Since the “information society” concept was introduced in the seventies, the correlation between access to information and poverty has been widely acknowledged. The main propositions given were as follows: information leads to resources; information leads to opportunities that generate resources; access to information leads to access to resources; and access […]
2001 • development • ICT4D • ICTs • poverty reductionIntellectual Property Needs and Expectations of Traditional Knowledge Holders
This Report presents information compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) from nine fact-finding missions conducted by WIPO in 1998 and 1999 on the intellectual property (IP) needs and expectations of holders of traditional knowledge (TK). The fact-finding missions (the FFMs) were designed to enable WIPO to identify, as […]
2001 • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual property • protection • traditional culture • WIPOIndigenous Identities: Oral, Written Expressions and New Technologies
A UNESCO publication about the 2001 Symposium bearing the same name… Foreword This report summarizes the key issues raised, experiences shared and conclusions reached by participants during the course of four days of speeches and debate. Consensus was facilitated by parallel meetings of the informal Indigenous Caucus working group, whose […]
2001 • culture • culture | preservation • indigenous communities • oral tradition • UNESCOAligning needs and means: On culture, ICT and knowledge in development cooperation
Abstract This paper takes an interdisciplinary view on the societal role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The applied research case discussed in building a global online community of practice for people working on community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). The purpose is to point to some limitations connected with culture […]
2001 • culture • development • ICTs • knowledge • knowledge management