a.

Digital Divide and Global Development: Search for Policies and Actions
Dr. Neville S. Arachchige Don, President, International Research Foundation for Development, MN, U.S.A.

b.

The Infromation Society: Promises and Challenges
Dr. Richard Beaird, Senior Deputy U.S. Coordinator, International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

c.

Closing the Digital Divide: The Role of Donors
Mr. Stephen Browne, Director, Information and Communication Technology for Development, Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programe, UN Headquarters, New York, NY, U.S.A.

d.

Transforming Digital Divide into Digital Opportunities
Dr. Tsay, Ching-yen, Minister of State, The Executive Yuan, Convenor of National Information & Communications Initiative Committee, Science & Technology Advisory Group, Taiwan

e.

Digital Divide and Intellectual Property Rights: Knowledge for whom? by whom?
Dr. John P. Neelsen, Institue of Sociolgy, Tuebingen,Germany, IRFD Governing Council Member & Europe Network

Inmarsat Enabling Equal Opportunities to Communicate
Michael Storey, CEO, Inmarsat Ventures Ltd, United Kingdom

a.

KT’s Strategies of Broadband Convergence: xDSL and NGcN
Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Business Center, KT corporation

b.

NTT's Service Vision Toward Data, Voice and Video Convergence
Mr. Noriyuki Terada, Vice President, Senior Manager, Innovative IP Architecture Center
NTT Communications Corporation, Japan

c.

Broadband Network and Services -- A way towards the Information Society in Taiwan
Mr. Tan Ho Chen, Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom

d.

Towards the Digital Home
Dr. Hung Song, Vice President, Global Marketing Group, Samsung Electronics

e.

Acer’s Vision toward IT-Service in the Broadband Era-the iX Technology
Mr. Simon Chang, Vice President, Acer Incorporated, e-Enabling Data Center (eDC)

f.

The Digital Journey...the best is yet to come
Mr. Saw ken Wye, General Manager, (Asia Pacific and Japan), Network Service Providers (NSPs), Microsoft

a.

Knowledge Production and Diffusion Through Networks (T4)
Petra Kreis-Hoyer & Jutta Gruenberg-Bochard, European Business School, International University, Germany (Ra136)-(R056&R061)

b.

The Grounds of the Informational Capitalism (T4)
Hiroshi NOGUCHI, Professor, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (Ra139)-(R052)

c.

Technocapitalism and the Information Society (T4)
Luis Suarez-Villa, Professor, University of California, School of Social Ecology, USA (Ra54) (R045)

d.

The Global Economic Model for Information Exchange and Developing Nations in South
America (T4)
Erwin Warkentin, Director, Manitoba Campus, Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada (Ra82)-(R035)

e.

Accessibility of Corporate Announcements on Stock Exchange Websites: Evidence from 59 Global Exchanges
Roger Debreceny & Asheq R. Tahman, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Ra196)- (R0?)

a.

Policy Reform Toolkit for E-commerce and Development (T18.2)
Thierry van Bastelaer, Director, Integrated Financial Services, and Co-Director, Market Institutions Team, IRIS Center, University of Maryland, U.S.A. & Ms. Jody R. Westby, The Work IT Group, CO, U.S.A. (Ra129) (R062) & (R065)

b.

Entrepreneurship in China: The New and Old Generations (T19)
Wilfred V. Huang, Dolun Öksoy and Frank Duserick, College of Business, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, U.S.A. (Ra133)-(R059); (R060); & (R058)

c.

Financial Engineering and Effectiveness of Facilities Management Driven Investment and Collaboration on Organizational Performance (T19)
Ezendu Ifeanyi Ariwa, Department of Accounting, Banking and Financial Systems, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom(Ra100)-R003

d.

Business Information Support in Poland: Rankings of Manufacturing Branches (T19)
Jozef Dziechciarz, Professor; & Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha, Researcher, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland (Ra86 & Ra87)- (R026) & (R027)

e.

The Implementation of ICT in the Romanian Business Medium (T19)
Alina Andreica, Lecturer, Faculty of European Studies, "Babes-Bolyai" University, Romania (Ra95), (R046)

a.

Analysis of Radio Frequency Allocation in Uzbekistan for Digital Trunked Communications Systems in Bands of Are 400 MHZ, 800 MHZ, 900 MHZ (T1)
Alisher Abdukadirov, Sales Manager, Motorola CGISS, EME, Representative office of Motorola
GmbH in Uzbekistan (Ra4a),- (R-033)

b.

