Internet History
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Regional Resources
Caribbean
- Closing the Digital Divide in the Caribbean: A Leadership Challenge Gillian M. Marcelle, UN ICT Task Force, 2004, PDF
- Meeting on Bridging the Digital Divide for the Caribbean Digital Diaspora Network for the Caribbean, January 2003
- Networking the Caribbean Region via the Virgin Islands Paradise FreeNet Peter de Blanc, INET95
Central America
- Central America: Information Services 1996
- Regional Integration of Central American Countries and Opportunities for Internetworking Jorge D. Calvo-Drago, INET97
Hispanic/Latino
- Findings about the Use of the Internet by Latinos USC Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future
- Toward Equality of Access: The Role of Public Libraries in Addressing the Digital Divide Gates Foundation et al., PDF
Latin America
- IV Taller y Foro Centroamericano de Comunicaciones Electronicas 1997
- Bringing the Net to the Masses: Cybercafés in Latin America e-OTI, January/February 1999
- Case Studies on Development of the Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean Saul Hahn, INET2000
- Colección RAEC CLACSO, una iniciativa para construir conocimiento en Red
- Comparative Study: School Networks in Latin America Various authors, INET99
- eHealth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Development and Policy Issues Robert J. Rodrigues & Ahmad Risk, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2003
- La Formación Social del Computista: Una experiencia interdisciplinaria, probada y latinoamericana Irene Plaz y Luis German Rodriguez, 1994
- Fundación Redes y Desarrollo Funredes
- Generación de Productos de Calidad en Internet Grete Pasch, 1997
- Historia de Internet La experiencia latinoamericana, ICANN
- Historia de Internet en América Latina y el Caribe
- Information and Communications Technologies in Support of South American Competitiveness and Integration Action Plan Regional Infrastructure Integration in South America Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, 2003, PDF
- Internet and Society in Latin America and the Caribbean International Development Research Centre, IDRC, 2004
- Latin America Internet Report Morgan Stanley
- Networking in Latin America and the Caribbean and the OAS/RedHUCyT Project Saul Hahn, INET95
- Networking Latin America and the Caribbean: Creating Alternatives Luis Germán Rodríguez, INET93
- Networks in Latin America: The Case of Colombia's Red CETCOL Winthrop Carty, LASPAU, 1997
- La nueva alfromba mágica: Usos y mitos de Internet Raúl Trejo Delabre, 1994
- PAN-Americas Networking International Development Research Centre, IDRC
- Portal Andino Sociedad de la Información Development Gateway
- Red Sobre el Impacto Social de las TIC RedISTIC
- RedHUCyT Hemisphere Wide Inter-University Scientific and Technological Information Netork, OAS
- Selected Publications Larry Press
- Servicio Universal en las Américas Comisión Interamericana de Telecomunicaciones, CITEL de la Organización de los Estados Americanos, 2000
- The Story of Mirador: A Search Engine for Latin America e-OTI, updated 1999
- Trends in Latin American Networking TILAN, LANIC
- El Uso de Internet y la Teoría de la Comunicación Raisa Urribarrí, 1999
Country Resources
Argentina
- Agenda para el Desarrollo de Internet Argentina 2000-2004 Capítulo Argentino Internet Society
- Internet en Argentina y la Economía Digital Informe Especial, Clarin, Junio 1996
- The Internet in Argentina: Study and Analysis of Government Policy e-OTI, May/June 1999
- STARNET/IP: A Commercial Approach to Internet Eduardo Jose Torres, INET95
Barbados
- A Portable Bridge for the Digital Divide IDBAmerica Online
Bolivia
Brazil
- The Citizens' Network of the Municipality of Recife, Brazil: Lessons from the Experience with the First Latin American Freenet Cláudio Marinho, INET97
- Mapa da Exclusão Digital 2003
