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Table of Content Developing Successful ICT Strategies: Competitive Advantages in a Global Knowledge-Driven Society Hakikur Rahman SDNP, Bangladesh Policy initiation An Overview on Strategic ICT Implementations Toward Developing Knowledge Societies Hakikur Rahman, Sustainable Development Networking Programme, Bangladesh. Strategy Development: A Focus on Process Suleman Aziz Lodhi, National College of Business Administration and Economics, Pakistan. Munir Ahmad, National College of Business Administration and Economics, Pakistan. Developing Strategies for Competitive Advantage Tamio Shimizu, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Marly Monteiro Carvalho, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Fernando Jose Barbin Laurindo, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Internet Challenge to Public Service Broadcasters Juan Luis Manfredi S nchez, SEK University, Spain. Civil Liability of ISPs, the Internet and Law Onyeka K. Osuji, University of Manchester, UK. Emmanuel Eze, University of Hull, UK. Education and Research Disintermediated education Helena Mitev, University of Tasmania, Australia. David Crowther, De Montfort University, UK. Towards an ICT4D Geometry of Empowerment: Using Actor-Network Theory to Understand and Improve ICT4D Donna D. Rubinoff, University of Colorado-Boulder, USA. Beyond Localization: Effective Learning Strategies for Cross-Cultural E-Learning Patrick Dunn, Networked Learning Design, Ltd., UK. Alessandra Marinetti, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria, Switzerland Strategies for Virtual Learning and E-Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Juha Kettunen, Turku Polytechnic, Finland Mauri Kantola, Turku Polytechnic, Finland. Computer Based Assessment for Academic Evaluation Devan Govender, Institute for Curriculum and Learning Development, South Africa. e-Concepts Creating Competitive Advantage: The Emergence of a New Business through Collaborative networks: An empirical case study in the ICT Sector Arla Juntunen, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland. Implementation of Egovernance: Some Technical Issues and Challenges Lalitsen Sharma, University of Jammu, India. Integration Strategies and Tactics for Information Technology Governance Ryan R. Peterson, Information Management Research Center, Instituto de Empresa, Spain The Paradigm of E-Commerce in E-Government and E-Democracy Bernd Carsten Stahl, De Montfort University, UK. Strategic ICT applications Delivering More Effective Community Consultation and Support for Regional ICT Programs Lynne De Weaver, Southern Cross University, Australia. Allan H. Ellis, Southern Cross University, Australia. Policy Initiatives in Jamaica and their Impact on the Development of ICT Sheryl Thompson, Lancaster University Management School, UK. David Brown, Lancaster University Management School, UK. Digital Government Development Strategies: Lessons for Policy Makers from a Comparative Perspective Yu-Che Chen, Iowa State University, USA. Richard Knepper, Indiana University, USA.