International Forum on Innovations in Development Communications held in Bangalore, India, March, 1999
Hosted by the Commonwealth of Learning and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS (currently available in html)
Communication Centres in Developing Countries: A State of the Art Report by Royal Colle and Raul Roman, Cornell University
Communication for Empowerment in Rural Areas by Gerard Kenney, Canadian International Development Agency
OTHER RESOURCES
Participants in Bangalore recommended the continuation of a forum for professionals to communicate and share experiences including the creation of a listserve and website. This website performs part of that function. A listserve has also been created, with a focus on promoting discussion and information sharing on innovations in development communication. To subscribe to the list, send an email message to listserv@listserv.uoguelph.ca with the message:
subscribe idc yourfirstname yourlastname
Please save the instructions you receive from the listserve computer!
Communication for Development Materials Available Free to People from Developing Countries
Submitted by Royal Colle, Cornell University
Books Closely Related to Development Communication
Submitted by Royal Colle, Cornell University
Communication for Development Section, UN Food & Agriculture Organization - a comprehensive resource for FAO's extensive field/project experiences with development communication. Many publications are available on-line from this website.
Communication for Social Change: A Position Paper and Conference Report
by Denise Gray-Felder & James Deane, Rockefeller Foundation
The First Mile of Connectivity: Advancing Telecommunications for Rural Development, is now available in print and can be obtained from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)(email: Loy Van Crowder - loyvan.crowder@fao.org). A web version is available direct from the FAO website - Click Here
It is a valuable resource for rural development workers who want to make optimum use of information and communication technologies.
DevMedia
Website of resources and information related to media for development and democracy
Don Snowden Program for Development Communication
School or Rural Extension Studies, University of Guelph
TeleCommons Development Group
Consulting group specializing in Communication for Development Approaches involving rural telecommunication systems, telephones and Internet services/applications. Many informative papers available from this website.
