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The Communication Initiative

After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Digital Review of Asia Pacific

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The publication reviews how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being deployed across the Asia Pacific to support socioeconomic development of countries and territories in the region. It focuses on nine important areas:
  • Local online content
  • Online services
  • Industries
  • Key national initiatives
  • Enabling policies
  • Regulatory environment
  • Open source movement
  • Research and development
  • Trends
The 2003/2004 edition covers 27 economies and includes a special chapter on the Pacific Islands.

Table of Contents
  • Riding the waves of change: Transforming the digital divide into digital opportunities
  • Asia-Pacific ICTs: An overview of diversity by Chin Saik Yoon
  • .af Afghanistan by Muhammad Aimal Marjan
  • .au Australia by Lelia Green
  • .bd Bangladesh by Samudra E. Haque
  • .bn Brunei by Yong Chee Tuan
  • .bt Bhutan by Gopi Pradhan
  • .cn China by Huixin Ke
  • .hk Hong Kong by Pindar Wong
  • .id Indonesia by Onno Purbo
  • .in India by Madanmohan Rao
  • .jp Japan by Izumi Aizu
  • .kh Cambodia by Norbert Klein
  • .kr South Korea by Jong-Sung Hwang
  • .la Laos by Phonpasit Phissamay
  • .lk Sri Lanka by Nalaka Gunawardene and Chanuka Wattegama
  • .mm Myanmar by Pyone Maung-Maung
  • .mn Mongolia by Narantsetseg Baljin
  • .mo Macau by Pindar Wong
  • .my Malaysia by Zaharom Nain
  • .np Nepal by Basanta Shrestha and Sushil Pandey
  • .nz New Zealand by Danny Butt
  • .ph Philippines by Emmanuel Lallana
  • .pk Pakistan by Jamshed Masood
  • .sg Singapore by Goh Seow Hiong
  • .th Thailand by Hugh Thaweesak Koanantakool
  • .tp Timor-Leste by Abdullah Zainol Abidin
  • .tw Taiwan by Ching-Yi Liu
  • .vn Vietnam by Nguyen Trung Quynh
  • Pacific Islands by Robert L. Guild
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