Here are some publications that I have in pre- or post-print. Please see my
CV for a more complete list of publications, or feel free to
contact me.
Best, M. L., Wornyo, E., Smyth, T. N., & Etherton, J. (2009). Use of Mobile Phones in Post-Conflict Liberia. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2009).
Best, M. L., & Thakur, D. (2009). The Telecommunications Policy Process in Post-conflict Developing Countries: The Case of Liberia. INFO Journal, 11(2), 42-57.
Best, M. L., Smyth, T. N., & Serrano-Baquero, D. (2009). Designing for and with Diaspora: A Case Study of Work for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia. Paper presented in the Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '09).
Thakur, D., & Best, M. L. (2008). The Telecommunications Policy Process in Post-conflict Developing Countries - the Case of Liberia. Paper presented at the The 36th Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy (TPRC).
Best, M. L., Serrano-Baquero, D., Abbasi, H., Pon, C. L., Roberts, D. L., & Smyth, T. N. (2008). Video Sharing as a Tool for Post-conflict Reconciliation in Liberia, 9th Global Information Technology Management Association Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Best, M. L., Serrano-Baquero, D., Abbasi, H., Pon, C. L., Roberts, D. L., & Smyth, T. N. (2008). Design of Video-Sharing Kiosks for Liberian Post-Conflict Reconciliation, CHI 2008, HCI4D Workshop. Florence, Italy.
Best, M. L., Jones, K., Kondo, I., Thakur, D., Wornyo, E., & Yu, C. (2007) Post-Conflict
Communications: The Case of Liberia. Communications of the ACM, 50(10), 33-39.
Thakur, D., Best, M. L., & Jones, K. (2007). Regulatory Independence and the Development of the Telecommunications Sector: The Liberian Telecommunications Authority. Atlanta: Georgia Institute of Technology.
Best, M. L., & Wade, K. (Under Review). The
Internet and Democracy: Global catalyst or democratic dud? Information
Polity.
Best, M.L.&
Wade, K. (2007). Democratic and Anti-Democratic Regulators of the
Internet: A Framework. The Information Society. 23(5), 405-411
Best, M. L. (2004). Can the Internet be a Human Right? Human Rights &
Human Welfare, 4(1).
Best, M.L.. (2008). End-User Sharing. In ITU (Ed), Trends in Telecommunications Reform. Geneva: ITU.
Best, M. L. (Ed.). (2006). Last Mile Initiative Innovations: Research
Findings from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Best, M. L. (2006). A Global Survey of Spectrum License Exemptions.
Paper presented at the The 34th Research Conference on Communication,
Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), Washington, DC.
Best, M. L., & Pehrson, B. (2006). Understanding Broadband Technologies. In
ITU (Ed.), Trends in Telecommunications Reform. Geneva: ITU.
Best, M. L., & Pehrson, B. (2006). The Broadband Era Arrives. In ITU (Ed.),
Trends in Telecommunications Reform. Geneva: ITU.
Neto, I., Best, M. L., & Gillet, S. E. (2005). License-Exempt Wireless
Policy: Results of an African Survey. Information Technologies and
International Development, 2(3), 73-90.
Best, M. L., & Pehrson, B. (2005). Broadband Provisioning for Developing
Countries. Geneva: ITU.
Best, M. L. (2003). The Wireless Revolution and Universal Access. In ITU
(Ed.), Trends in Telecommunication Reform. Geneva: ITU.
Best, M.L. & Kenny, C. (2009). ICTs, Enterprise and Development. In T.
Unwin (Ed.) ICT4D: Information and Communication Technology for
Development. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Best, M.L. & Kumar, R. (2008). Sustainability Failure of Rural
Telecenters: The Sustainable Access in Rural India Project. Information
Technologies and International Development, 4(4), 31-45.
Best, M. L., & Maier, S. (2007). Gender and ICT Use in Rural
South India. Gender Technology and Development, 11(2).
Kumar, R., & Best, M. L. (2006). Social Impact and Diffusion of Telecenter Use: A Study from the Sustainable Access in Rural India Project.
Community Informatics, 2(3).
Kumar, R., & Best, M. L. (2006). Impact and Sustainability of
E-Government Services in Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Tamil
Nadu, India. The Information Society, 22(1).
Best, M. L.
(2004, October 7). ICT and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development.
Paper presented at the Climate Change Issues & Initiatives in the ICT
INdustry, Montebello, Quebec.
Best, M. L., Jhunjhunwala, A., & Maclay, C. M.
(2001, April 4). Link Up Rural India. The Economic Times.
Best, M. L., & Maclay, C. M. (2002). Community Internet Access in Rural
Areas: Solving the Economic Sustainability Puzzle. In G. Kirkman, J. Sachs,
K. Schwab & P. Corneilus (Eds.), The Global Information Technology Report
2001-2002: Readiness for the Networked World. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Best, M. L. (2008). Designing Interactive Systems for Development: Rethinking System Fundamentals, DIS 2008 Workshop on Building an International Community. Cape Town, South Africa.
