Information Development

Are aid funds formerly earmarked for developing countries being redirected to Eastern Europe? Jacques Tocatlian considers the question and asks: 'Where is the money?'

Do rural people in developing countries need information? If so, are community resource centres really the most effective way of providing it? An historical perspective brings the present-day problem into focus.

Libraries in Africa do not have to serve only the elite; efforts are being made in Zimbabwe to move away from traditional library practices to local solutions, reflecting a real concern for the less well off members of society.

How can non-profit cooperative information networks sell their products and services effectively? A recent marketing study of the Development Information Network for South Asia points the way.

Implementing information technology projects presents a real challenge to developing countries. Is CD-ROM the panacea for all problems, or does it bring problems of its own?