The Garnet Capacity Building Workshop V took place in Jaipur, India, from 1-3 December 2009. Have a look at the press release by clicking here. Also, in this occasion, Jean-Pierre Lehmann, in collaboration with Sophie Coughlan, a research associate at IMD, released a paper entitled "Inclusive Growth: The Road for Global Prosperity and Stability".

The 2009 edition of the Inclusive Growth project was preceded by a conference entitled "Globalisation, Responsible Leadership and Inclusive Growth", held in New Delhi in October 2008 . Click here to access the webpage with further information related to this event, such as a working definition of the project, a concept paper, international and Indian inclusive growth case studies, a list of reading material and a video conference featuring Montek Singh Ahluwalia interviewed by Jean-Pierre Lehmann.

You will find below a series of reading material related to the theme "Fostering Inclusive Growth through ICT & Trade".

Resources

Presentations delivered during the conference
Neeraj Agarwal, NIIC, Hole in the Wall video
Jean-Marc Lilla, Diminishing the Digital Divide: Think Global, Act Local, December 2009

Inclusive Growth & Digital Inclusion - A comparison & lessons from the EU & Indian experiences

Integrating Research, Policy & Execution to Achieve Real Impact
S. Cecchinia, C. Scottb, "Can Information and Communications Technology Applications contribute to Poverty Reduction? Lessons from Rural India", Information Technology for Development, 10, 2003, 73–84
Economic Democracy through Pro Poor Growth, ed. by P. Wignaraja, S. Sirivardana, A. Hussain, 2009
J. Lamont, "Basic Services in Urban India Remain a Work in Progress", Financial Times, 15 October 2009
J.J. Mistry, "A Conceptual Framework for the Role of Government in Bridging the Digital Divide", Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 8/3, 2005, 28-46
T. Simon, 10th Anniversary of the Fourth Protocol to the GATS, Symposium on Telecommunications, Geneva, October 2009

Diminishing the Digital Divide: Think Global, Act Local
Ken Banks, "Mobile Phones and the Digital Divide", PCWorld
T.H. Chowdary,"Diminishing the Digital Divide in India", Inform, 4/6, 2002, 4-8
A.G. Gulati, "Unleashing Rural India’s Economic Potential-The Role of ICT", Rural Development, 57/ 12, October 2009
S. Marine, J-M. Blanchard, "Bridging the Digital Divide: an Opportunity for Growth in the 21st Century", Alcatel Telecommunications Review, 3rd Quarter 2004
OECD, Guide to Measuring the Information Society, 2009
OECD, Information Technology Outlook 2008: Highlights, 2008
OECD, Regulatory Reform as a Tool for Bridging the Digital Divide, 2004
D. Quah, "The Digital Divide", LSE Economics Department, January 2007
Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance: Creating Opportunities for all, Fourth meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, 15–18 November 2009
S. Singh, Digital Divide in India: Measurement, Determinants and Policy for Addressing the Challenges in Bridging the Digital Divide, 2009
The Four Digital Divides, ed. by K. Keniston and D. Kumar, 2003
J.J. Thomas, G. Parayil, "Bridging the Social and Digital Divides in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala: A Capabilities Approach", Development and Change, 39/3, 2008, 409–435
World Economic Forum, IT Access for Everyone — Global Benchmarking Study, January 2005
P.K. Yu, "Bridging the Digital Divide: Equality in the Information Age", Jacob Burns Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, Cardozo Law School, 2002

How can Trade & Global Mobility in ICT foster Inclusive Growth?
J. Chamie, "Mind the Gap: Public and Government Views on Migration Diverge", YaleGlobal Online, 16 October 2009
S. Islam, "Fortress Europe: Solving Immigration by Outsourced Bouncers", YaleGlobal Online, 18 August 2009
M. Noland, "Transborder Migration: Licit and Illicit", Peterson Institute for International Economics, September 2009
"The Aid Workers who Really Help", The Economist (print edition), 8 October 2009

What are the Possibilities & Limits of Social Entrepreneurship?
P.N. Bloom, A.K.Chatterji, "Scaling Social Entrepreneurial Impact", California Management Review, 51/3, 2009, 114-133
S. Bonini, J. Emerson, Maximizing Blended Value–Building Beyond the Blended Value Map to Sustainable Investing, Philanthropy and Organizations, January 2005
J. Mair, O. Schoen, "Successful Social Entrepreneurial Business Models in the Context of Developing Economies: An Explorative Study", International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2/1, 2007, 54-68
M.M. Seitanidi, "Adaptive Responsibilities: Nonlinear Interactions in Cross Sector Social Partnerships", E:CO, 10/3, 2008, 51-64
M. Simms, "Insights from a Management Prophet: Mary Parker Follett on Social Entrepreneurship", Business and Society Review, 114/3, 349-363
M. Stefanovic, "New Business-NGO Partnerships Help the World's Poorest", International Trade Forum, 2, 2007, 6-8
M. Sud, C.V. VanSandt, A.M. Baugous, "Social Entrepreneurship: The Role of Institutions", Journal of Business Ethics, 85, 2009, 201-216
The Promise and Limits of Social Entrepreneurship, Silicon Flatirons Center Series on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Public Policy, Thursday, May 2008
J. L. Thompson, "The World of Social Entrepreneur", The Internationl Journal of Public Sector Management, 15/5, 2002, 412-431