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Handbook for Developing Countries. Info Dev. Website:http://www.infodev.org/en/Document.9.aspxInformation and communication technologies (ICT) are widely believed to be importantpotential levers to introduce and sustain education reform efforts. Despite evidence ofincreasingly widespread use of ICTs in education initiatives around the world, however,there is little guidance available for policy makers and donor staff specifically targeted atcountries contemplating the use of ICTs to help countries meet the education-relatedMillennium Development Goals (MDGs).The short handbook provides guidance for policymakers struggling with two key issues: -What is the impact on student achievement of introducing ICTs in educational settings indeveloping countries? - How should this impact be measured, and what are the relatedissues, especially as they relate to Education For All and other Millennium DevelopmentGoals?46. DANIDA. (2005). Monitoring and Indicators for Communication forDevelopment. [Electronic Version] Website:http://webzone.k3.mah.se/projects/comdev/_comdev_PDF_doc/Danida_ComDevt.pdfThis a technical note developed by DANIDA for the Danish cooperation managersoverseas. What is communication for development about? In this brochure it applies toa strategic communication process that promotes social changes through dialogue,knowledge sharing, and participation.Chapter 3, on Communication Monitoring and Indicators provides general guidelines formonitoring and indicators on communication for development, and analyses the processof identifying indicators in programmes (1) where communication in itself is a vehicle forsocial change (media development), and (2) where communication is an integral part ofa sector/development program47. Mata, Maria Cristina ed. (1995). Mujer y Radio Popular. ALER.The book analyses the role of women and the representation of gender issues incommunity radio. It doesn’t cover evaluation or impact assessment, however it describesthe potential of community radio in changing women’s lives.48. Everitt, Anthony (2003). New voices: An Evaluation of 15 Access RadioProjects.http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/steval/sld-2165.htmlhttp://www.comminit.com/experiences/pdskdv112003/experiences-957.htmlEvaluation of different approaches to the concept of community radio, to inform thefuture radio regulator how Access Radio might be licensed, regulated, funded, promoted,and organised.- The pilot projects gave hundreds of local volunteers the chance to becomebroadcasters, and produced real social gains for their communities as well as somelively radio- The author recommends that Access Radio be introduced as a third tier of radiobroadcasting in the UK.- The most important developments among the Access Radio stations have been thegrowth of their community role and the rapid extension of the work of staff beyond thebusiness of broadcasting to wider concerns for social and individual empowermentA growing demand for issue-based programmes (at the expense of music) has beendetected among audiences.The responses to Community Questionnaires, sent out to organisations that haveworked with the pilot projects, reveal an enthusiastic welcome for community radio andAMARC Community Radio Social Impact Assessment 2007 Page 115 of 128