Reading material and presentations relevant to the workshop

General information on Internet in developing countries

• Towards Knowledge Society - A Handbook of Selected Initiatives in South Asia
• Of internet cafés and power cuts
• THE Global Forum on  building inclusive Internet economy: Developing Countries Perspectives
• Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT)
• ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia: Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks
• Enhancing Pacific Connectivity: The Current Situation, Opportunities for Progress

Wireless Networks

• Community Informatics, Vol. 4 No. 1 (2008) Special Issue: Wireless Networking for Communities, Citizens and the Public Interest
• Digital Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband OLSR (DUMBO)
• The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries

Alternative power sources

• Green WiFi
• Human Powered Internet Kiosk Connecting Developing countries

Bandwidth limitations

• WaveMail
• TEK: An Email-Based Web Browser
• Solomon Islands Shortwave radio email
• Radio E-mail in West Africa
• Spam issues in developing countries

Low cost solutions

• Low-cost Communication for Rural Internet Kiosks Using Mechanical Backhaul

Capacity building

• APRICOT (Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies)
• AfNOG (African Network Operators' Group)
• MENOG (Middle East Network Operators' Group)
• PACNOG (Pacific Network Operators' Group)

Funding

• ISIF (Information Society Innovation Fund)
• International Development Research Centre
• Internet Society fellowships