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Table of Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................ vi Section.I:. Learning.Systems Chapter .I ICTs and Educational Benefits in Regional Development .......................................... 1 James J. Rennie, Simon Fraser University, Canada Chapter .II Strategies.for .the.Cooperation.of.Higher .Education.Institutions.in.ICT ............... 22 Juha Kettunen, Turku Polytechnic, Finland Chapter .III ICT-Based.Learning:. A.Basic.Ingredient.for .Socio-Economic.Empowerment ...... 39 Hakikur Rahman, SDNP, Bangladesh v Section . II: . Applications . of. Technologies Chapter . IV New ICTs for Conflict Prevention and Management ................................................ 56 Ángela-Jo Medina, ConcienciAcción.org, USA Chapter . V Technological Innovation, Trade and Development ................................................. 79 Laura Márquez-Ramos, Universitat Jaume I, Spain Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, Universitat Jaume I, Spain Celestino Suárez-Burguet, Universitat Jaume I, Spain Chapter . VI Support Networks for Rural and Regional Communities ...................................... 102 Tom Denison, Monash University, Australia Section . III: . Information and Knowledge Management Chapter . VII Developing a Global Perspective for Knowledge Management ............................. 122 Martin A. Schell, New York University, USA Chapter . VIII Cultural Knowledge Management and Broadband Content in Development: Open Content Platforms, Copyright and Archives .................... 148 David Rooney, University of Queensland, Australia Elizabeth Ferrier, University of Queensland, Australia Phil Graham, University of Queensland, Australia Ashley Jones, University of Queensland, Australia Chapter . IX Holistic Evaluation of the Role of ICTs in Regional Development ........................ 166 Chris Keen, University of Tasmania, Australia Dean Steer, University of Tasmania, Australia Paul Turner, University of Tasmania, Australia Chapter . X Role of ICTs in Socioeconomic Development and Poverty Reduction .................. 180 Hakikur Rahman, SDNP, Bangladesh v Section . IV: . Success . Stories/Case . Studies Chapter . XI A Dissemination Strategy for the Management of Knowledge in Rural Communities ............................................................................................... 221 Ken Stevens, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Chapter . XII Role of ICT in Development Process:A Review of Issues and Prospects . in. South . Asia ............................................................................................. 240 Dilip Dutta, University of Sydney, Australia Chapter . XIII Potential . Challenges . of. ICT . Implementations . in. Sri . Lanka .................................. 259 Kennedy D. Gunawardana, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka hapter . XIV E-Government Practices in Regional Context: Turkish Case ................................ 282 Derya Altunbas, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey Elif Karakurt Tosun, Uludag University, Turkey Chapter . XV ICTs as Tools for Poverty Reduction: The Tanzanian Experience ........................ 305 Zaipuna O. Yonah, Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd., Tanzania Baanda A. Salim, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Chapter . XVI Management of New Genetic Knowledge for Economic and Regional Development of Ethnic Minorities in China ............................................................ 320 Jan-Eerik Leppanen, International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), The Netherlands About the Authors ...................................................................................................... 336 Index ........................................................................................................................... 342

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