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Chaitali Sinha

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Connecting People — Changing Lives in Asia
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Introduction  

• Pan Asia Networking
• The IDRC tradition of information and communication programs
• PAN' s evolving focus
• Celebrating PAN and its partners

Chapter 1: Capacity building for ICTs: different approaches for a diverse continent
 Video (5 mins 08 secs) [High | Low]

• Documenting the state of ICTs in the Asia-Pacific
• Multiplying ICT capacity
• Planting seeds of ICT research and development
• Networking knowledge for rural livelihoods

Chapter 2: Rural access: demonstrating the value of ICTs
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• Connectivity and infrastructure
• Why is rural access important?
• The pilot project
• Paving the way for a knowledge revolution in the villages
• Meeting multiple needs

Chapter 3: Technology tools: instruments for community empowerment and development
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• Access to knowledge for rural development and poverty reduction
• Hybrid technologies: do not throw away your public address system
• Bhutan: reducing the cost of rural access
• Technology and culture in Sri Lanka
• How do you say "download" in Urdu?
• Creating virtual marketplaces through e-commerce

Chapter 4: Gender equity in ICTs for development
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• ICT tools to reach grassroots women in Asia and the Pacific
• Homeworkers and ICTs in Southeast Asia
• ICTs for rural development in Northern Pakistan

Chapter 5: Influencing policy in ICTs for development
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• Building blocks for ICT policy
• The policy environment for e-commerce in Viet Nam
• Every Indian village a knowledge centre
• Learning from ICT4D research to enhance policy in the Philippines

Chapter 6: Distance education and health services: helping communities realize their dreams
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• Distance education in the Kingdom of Bhutan
• Distance education in the world's largest archipelago
• Ambitious goals for distance education in Mongolia
• Health services in rural Mongolia
• Delivering informal training in water and sanitation in the Philippines
• Reaching Viet Nam's aquaculture workers
• Combining Asian project resources via PANdora

Conclusion





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