Yahia, Bakelli2013-03-132013-03-132008-08-15Bakelli, Y. (2008). Public access to information & ICTs: Algeria. Public Access Landscape Study final report, presented to University of Washington Center for Information & Society (CIS), Seattlehttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/22337This 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 cross-country 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.This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in Algeria, with specific focus on the information needs of underserved communities, public access to information and communication venues, and the role of ICT. We examine the physical infrastructure and human resources of a variety of such venues, information content and service usage patterns, communication & knowledge production, as well as environmental factors such as governmental policies, geography, ethnic and linguistic differences etc. we finally suggest a set of recommendations that stakeholders, decisions makers have to follow in order to improve the situation.enLibrariestelecenterstelecentrescybercafesICT4DICTDLandscape StudyAlgeriaTechnical Report