Building innovative 'knowledge societies' -- Indicators of developing country participation in 'knowledge societies' -- Innovation systems and the learning process -- Strengthening the science and technology base through education and lifelong learning -- The Potential uses of ICTs for sustainable development -- Implementing ICTs in the least developed countries -- Assembling the components of national information infrastructures -- National information infrastructure access: building social and market value chains -- Friend or foe? Developing countries and the international governance system -- Institutional innovations for the governance of information services -- National ICT strategies for knowledge-based development -- Innovative 'knowledge societies': consequences of ICT strategies -- Tools for building 'knowledge societies'.