PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION & ICTs PHASE II REPORT Mongolia
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Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School
Abstract
The second largest landlocked country in the world, Mongolia is sandwiched between
Russia and China. The total population of 2,635,200 people (National Statistical Yearbook,
2007) occupies a country three times the size of France. This makes Mongolia the least
densely populated country in the world. Half of the population lives in and around the
capital city of Ulaanbaatar, with the remaining population scattered across twenty‐one
aimags (provinces).
The research undertaken in this project was conducted by Pact Mongolia between January
and August 2008. Research was conducted in Ulaanbaatar as well as in six aimags across
the country.
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This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in
24 countries, with specific focus on public libraries, to understand the information needs of
underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and
the role of ICT.
Through field research in 24 countries conducted by local research partners, and crosscountry
comparative analyses based on common research design elements (see list of
countries and research design overview in Appendix), the project aims to contribute to the
knowledge in the field of information and ICT for development. Of particular interest and
value are: the comparative look at key venues (libraries and other), and the mix of depth of
in‐country knowledge with breadth of global comparison to elicit success factors and
scenarios to understand how diverse populations can and do access and use ICT to improve
their lives. All outputs of this research will be broadly disseminated to interested
stakeholders and placed in the public domain.
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Pact Mongolia (2008). Public access to information & ICTs: Mongolia. Public Access Landscape Study final report, presented to University of Washington Center for Information & Society (CIS), Seattle.