http://markle.policyarchive.orgThe Markle Foundation is pleased to share its documents with all those interested in finding ways of addressing critical public needs in the information age. The documents in this archive cover a wide variety of subjects, all focusing on the intersection of policy and information technology. In the last few years, the Markle Foundation has focused mainly on using information and technology to improve health and enhance national security. Other areas Markle has addressed in the past include information technology for development, children and interactive media, and Internet governancehttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=15542Provides a broad overview of national development initiatives on information and communications technologies (ICTs) in the first few years of the 21st Century. Highlights some of the major opportunities and calls attention to some of the principal challenges and pitfalls that confront national leaders in their efforts to organize large-scale initiatives for change.Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=155422002-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=15539The second in a series of surveys on Internet usage and its impact on China. Conducted by Professor Guo Liang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Center for Social Development. Analyzes perception and attitudes toward the Internet, impact on other mass media, effects on interpersonal communication, political participation, and government services.Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=155392003-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=15545Concept paper commissioned by The Markle Foundation to initiate and contribute to the ongoing discussion on how best to facilitate the process of universal participation of developing countries within the global information and communication technology (ICT) policy- and decision-making fora.Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=155452002-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=15540The first in a series of surveys on Internet usage and its impact on China. Conducted by Professor Guo Liang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Center for Social Development. The research objectives included gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the ways in which people were incorporating this new (to China) technology, the attitudes of non-users toward the Internet, the policies of local governments, and the social impact of the Internet.Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=155402003-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=15538The third in a series of surveys on Internet usage and its impact on China. Conducted by Professor Guo Liang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Center for Social Development. Analyzes perception and attitudes toward the Internet, impact on other mass media, effects on interpersonal communication, political participation, and government services.Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=155382005-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=16015Offers a framework for inclusive international ICT policy-making, based on the shared vision that was developed under the mandate of the Digital Opportunities Task Force created by the G8 Okinawa Charter on the Global Information Society in July 2000.Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://markle.policyarchive.org/ItemDisplayServlet?handle=160152002-06-01T00:00:00Z