Intelligent Information Agents as a Tool for Information Retrieval and Organizing e-Mail (T1.2)
Szymon Kozciów, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland (R132)-(R068)

c.

Internet and Regional Science in Russia (T1)
Carol Leonard, St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom (Ra119)-(R028)

d.

Application of Meta-Intelligent Systems and e-Procurement in Delivering Effective Services (Implications for Universal Banking)
Ezendu Ifeanyi Ariwa, Department of Accounting, Banking and Financial Systems, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom; & Mohamed M. Medhat, Sadat Academy of Management Sciences, Egypt (Ra100)-(R03)

e.

Modern ICTs in today's scientific community: Russian case (T1)
Elena Z. Mirskaya, Professor, Department of Sociology of Science, Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (Ra46) (R0?)

f.

Science and Technology News in Electronic Mass-media: Presentation or Misrepresenttion?
Dimitri Bayuk, Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia (R99) (R0?)

a.

Closing the Digital Divide and Networking for Social Inclusion: Transforming Communities with Information Technology
Shii Okuno, Professor, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences Japan, Kobe, Japan (Ra63) (R093)

b.

Empowering the Poor Through ICT (EPICT)
Motoo Kusakabe, Visiting Scholar, Digital Vision Fellowship Program,
Stanford University, CA, U.S.A. & Founder e-Community Link (Ra84)-(R038)

c.

Information Society and Sustainable Development (T2)
Shah Abdus Salam, Executive Director, Development Wheel (DEW), Bangladesh (R152)

d.

Advancing the Indigenous Digital Equity Agenda (IDEA): A Critical Assessment of the
Canadian Model (T2)
Cynthia Alexander, Associate Professor, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada (R89)-(R011)

e.

A Positive Story: How IT Helps in Teaching Journalism in Dhenkanal, Orissa
K. M. Shrivastava, Professor, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Orissa, India

a.

Moving Toward a Knowledge-Based Economy: Singapore and its Experiment in e-Governance (T7)
Milagros Rivera-Sanchez, Associate Professor, & Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Associate Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A. & School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Ra69)-(R019)

b.

The Role of Government in e-Commerce in Egypt (T7)
Sherif Kamel, Assistant Professor & MIS Director, Institute of Management Development, School of Business, Economics and Communication, The American University in Cairo, & Ahmed Ghoneim, Cairo University (Ra62)-(R054)

c.

The Role of Local Authority on the Internet Governance: Explore the Relationship Between Local Authority and the Public Interest from Taiwan's Experiences (T7)
Vincent W. S. Chen, Executive Director, Taiwan Network Information Center, Anthony S. Lee, Acting Director, Taiwan Network Information Center (Ra114) & (Ra115) (R017)

d.

ICT Considerations for Improving Citizen Service Delivery and Communications in a Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa (T7)
Udo Richard Averweg, Information Services, eThekwini Municipality, Durban,
South Africa & Siyabonga Siyanda Sabelo Manyanga, Corporate Policy Unit, Office of the City Manager, eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa (Ra188a) & (Ra188b)- (R094)

Prerequisites for a Sustainable and Democratic Application of ICT (T7)
Schnepf Doris; Hester Ursula; & Mesicek Roman, Sustainable Europe Research Institute, Vienna, Austria (Ra137) (R063)

a.

Text- and Web-mining for Evaluating Housing Policies: Application to the Housing Construction Five-year Programming in Japan (T5)
Jungmin Choi, Professor & Asami Yasushi, Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science,
Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo (Ra70a) & (Ra70b)-(R007)

b.

Social Condition and the Digital Divide: A Cross Country Study
Lee-in Chen Chiu, & Meng-Chun Liu Research Fellows, Chung-hua Institution for Economic Research, (Ra79) & (Ra53)- (R09)

c.

Building a Virtual Brain: Digital Archives of a National Project. (T5)
Ovid Jyh-Lang Tzeng, Fellow & Vice President Academia Sinica (Ra159) (R078)

d.

Liberalizing Development: Effects of Telecommunication Liberalization in Thailand and Philippines (T5)
Donyaprueth Krairit, Assistant Professor School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand (Ra26)-(R051)

a.

The Role and Effectiveness of e-Learning: Key Issues in an Industrial Context (T4)
Victor Chang, Researcher, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
United Kingdom (Ra85) (R057)

b.

