Innovation of ict in Developing Countries



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UNESCO

Summary


Full name of (standards) body / group

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

General Director

Madame Director-General Irina Bokova

Website

http://www.unesco.org/

Contact point

Offices are located in two places 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France 1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15 France
General phone: +33 (0)1 45 68 10 00

Activities


Summary of activities

For fifty years, countries have measured their inventive and innovative efforts using precise methodological rules. The OECD has developed influential manuals to this end. However, the manuals’ recommendations are concerned mainly, if not entirely, with the supply side of invention and innovation. For example, the Frascati manual concentrates on the organizations performing research and development (R&D). The Oslo manual focuses on the innovating firm, with a residual concern for end-users. Diffusion is measured from the perspective of the innovating firm (process innovation), with no statistics from users other than firms, whether they be customers, organizations, or whole countries

Website full description

http://www.csiic.ca/PDF/UNESCO_UserView.pdf

Documents


Profiles and experiences in ICT innovation for poverty reduction

http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/communication-and-information/resources/publications-and-communication-materials/publications/full-list/profiles-and-experiences-in-ict-innovation-for-poverty-reduction/

Unesco Institute for Statistics

Measuring Innovation In Developing Countries
http://www.uis.unesco.org/sciencetechnology/pages/innovation-statistics.aspx extremely difficult to measure given its constantly changing nature and environment

Profiles and experiences in ICT innovation for poverty reduction

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001381/138197e.pdf

Very interesting paper and examples


UNDP


Summary

Full name of (standards) body / group

United Nations Development Programme

General Director

Helen Clark

Website

http://www.undp.org

Contact point

One United Nations Plaza

New York, NY 10017 USA



Tel: +1 (212) 906-5000 Staff directory assistance, Tel: +1 (212) 963-1234

Activities

Summary of activities

UNDP is the United Nations' global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life

Website full description

http://www.undp.org

Documents


ICT for development (ICT4D) Understanding ICT4D Thematics in Malaysia: A Sourcebook

http://www.undp.org.my/uploads/ict4d.pdf

UNICEF

Summary


Full name of (standards) body / group

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

Chairman

Mr. Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director.


Website

http://unicefinnovation.org/

Contact point

http://unicefinnovation.org/contact.php


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