Hi All, I did promise a while back to circulate links to a book under development. I had mentioned the important lesson learned from kictanet - on online policy dialogue. I recall suggesting that "lurkers" value and benefit from participation on the list. And that there are interesting ways in which a framework can be used to evaluate (and design) long term sustainable ICT projects in Africa, broadly and perhaps, Kenya more specifically. The links below point to a) toolkit on facilitating public policy dialogue; and b) to a country report in which some of the tools in the toolkit was used to analyze a specific country situation. Thanks for opening up your network to lurkers and learners. Hope you enjoy the publications. Best, Ben New Book: Akoh,B., Egede-Nissen, B., & Creech, H. (2012). Toolkit on Internet Public Policy Dialogue: Tools for the Practitioner. IISD. Available at: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=1619. Download for free. This Toolkit can be used by new or emerging public policy groups seeking to understand and support public policy dialogue with stakeholders. It is based on two central activities: the gathering of evidence to support policy recommendations, and the securing of consent among the stakeholders to be affected by policy change. ---- New Report: Akoh, B. (2012). Supporting Multistakeholder Internet Public Policy Dialogue in a Least Developed Country: The Togo Experience. IISD:Canada. Available at: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=1683. This case study for Togo, a least developed country, illustrates how multistakeholder dialogue can identify priorities and challenges for the development and deployment of the Internet in support of the country's economic, social and environmental needs. Information and communication technology (ICT) growth in Africa has been steady in the past five years, with impacts on the economic and social landscape. Grassroots involvement and local level policy consultations should be considered an intrinsic part of the process of developing national priorities and objectives for ICTs and the Internet.