From Prigogine to Freire: Attending to the Non-Linearity of Complex, Online Social Organization in ICTD Design (T4)
Daren Okafo, Technology and Innovations Coordinator, Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada (Ra192)-(R0?)

c.

GSDI and the role of national level interdisciplinary NGO coalitions - the case of Hungary (T4)
G.Remetey-Fülöpp, Z.Sikolya, Hungarian Association for Geo-information (Ra145)-(R088)

d.

Is There an Upper Limit in ICT Diffusion? An Empirical Study of Asia Pacific Region (T4)
Hsiang Chi Huang, Researcher, Cheng Ta Chiang, Managing Director, Harriot Lin, ECRC-FIND Institute for Information Industry (Ra111), (Ra112) & (a113) (R013)

a.

The Case of End-User-Ownership/Control of Advanced Fiber Networks (AFNs) (T13)
Alan K. McAdams, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University & Senior Member, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Ra176d) (R0?)

c.

I-City: Information and Communication Technologies for Urban Planners (T13)
Matias Echanove, Researcher & IT Consultant, Graduate School of Architecture, & Planning & Preservation Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. (Ra176a) (R092)

d.

The New York City Urban Cyberspace Initiative: Advanced Networks in Service of Community Technology Development (T13)
Bruce Lincoln, Senior Educational Technologist, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. (Ra176c) (R096)

a.

Towards Creating a Municipal Information Society: The Development of ‘eThekwini Online’ in South Africa (T7)
Udo Richard Averweg, Information Services, eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa; Carol Ann Barraclough, ePages.net (Pty) Ltd, South Africa; & Angela Frances O’Byrne Spencer, Information Services, eThekwini Municipality South Africa (R189a); (Ra189b) & (Ra189c)-(R094) & (R094) & (R0?)

b.

Benchmarking/Evaluating Local Government Web Sites (T 7)
David C. Prosperi, Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A. (Ra168)- (R084)

c.

Private Investment in the e-Governance Project in India (T7)
D.Satya Murty, Stamps & Registration Department in Karnataka, India (Ra127)-(R037)

d.

The Contribution of ICT to Information Society–Taiwan Marching on with a New Vision (T7)
Ting-An Wang, Deputy Executive Secretary, Science & Technology Advisory Group, The Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Ra68)-(R011)

e.

Cities and e-Governance in Developing Countries (T7)
Brian Williams, Human Settlements Officer and Urban Transport and Energy Focal Point, Urban Infrastructure Branch Global Division, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya (Ra185) (R0?)

a.

Spanning The Digital Divide via a Globally Based Computerized Electronic Education Infrastructure Network-TEK Foundation (T16)
Thomas Robbins, CEO, TEK Foundation (Ra110) (R016)

b.

Information Technology: A Tool To Increase Enrollments of Universities - A Case for Botswana (T16)
Tiroyamodimo Mogotlhwane, Faculty of Engineering, University of Botswana (Ra32) (R029)

c.

The Digital Divide in New York City's Public Schools (T16)
Soctt Dexter, Assistant Professor* & Jack Shuler, Project Director** Brooklyn College of the City University of New York* Brooklyn College Community Partnership for Research and Learning** (Ra142) (R066) & (R067)

d.

Get I(C)T Right (T16)
Bob Munro, United Kingdom (Ra120) (R041)

e.

Information Society Development on the Basis of Informational Viewpoint Formation in Training of Systematic-Informational Perception of the World (T16)
Elena Valioniene & Beatrice Andziuliene, Klaipeda University, LT (Ra121) (R101) & (R102)

f.

Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Business Information Technology Courses (T16)
Naseem J. Rahman, Lecturer, Nagee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore (Ra172) (R0?)

g.

e-Learning for Local Governments in Africa: Insights Gained Through the Project on Electronic Distance Training on Sustainability in African Local Governments
Christian Stamm, Project Assistant, ICLEI's International Training Center, Freiburg, Germany (Ra194) (R0?),

a.

Legal Compliance, Trust and Security for Consumers and e-business, Suppliers - Based on CWA e-Trust (T19)
Robert P. Hilty, President, e-comtrust International Association, Brussels (Ra181) (R0?)

b.

Business Process Requirements
Thomas Fehlmann, Euro Project office AG, Member of IT Quality Group, Zurich, Switzerland (R181) (R0?)

c.

Overcoming Post-Terror Impact on SMEs in Bali, Indonesia: SME e-Reintegration into the Global Economy (T19)
Idris F. Sulaiman, International Affairs Advisor & Economist, Indonesian Information Technology Federation, Jakarta, Indonesia (Ra197) (R0?)

d.

