Resources

Network Access
Networked Learning
Networked Society
Networked Economy
Network Policy
Outsourcing

Networked Access

"Brazil Designs a Cheap PC for the Masses." Associated Press. 2001 March 05.

"Brazil Internet Access Survey Reveals Customer Frustration with Service and Support" - http://www.motive.com/newsevents/pressreleases/pr.asp?id=4887

CIA World Fact Book -http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ar.html& http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html

"Creating Trust in Critical Network Infrastructures: The Case of Brazil", International Telecommunications Union, Document: CNI/06 May 2002 http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/security/docs/cni.06.pdf

"Creating a Development Dynamic: Final Report of the Digital Opportunity Initiative." Accenture. July 2001

"Estimation and Characterization of the Digital Divide." Serrano, Arturo. CICESE Research Center.

"IT Landscape in Argentina" - http://www.american.edu/carmel/gg7870a/Hardware.htm

"Information Technology and Economic Growth in Developing Countries", Sebastian Edwards, Challenge, May 2002
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1093/is_3_45/ai_86517828/pg_1

Internet World Stats - http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats2.htm#south

"Improving Public Internet Access in Brazil: Moving Beyond Connectivity"
http://www.cidec.futuro.usp.br/artigos/artigo5.html

Michael Koh - President - http://www.apartmentsba.com
- Co-Owner - http://www.argentinago.com

"Technology in Latin America." Wood, Laura. M2 Presswire 2004 July 22: Lexis-Nexis Academic. SUNY Plattsburgh Library. 2004 July 22.

"Telecenters Provide Jobs and Culture for the Poor." Osova, Maria. Inter-Press Service 31 May 2004: Lexis-Nexis Academic. SUNY Plattsburgh Library. 2004 July 23.

Networked Learning

ICT4D - Connecting People for a Better World
Enhancing Human Capacity and Empowerment
http://www.globalknowledge.org/ict4d/index.cfm?menuid=55&parentid=52
ISBN 3-03798-065-6

InfoDev: The Information For Development Program
Education For All: Is it Feasible?
http://www.infodev.org/exchange/exch10/1exch10.htm

The Association For Progressive Communications
Internet and ICTs for Social Justice and Development
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=22518
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil July 30 2004

Gartner Research
Hype Cycle for IT in Latin America, 2003

UNESCO Institute for Statistics at http://stats.uis.unesco.org

Social Watch Indicators Tables and Graphs http://www.socialwatch.org

Networked Society

Wired News "What cells will cell in Rio?" January 10, 2001, Batista, Elisa http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41094,00.html?tw=wn_story_related

Wired News "Latin America: The Mobile World" Jan 21, 2001, Scheeres, Julia http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41309,00.html?tw=wn_story_related

Tendencias Latín America Market Reports, Price, John http://tendencias.infoamericas.com/article_archive/2001/0801/0801_industry_analysis.htm

Cellular-news.com " Cell Phones in Argentina" Casey, Michael
http://www.cellular-news.com/coverage/argentina.shtml

Vivo.com "Products and Services, website resource http://www.vivo.com.br/portal/products_and_services.php

Cellular-news.com "Cellular Phones in Brazil" Welsh, Andrea
http://www.cellular-news.com/coverage/brazil.shtml

v-brasil.com "Brazilian Phone Companies History"
http://www.v-brazil.com/business/phone-history.html

investinestonia.com "Global Networked Readiness Index," April 2003,
http://www.investinestonia.com/pdf/NetworkedReadynessIndex2003.pdf

jiwire.com "HotSpot Locations"
http://www.jiwire.com/search-hotspot-locations.htm

cia.gov "The World Fact Book: Brazil"
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html

American.edu "Brazil: Sources and Links" Decemeber 7, 2003, Yates, Ann
http://www.american.edu/initeb/ay5376a/sources.htm

Information and Communication Technologies in Support of South American Competitiveness and Integration: "Action Plan"
http://www.iadb.org/regions/re3/pdf/IIRSA0204.pdf

oecd.org "Understanding the Digital Divide"
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/38/57/1888451.pdf

crito.uci.edu: "E-Commerce Readiness and Diffusion: The Case of Brazil" Tigre, Paulo
http://www.crito.uci.edu/publications/pdf/gec/brazil.pdf