- Networks, Communication Technologies, and the Reorganization of Urban Space: Challenges for Analyzing the Case of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rainer Randolph, INET99
- A Trajetória da Internet no Brazil Marcelo Sávio
Chile
- Educational Projects Using Networks in Chilean Elementary Schools Ernesto Laval & Laura Flores, INET 95
- Empowering Information Professionals and End Users with New Cultural Values Soledad Ferreiro, INET 95
- Internet en Chile: Oportunidad para la Participación Ciudadana PNUD, 2002, PDF
- The Internet in Chile: 1999 Was a Good Year e-OTI, 2000
- The Newspaper of the Civil Society (DSC), Chile Innovations in Technology and Governance Project, Ash Institute, PDF
- REUNA: How an Academic Network can be Self-Funded Florencio Utreras, INET 95
- La Verdadera y Real Historia del Internet en Chile Por Juan Andrés Valenzuela Jofré, 1996
Colombia
- Networks in Latin America: The Case of Colombia's Red CETCOL Winthrop Carty, LASPAU, 1997
Cuba
- Actualización de Interconectividad en Cuba By Larry Press & Carlos Armas
- CIGB Intranet Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba, INET97
- Cuba Networking Update e-OTI, Jan/Feb 1996
- The Information Revolution in Cuba By Matt Light-Oglander and Martin Gavrilov, 1999, PDF
El Salvador
- Conectándonos al Futuro de El Salvador
- Estrategia para la Creación de una Sociedad de Aprendizaje Conectándonos al Futuro de El Salvador, 1999
- Information and Development in El Salvador: Preliminary Notes By Christina Courtright, 1997
Guyana
- Guyana Gearing for the Information Age Caribbean Net News, 2004
Haiti
- Haiti and Internet Governance John S. Quarterman, First Monday, June 1997
- Information about the Internet in Haiti,1997-99
- IT, media and telecommunications in the Republic of Haiti World History Archives
Honduras
- Honduras: La energía solar cierra la brecha digital Aimee Verdisco & Analyda Melara de Fanconi, publication of Inter-American Development Bank, IADB, PDF
Jamaica
- Paulwell Announces Internet Plan Jamaica Observer, August 2004
Mexico
- 50 Años del Cómputo en México UNAM
- Charting and Bridging Digital Divides: Comparing Socio-economic, Gender, Life Stage, and Rural-Urban Internet Access and Use in Eight Countries AMD Global Consumer Advisory Board, 2003, PDF
- Congresos Internet, UNAM
- Development of WWW Services in Mexico: Toward a National Information Infrastructure Jeffry Fernandez, INET95
- Historia de Internet en México Isoc Mex
- Mexican Women's Movement Makes the Internet Work for Many Women e-OTI, November/December 1998
- The Zapatistas and the Electronic Fabric of Struggle Harry Cleaver, INET96
Paraguay
- Amic@s in Asunción: Leapfrogging Development Mary Fontaine, 1999
Peru
- Electronic Media in Rural Development Based on Case Material from Peru Van Koert, University of Amsterdam, 2000
- Systematization of the Peruvian Scientific Network Experience José Soriano, INET96
International Resources
- Association for Progressive Communications APC
- Broadening and Enhancing the Capacity of Developing Countries to Effectively Participate in the Global ICT Policy Fora and the ICT for Development Process Clement Dzidonu & Nii Narku Quaynor, 2002, PDF
- Digital Opportunity Initiative 2001
- First Monday
- History: Internet & W3 World Wide Web Virtual Library
- Historia de Internet y Buscadores
- History of the Internet Video
- Hobbes' Internet Timeline
- Imagining the Internet: A History and Forecast Elon University/Pew Internet Project
- Internet Archive
- Internet History Computer History Museum Exhibit
- Internet History Living Internet
- Internet History Resource Centre
- The Internet in Developing Nations: Grand Challenges Larry Press, First Monday, April 2004
- Internet Society ISOC
- A Little History of the World Wide Web World Wide Web (W3) Consortium
- NetValley
- Pew Internet & American Life Project
- Tim Berners-Lee: A short history of web development
- Triumph of the Nerds & Nerds 2.01 PBS