <br>> This case study for Togo, a least developed country, illustrates how <br>> multistakeholder dialogue can identify priorities and challenges for the <br>> development and deployment of the Internet in support of the country's <br>> economic, social and environmental needs. Information and communication <br>> technology (ICT) growth in Africa has been steady in the past five <br>> years, with impacts on the economic and social landscape. Grassroots <br>> involvement and local level policy consultations should be considered an <br>> intrinsic part of the process of developing national priorities and <br>> objectives for ICTs and the Internet.<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> kictanet mailing list<br>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br>> <br>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ggithaiga%40hotmail.com<br>> <br>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.<br>> <br>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br></div></div> </div></body>
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