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| Moby and the story of the telephone | |  | 2009
Publication Notice with Order Form
This book tells the story of the telephone and its technology, from ancient times to the present day. It explains the basic physical principles in simple terms, and is intended for anyone of high-school age or older curious to understand how this everyday object works.... A mobile phone belonging to one of the sales staff gets locked up in the shop, giving it the perfect opportunity to tell the latest batch of phones their own STORY - the history of the telephone! |
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| | | | World Information Society Report 2007: Beyond WSIS | |  | 2nd Edition, 2007
Publication Notice with Order Form
The second edition of the World Information Society Report, published by ITU and UNCTAD, looks beyond WSIS to the creation of an inclusive, people-centred and development-oriented Information Society, open to all. The opening chapter looks at the challenges of measuring the ICT sector while chapter two examines progress in bridging the digital divide. Chapter three focuses on emerging trends in the information society worldwide and chapter four looks at national ICT strategies. Chapter five considers the threats to cybersecurity, while chapter six provides an update on WSIS implementation and presents a number of ICT success stories across the world . When purchased, the report is accompanied by a series of tables providing the latest statistics on the development of ICTs worldwide. |
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| | | | Collection of the Basic Texts of the International Telecommunication Union adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference | |  | 2011
Publication Notice with Order Form
A reference document containing: a) the Constitution and the Convention as amended by plenipotentiary conferences; b) General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union; c) the full text of the Optional Protocol on the compulsory settlement of disputes relating to the Constitution, the Convention and the Administrative Regulations; d) the full text of all decisions, resolutions and recommendations in force; e) a list of abrogated decisions, resolutions and recommendations; f) an Index of all provisions in the Constitution, Convention, General Rules, Optional Protocol, Decisions, Resolutions, Recommendations.
Free online access to the electronic versions in all languages is now provided to the general public (see below). |
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| | | | ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting: Building Digital Bridges | |  | 1st Edition - 2005
Publication Notice with Order Form
This report looks at efforts by stakeholders at the local, national and international level to bridge the digital divide. It reviews the role of new technologies, multi-stakeholder partnerships and ICT indices in reducing the gap, taking an in-depth look at the cases of Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea (Rep. of) and Malaysia. The report also proposes a methodology for the development of a composite Digital Opportunity Index (DOI). |
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| | | | WSIS - Helping the World Communicate | |  | Geneva, 10-12 December 2003
Publication Notice with Order Form
The WSIS Souvenir Book, “Helping the World Communicate”, traces the history of the World Summit on the Information Society up to the Geneva phase. It conveys the ambience of the Summit itself along with related events such as press conferences and the ICT4D Platform. The book is prefaced with a message from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and a foreword by Mr Yoshio Utsumi, ITU Secretary-General, and contains statements from the Opening Ceremony as well as the WSIS documents: The Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action. The 152 page book is illustrated with 138 colour photographs. A picture gallery includes Heads of State and Government who attended the Summit along with other high-level dignitaries and participants. For further information on WSIS, visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/ |
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