Legal Aspects of Consumer Protection in e-Commerce in Brazil and Mercosur Eduardo Damiao Goncalves, Co-chair, The Committee of International Negotiations, Brazilian Chamber of Electronic Commerce; Co-chair of the International negotiation Committee for Camara-e.net Brazil; and Partner of Carvalhod e-FReitas e-Gerreira Attorneys at Law (R202) (R0?)

a.

Information Technologies, Development and Underdevelopment in the South (T10.2)
John P. Neelsen, Institute of Sociology, Tuebingen, Germany (Ra153)-(R0?)

b.

Technology Transfer in Developing Countries: A Telemedicine Framework for an Assessment of Healthcare Needs and Proper Technologies (T10)
Jiwan Giri, Researcher, ICASIT, George Mason University, USA (Ra56) (R049)

c.

Digital Divide and the Arab World: The Role of ICT
Abbas S. Mehdi, Professor, St. Cloud State University, MN, U.S.A.

d.

A Composite Index of Digital Age: Development Potential and Growth Responsiveness (T10.2)
Hillar Neumann, Jr.*, John Meyer** Department of Economics, Northern State University, U.S.A*., & Department of Business Law, Northern State University, U.S.A.** (Ra171)-(R082)

e.

Digital Gap Between North and South: What Remedies? (T10.2)
Nlemvo, President, Center Friendship of Switzerland, University of Kinshasa, Congo (Ra187)- (R0?)

f.

India's IT Brain Drain
Gaurav Midha, Head of the IT division, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India

g.

The ICT Revolution in India: Challenges and Lessons in IT Industry Development
Raja M. Mitra, Consultant, World Bank, Washington DC, U.S.A.

a.

The Global Economic Model for Information Exchange and Developing Nations in South America
Erwin Warkentin, Director, Campus Manitoba, Brandon University, Manitoba Canada (Ra82) (R035)

b.

Stakeholders in the Grey Market: The Interaction of Intellectual Property Rights, Competition Policy and Technology in the Development of a New Business Model (T10.3)
Rose Ann MacGillivray , Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada (Ra183) (R087)

c.

Emerging Technological Hubs: Global Inegration or Peripheralization?
Neville S. Arachchige Don, President, International Research Foundation for Development, U.S.A.

d.

Organic Globalization and Socialization of Civilization
Sheldon Lee Gosline, Hieratic Font Project Director, IHAC, North East Normal University, Peoples Republic of China

e.

A Long Development of R&D Infrastructure for Indonesia (T10.3)
Tjahjokartiko Gondokusumo, Directorate General, Electricity and Energy Utilization, Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources, Indonesia (R178) (R099)

f.

Information Processing in Antiquity "AGORA" "STOA"
Kallirroi Nicolis, Vice President, Social Aid of Hellas, Athens, Greece (R203) (R0?)

a.

Two-Way Radio Contribution to the Gross Domestic Product of Uzbekistan (T18)
Alisher Abdukadirov, Sales Manager, Motorola CGISS, EME, Representative office of Motorola GmbH in Uzbekistan (Ra4b) (R033)

b.

The Achievement of Information and Communication Technologies Development in Taiwan (T18)
Hahn-Ming Lee, Deputy Executive Secretary, Science & Technology Advisory Group, Taiwan, & Cheng Ta Chiang, Project Manager of FIND Resarch Team, Electronic Commerce Resource Center, Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan (Ra116) & (Ra112) (R012) & (R014) (Presented by Eva Yi-Yuan Yueh, Deputy Managing Director, Electronic Commerce Resource Center Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan)

c.

The Contribution of IT Industry to Economic Growth and Productivity in Korea (T18)
Dong-pyo Hong, Research Fellow, Korea Information Society Development Institute (R64) (R004)

d.

Electronic Certificate Lifting up the Gate of the Government Information Dam (T18)
Bor-Shenn Jeng, Vice President, San-Wei Sun, Managing Director, IMA Lab Chung-Hwa Telecom Lab, Taiwan (Ra107) & (Ra108) (R0?)

e.

Toward an Information Society: It's Potential and Obstacles in Iranian Society (T18)
Ardeshir Entezari, Faculty Member, Allameh Tabatabaii University, Iran (Ra72) (R053)

f.

