PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION & ICTs PHASE II REPORT COLOMBIA
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Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School
Abstract
This Report is the result of the Phase 2 of the Project “Public Access to Information and
ICT’s” for COLOMBIA. This Project is being developed by the Interdisciplinary Center for
Development Studies CIDER at los Andes University in Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
It presents the country overview, the Research Rationale, Sample, and Methods, the
Information Needs of Underserved Communities, the Strengths, Weaknesses, and
Opportunities in Key Public Access Venues, the Salient Findings and the key
recommendations.
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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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Universidad de los Andes (2009). Public access to information & ICTs: Colombia. Public Access Landscape Study final report, presented to University of Washington Center for Information & Society (CIS), Seattle.