RESOURCE CENTRE MANUAL
HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE
LOWN, Bernard and BUKACHI, Fred and XAVIER, Ramnik
Health information in the developing world
THE LANCET Vol 352 No 175 Supplement II. Oct 98, p SII34–SII38.
Having introduced the issue of the 'information poverty' in many developing
countries and the growing gap between rich and poor at a global level, the article
explores the potential of information technologies to improve access to
information, such as the Internet and low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites. It provides
the example of urban hospitals in South Africa being unable to gain access to the
information others can receive electronically from the University of
Witwatersrand Health Sciences Library only kilometres away, due to financial
constraints and lack of communications infrastructure. Includes a world map of
Internet usage.
Web location: http://www.bmj.com
MORROW, Katherine (Ed)
Building online communities
Whether the goal is an on-line meeting or the creation of a global network, the
resources listed here aim to help groups: choose the appropriate collaboration
tools, develop facilitation techniques, and plan a strategy for successfully
working together on-line.
Note: ItrainOnline aims to offer a single source on the web containing a selection
of the best and most relevant computer and Internet training resources for
development and social change.
Web location:
http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/english/communication.shtml
Available from: ItrainOnline E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.itrainonline.org
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL and Office of International Affairs
Bridge builders : African experiences with information and communication
technology
Washington DC : National Academy Press, 1996, 304 p.
ISBN: 0 309 05483 4
This volume tells sixteen first-person accounts of how information and
communication technologies (ICT) have been successfully introduced into
institutions for the benefit of scientists and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa. The
authors provide case studies that focus on the lessons learned in designing and
implementing projects dealing with scientific and technological information (STI)
and that examine the impacts these projects have had. The projects demonstrate
just how much can be accomplished through leadership, dedication, and
determination.
Note: Available in full, on-line, free of charge.
Web location: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309054834/html/index.html
Available from: National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Box
285, Washington DC 20418, USA Internet:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5260.html
Fax: +1 202 334 2451
Price: US$47.00 (international) / $37.60 if purchased online
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