Footnotes
1 A term Rogers (2003) uses to refer to as an “informal network of researchers who form around an intellectual paradigm to study a common topic.”
2 See http://www.comminit.com/roundtable2/
3 See http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn1/kn1_040701_en.htm
4 The 50 countries identified by the UN as being the most vulnerable in the developing world, and where often greater than 70% of the population live on less than $1 a day.
5 See http://www.unesco.org/webworld/ipdc
6 See http://www.itu.int/wsis/
7 See http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2004/hammamet/26jun.html
8 Recognizing that some organizations, namely the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), may consider this and the other terms in this paragraph exclusively in the “participatory” camp. One reference from FAO defines communications for development as “a social process designed to seek a common understanding among all participants of a development initiative, creating a base for concerted action” (Balit, 1999, p. 9). This researcher's definition, however, includes both this dimension; open to the possibility that information necessary for this development initiative to be successful may come from the top and need to be diffused among a targeted population.
9 The sectorwide approach (SWAp) for providing resources from different organizations to tackle several projects within a sector, instead of providing lending or grants to individual projects.
10 Williamson, H. & Swann, C. ( January 9, 2005 ). Berlin proposes tsunami warning system for Asia . London : Financial Times . Retrieved January 10, 2005 from http://news.ft.com/cms/s/a80e98ac-628a-11d9-8e5d-00000e2511c8