A Way to Prosperity: Competitive Analysis of ICT Industries in Taiwan (T18)
Bao-Shuh Paul Lin, VP, CTO-Comm. & Opto. Tech., ITRI, General Director of CCL & STC; Roger Jen-Chieh Cheng,
Director of Internet Software Technology Division, CCL, ITRI; & Hui Chun Kao Sha, Special Assistant to General
Director, CCL, Industrial Technolgy Research Institute & Computer and Communications Research Laboratories, Taiwan
(R156)

g.

Using Information Technology to Promote Reform, Economic Growth and Private Sector Development-The African Virtual Business Association Network (T18)
Katie Kampmann, Program Officer, Africa, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Washington, U.S.A.(R18)

a.

The Dawn of World Computing (T8.1)
Stuart Gannes, Executive Director, Digital Vision Fellowship, Stanford University, U.S.A. (Ra47)- (R021)

b.

Spatial Monitoring of Environmental and Social change: Linking Science to Human Development (T8.1)
Ian Douglas, Professor, Chairman, Board of Governors, Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC), United Kingdom (Ra50) - (R131)

c.

Digital Atlas for the Greater Mekong Subregion (T8)
Robert Everitt, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Pilippines (Ra106)-(R020)

d.

Correlated Independent Variables – An Analysis of Fertility with National Level Data (T8.1)
Abu Jafar Mohammad Sufian, Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business Administration, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain (Ra81)- (R008)

a.

Cross-cutting Rifts in the Digital Divide: The Effects of Gender, Socio Economic Status and Rural versus Urban Location (T9)
E. Dianne Looker, Professor, & V. Thiessen, Professor, Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S., Canada, & **Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada (Ra88a) & (Ra88b)-(R030 & R034)

b.

Layers of Technological Inequality: Considering the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Locality in the Global Digital Divide (T9)
Gili S. Drori, Professor, Stanford University, California, U.S.A. (Ra125)-(R036)

c.

Gender Differences in Information Technology Usage: A Japan-U.S.A. Comparison (T9)
Hiroshi Ono, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden & Madeline Zavodny, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, U.S.A.** (Ra170)-(R083)

New Technology and Gender Inequality at Work (T9)
Claire Hsiao-Hui Chen, PhD Student, University of Oxford, UK

a.

The Information Society Gone Wrong: Issues and Challenges (T11)
Kirpal Singh, School of Economics & Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, Singapore (Ra3) (R0?)

b.

Connectivity and Beyond Internet, and the Political Democratization in the LDCs (T11)
Gianluca Pastori, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milano, Italy (Ra31) (R042)

c.

Internet Voting in Global Perspective
R Michael Alvarez, Professor, Department of Political Science & Co-Director, Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, California Institute of Technology, CA, U.S.A. & Dr. Thad E. Hall, Program Officer, The Century Foundation, U.S.A. (Ra90) (R025 & R044)

d.

Managing Ethnic Diversity and the National Question in Contemporary African Politics: A Concise Analysis (T11)
E. Ike Udogu, Professor, Faculty Fellow, Department of Political Science & Criminal Justice Appalachian State University, NC, U.S.A. (Ra134) (R073)

Living Together in A Multilingual World: Exploring A New Communication Order (T11)
Lachman M. Khubchandani, Professor of Linguistic, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing & Director Center for Communication Studies, India (R12)

f.

a.

Information Privacy: A Comparative Legal Perspective (T12)
Hurriyah El Islamy, Professor,The Law School, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom (Ra96) (R039)

b.

Computer Crimes Law in Malaysia (T12)
Abdul Jalil, Lecturer, Faculty of Management, Multimedia University,Cyberjaya Selangor, Malaysia, & Mr. Melvinder Singh, Lecturer, Faculty of Management Cyberjaya Campus, Multimedia University Malaysia, Malaysia (Ra91 & Ra92) (R043)

c.

Young Adults' Perceptions of Privacy and Security Concerns Related to e-Commerce (T12)
Ernest Johnson, Fred. C. Manning School of Business, Acadia University, NS, Canada (Ra174)-(R0?)

d.

Expanding ICT Access and Windows for Cybercrime: Survey of Internet Kiosks (Warnets) and Related Challenges in Cybersecurity Work in Indonesia (T12)
Idris F. Sulaiman, International Affairs Advisor & Economist, Indonesian Information Technology Federation, Jakarta, Indonesia (Ra197) (R0?)

Use of Information Technolgy to Enhance Security (T12)
Nisim Bar-El, President, Comsec Group Ltd., Israel (R165) (R0125)

a.

