The South Asia sub-region is now in the forefront of the open access movement within developing countries, with India being the most prominent partner in terms of its successful open access and digital library initiatives. This book, which has its genesis in the recommendations and proceedings of UNESCO-supported international conferences and workshops, illustrates South Asian...

The myriad links between cultural and biological diversity are increasingly viewed as key elements in achieving sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, combining natural and social sciences, culture, education and communication, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is in a unique position to mainstream the links...

Development divorced from its human or cultural context is growth without a soul. Economic development in its full flowering is part of a people's culture. This is not a view commonly held. A more conventional view regards culture as either a help or a hindrance to economic development, leading to the call to take "cultural...

This report focuses on the semantic web and other metadata, digital identity managment and biometrics, radio frequency identification (RFID) and sensors, the geospatial web and location-based services, mesh networking, grid computing and new computing technologies.