-Foreword
This set of E-Primers on the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to
development, is presented by UNDP for the benefit of participants to the World Summit on the
Information Society.
These E-Primers have been produced by UNDP’s regional project, the Asia-Pacific Development
Information Programme (APDIP), in association with the secretariat of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN).They cover a range of key topics of special interest to the ICT for Development
field. Although produced mainly within and for the Asia-Pacific region, the Primers contain information
and examples which pertain universally.
• The Information Age
• Nets,Webs and the Information Infrastructure
• E-commerce and E-business
• Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Information Economy
• E-government
• ICT and Education
• ICT for Poverty Alleviation
Additional titles will be added, and all can be found at http://www.eprimers.org and
http://www.apdip.net.
Stephen Browne
Group Leader
ICT for Development
United Nations Development Programme
Bureau for Development Policy
Preface
One the many challenges facing developing countries today is preparing their societies and governments
for globalization and the information and communication revolution. Policy-makers, business
executives, NGO activists, academics, and ordinary citizens are increasingly concerned with the need
to make their societies competitive in the emergent information economy.
The e-ASEAN Task Force and the UNDP
share the belief that with enabling information and communication technologies (ICTs), countries
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