Regional Planning After ICT Infrastructure: A Policy Planning Framework for Intelligent Development (T13)
Mark I. Wilson, Urban & Regional Planning Program, Michigan State University, U.S.A. & Kenneth E. Corey, Office of the Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies, Michigan State University, U.S.A. (Ra94a) & (Ra94b) (R001) & (R002)

b.

Degrees of Separation: Inheriting an Unequal World (T13)
Ali Modarres, Professor and Associate Director, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. & Bill Pitkin, Advanced Policy Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. (Ra184a & Ra184b) (R089)

c.

Russia in the Electronic World: Multilevel Pattern Analysis of Information Technology Presence, Distribution, Access, and Development (T13)
Elena B. Settles, Doctoral Candidate, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware, DE, U.S.A. (Ra186) (R097)

d.

The Drama of the Princess. Dumbing Us Down in e-Downtown: The Hidden WEB Disconnection in Brazil (T13)
Cleusa Larocrinski Canales Cevallos, IRFD Latin American Network Coordinator, Brazil (Ra193) (R0?)

a.

Knowledge Sharing for an Equitable Access to Health and Education Services: ICT for Serving the Underserved Communities in Developing World (T18)
Jiwan Giri, Research Fellow and Manager, International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology, George Mason University,VA, U.S.A. (Ra56) (R049)

b.

The Role of Community Media, Learning and Innovation Centres in Local Economic Development and Wealth Creation (T18.1)
David J. Wortley, Mass Mitec Creative Collaborative Communications, United Kingdom (Ra131) (R047)

c.

Information Society and Access to Health Information Online: Private Road or Public Highway?
Shanthi Johnson, Associate Professor, School of Nutrition & Dietetics, & Ernest Johnson, Lecturer, F. C. Manning School of Business, Acadia University, N. S., Canada (Ra195) (R0?)

d.

Mobile Phones, Internet and the Institutional Environment (T18)
Veneta Andonova, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Ra128) (R050)

e.

Mobile Telecom Industry Development and Its Impact in China (T18)
Huang Weiping, Professor, School of Economics, Renmin University of China, & Executive Director, Committee for Economics Education and Exchange with the U.S. (Ra66)-(R018)

a.

GSDI Legal and Economic Challenges (T8.2)
Harlan J. Onsrud, Professor, University of Main, Orono Maine, U.S.A. (Ra143) (R064)

b.

Enabling Spatial Data Sharing: portals now and in the future (T8.2)
Carmelle J. Côté, Federal Account Manager, ESRI, Vienna, VA, U.S.A. (Ra160) (R071)

c.

Global Map: An Operational GSDI (T8.2)
D. R. F. Taylor, Professor & Chair, International Steering Committee for Global Mapping, Carleton University, Canada (Ra161) (R072)

d.

The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure: Vision, Goals, and Progress (T8.2)
Santiago Borrero, President, Cartography Commission, Pan American Institute for Geography, Colombia (Ra166) (R080)

a.

Bridging the Digital Divide: The Use and Impact of ICT on Socially Excluded Groups (T9)
Paul Foley, Pofessor, & Ximena Alfonso, Professor, International e-Commerce Research Center, De Montfort University, United Kingdom (Ra177)-(R086)

b.

Gaijin as Other: Representations of Foreigners in Japan Media (T9)
AJohn D. Smith, Kwansei Gakuin University School of Science and TechnologySanda, Japan (Ra123)-(R031)

c.

Internet: Closing or Widening the Divide? (T9)
Isagani R. Serrano, Senior Vice President, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, Philippine (Ra109)-(R015)

d.

Gender Equity and the Use of ICT's in the Global Knowledge Economy (T9)
Sheila French, Senior Lecturer, Department of Information & Communications Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom (Ra180) (R098)

a.

Improving Regulatory Consistency in the Information Society (T14)
Thomas Ruddy, EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories, Switzerland (Ra149) (R069)

b.

How to Protect Those Who Are Not Ready to Negotiate: In Formulating Global Governance for Information Society (T14)
Y. J. Park, Coordinator, Internet Governance Caucus, Seoul, South Korea (Ra138) (R0?)

c.

First-Mover Preferences, Structural Power and Path Dependency: The World Trade Organization and Electronic Commerce (T14)
Rorden Wilkinson, Associate Professor*, & Seamus Simpson,Principal Lecturer Department of Political Science, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, U.S.A.*, & Department of Information andCommunication, Manchester metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom** (Ra179) (R085)