Korentayer, Elisa. Harvard University and Marenco, Segundo. IBM APU. .ar

Korentayer, Elisa. Harvard University and Coutinho, Marcelo. Ibope - Nielsen Net Ratings .br

Tilan.com, Trends in Latin American Networking "Internet Infrastructure, 2000
http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/tilan/statistics/internet_infra.html

Tilan.com,Trends in Latin American Networking "Internet Penetration in Latin America"
http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/tilan/statistics/hosts.html

Internet Traffic Report
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/main.htm

Networked Economy

"Argentina: Increasing competition in broadband internet sector." 20 Oct 2004 Regional Business News. Ebsco Host Depaul University Library, Chicago, IL. 21 January 2005.

"Broadband access to double in 2004." 20 Dec 2004 Regional Business News. Ebsco Host Depaul University Library, Chicago, IL. 21 January 2005.

"Buenos Aires City Government website."
http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/

Calabia, Hector. "Latin America: IT Workers Ride Economy's Roller Coaster." Computerworld May 2002.

"Cessi, Catem sign cooperation deal." Business CustomWire 28 Dec 2004 Regional Business News.

Ebsco Host Depaul University Library, Chicago, IL. 21 January 2005.

"Information Technology in Brazil." American University: Kogod Schoold of Business December 2003.

Horowitz, Alan S. "Brazil: It's a sleeping giant with a tradition of high-quality software." Computerworld 15 September 2003.

"Report: Latin America Poised for B2B Boom."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/4602.html

"Rio de Janeiro City Government website."
http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/

"Sao Paulo City Government website."
http://www.saopaulo.sp.gov.br/home/

"Online sales to grow 30-100%." Business CustomWire 21 Dec 2004 Regional Business News. Ebsco Host Depaul University Library, Chicago, IL. 21 Jan 2005.

Tigre, Paulo Bastos. "Brazil in the age of Electronic Commerce." Ebsco Host Depaul University Library, Chicago, IL 17 Jan 2005.

Network Policy

Abdala, Manuel (2000) " Institutional Roots of Post Privatization Regulatory Outcomes", Telecom Development, Vol 24, NOS.8/9

Dani Rodrik, The New Global Economy and Developing Countries: Making Openness Work, Policy Essay 24

Stuart, Donald A. and Joe Tuser. "Internet Services and Service Providers in Brazil." Gartner Research: November 10, 2004.

Stuart, Donald A. and Joe Tuser. "Network Services and Service Providers in Argentina." Gartner Research: June 21, 2004.

Teltscher, Susanne. "Session 2: Globalization and WTO: ICT, Trade and Competitiveness." United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2004.

"Trade Policy Reviews Brazil: October 1996". World Trade Organization. October 24, 1996.
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp45_e.htm

"Trade Policy Reviews Brazil: November 2000". World Trade Organization. November 1, 2000.
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp140_e.htm

"Trade Policies". U.S. Library of Congress.
http://countrystudies.us/brazil/80.htm

Outsourcing

Adelakun, O. (2004) Offshore Outsourcing Locations' Readiness versus
Attractiveness. Presented at the Third Annual International Outsourcing
Conference, Dallas, USA, September 9-10, 2004.

"Argentina IT Infrastructure Outsourcing Services Market." Frost & Sullivan Research Report 4 March 2004.

"Brazil Tops Latin America's Rankings in Networked Readiness Report."
http://egov.alentejodigital.pt/Brasil/Report.htm

Donoghue, Andrew. "Argentina: More Near-Shore Than Offshore." ZDNet UK 27 July 2004.

"Exchange Rates."
http://X-rates.com

Horowitz, Alan S. "Brazil: It's a sleeping giant with a tradition of high-quality software." Computerworld 15 September 2003.

"Largest Cities in the United States and World."
http://mongabay.com/igapo

Whelan, Carolyn. "International First: Latin Outsourcing." Fortune 26 July 2004: p. 31.