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ICT Policy: A Beginner's Handbook
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
June 03, 2004

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APC's new book lays out the issues and dispenses with the jargon to encourage more people to get involved in information and communication technology (ICT) policy processes. This book is for people who feel that ICT policy is important but don't understand much about what is involved.

Chapters cover basic questions such as "What are ICT and internet policies and why should we care about them?", studies markets and access, national ICT and internet policy and regulation and looks at specific issues in policy and regulation including privacy and security, cybercrime and gender and ICTs.

Look out for part three that focuses on National ICT and internet policy and regulation. This chapter aims to increase understanding of ICT policy and regulatory issues, especially in developing countries, by addressing the following questions:

• What are the objectives of ICT policy?
• How does it link to legislation and regulation?
• Who are the key players nationally and globally?
• Who governs the internet?
• How has telecommunications reform evolved?
• What are the objectives of regulation and how does it work?
• What are key reform and regulatory issues and their consequences?
• What can be done to make decision-making processes more participatory, democratic and transparent?

For more information contact
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
E-mail: handbook@apc.org
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