One to Watch: Radio, New ICTs and Interactivity

This publication provides an overview of the most significant experiences in combining radio and ICTs to sustainable development. It is a result of numerous attempts by FAO's Communication for Development Group to foster information exchange and collaborative partnerships in rural radio initiatives. The authors aim to provide useful insights for stimulating discussion and concrete action in the context of development work.

The publication focuses on the use of the Internet by radio stations in their efforts to support initiatives for democratic and sustainable development and it includes insights and experiences from all parts of the globe. It focuses on interactivity as a social communication process - people and communities interacting with each other rather than with the media. It is about how radio, in combination with the Internet, can better inform people about themselves and the world,stimulating (interactive) communication within and between communities, and leading to a common understanding of problems and to common proposals for their resolution.

Topics included:

• Radio and the Internet: Mixing media to bridge the divide
• Take Five: A handful of essentials for ICTs in development
• Linking Rural Radio to New ICTs in Africa: Bridging the rural digital divide
• The Information Highways are still Unpaved: The Internet and West African community radio
• Community Multimedia Centres: Creating digital opportunities for all

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