Best, M. L., Serrano-Baquero, D., Abbasi, H., Pon, C. L., Roberts, D. L., & Smyth, T. N. (2008). Video Sharing as a Tool for Post-conflict Reconciliation in Liberia, 9th Global Information Technology Management Association Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Best, M. L., Serrano-Baquero, D., Abbasi, H., Pon, C. L., Roberts, D. L., & Smyth, T. N. (2008). Design of Video-Sharing Kiosks for Liberian Post-Conflict Reconciliation, CHI 2008, HCI4D Workshop. Florence, Italy.
Sin, M., Escobedo, M., & Best, M. L. (2004). A Directory Service for
Multi-Literate Users. Paper presented at the IEEE International
Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Taipei, Taiwan.
Escobedo, M. A., &
Best, M. L. (2003). Convivo Communicator: An
Interface-Adaptive VoIP System for Poor Quality Networks Information ,
Communication & Ethics in Society, 1(3), 167-180.
Best, M. L., Thakur, D. & Kolko, B.E. (2009). The contribution of user-based subsidies to the impact and sustainability of telecenters - the eCenter project in Kyrgyzstan. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2009).
Best, M.L.,
Kolko, B., Thakur, D. & Aitieva, M. (2007). Assessment of Economic Growth
Impacts of the eCenters Project in Kyrgyzstan.
D. Thakur, K. Jones, & M. L. Best. (2006). Evaluation of the USAID Leland Initiative in Nigeria (2000-2005).
Best, M. L. (2006). A Global Survey of Spectrum License Exemptions.
Paper presented at the The 34th Research Conference on Communication,
Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), Washington, DC.
Neto, I., Best, M. L., & Gillet, S. E. (2005). License-Exempt Wireless
Policy: Results of an African Survey. Information Technologies and
International Development, 2(3), 73-90.
Best, M. L. (2006). Adaptive Value Within Natural Language Discourse.
Interaction Studies, 7(1).
Best, M.L. & R. Pocklington. (1999). Meaning as Use: Transmission
fidelity and evolution in NetNews. Journal of Theoretical Biology,
196(3), 389-395.
Best, M.L. (1998). Memes on Memes: A critique of memetic models. Journal of Memetics, 2(1).
Pocklington, R., & Best, M. L. (1997).
Cultural Evolution and Units of Selection in Replicating Text. Journal of
Theoretical Biology, 188, 79-87.
Best, M.L. (1997). Models for Interacting Populations of Memes.
Journal of Memetics, 1(2).
Other
Best, M. L. (2006). Kali, Creator and Destroyer: A Personal Recollection on
Media Lab Asia Information for Development, 4(1).
V. Maugis, N. Choucri, S.E. Madnick, M.D. Siegel, S.E. Gillett, M.L. Best, et al. (2005).
Global E-Readiness - for what? Readiness for E-Banking. Journal of
Information Technology for Development, 11(4), 313-342.
Bar, F. & Best, M.L. (2008). Assessing the Impact of Public Access to ICTs. Information Technologies and International Development, 4(3).
Best, M.L. & Wilson, E.J.III (2008). Real Synthetic Scholarship. Information
Technologies and International Development, 4(1).
Best, M.L. & Wilson, E.J.III (2006). The Velocity of Rebirth. Information
Technologies and International Development, 3(4).
Best, M.L. & Wilson, E.J.III (2006). $10 Million For Your Thoughts?
Information Technologies and International Development, 3(3).
Best, M.L. & Wilson, E.J.III (2006). In Celebration of the Gray Zone.
Information Technologies and International Development, 3(2).
Best, M. L., & Wilson, E. J., III. (2006). Information Will Be Free.
Information Technologies and International Development, 3(1).
Wilson, E. J., III, Best, M. L., & Kleine, D. (2005). Moving Beyond "The Real
Digital Divide". Information Technologies and International Development,
2(3), iii-v.
Wilson, E. J., III, Best, M. L., & Kleine, D. (2005). Open Access
Publishing and the Creative Community. Information Technologies and
International Development, 2(4), iii - iv.
Best, M. L., & Wilson, E. J., III. (2004). Can IT Start-Ups Slay
Telecommunication Incumbents? Stories of David versus Goliath.
Information Technologies and International Development, 2(1), iii - v.
Best, M. L., Wilson, E. J., III, & Maclay, C. (2004). The World Summit in
Reflection: A Deliberative Dialogue on the WSIS. Information Technologies
and International Development, 1(3-4), 1-3.
Wilson, E. J., III, & Best, M. L. (2004). Creating Necessary Knowledge.
Information Technologies and International Development, 2(2), iii-v.
Wilson, E. J., III, & Best, M. L. (2004). Looking Back, Moving Forward.
Information Technologies and International Development, 1(3-4), v -
vii.
Wilson, E. J., III, & Best, M. L. (2004). What Can We Expect from the
World Summit. Information Technologies and International Development, 1(2).
Wilson, E.J., III, & Best, M.L. (2003). China Versus India: Contrasting
Strategies, What Consequences? Information Technologies and International Development, 1(1).
