Discovered this by coincidence -- haven't seen anything on it in the mailing list archives.
http://www.apdip.net/news/wikibooks
APDIP Donates 15 e-Primers to Wikibooks
APDIP realizes how fast a published book gets out-of-date, especially in the fast-moving field of information and communications technology for development (ICT4D). APDIP has therefore donated 15 of its e-Primers to Wikibooks for free use and update (see list below).
15 e-Primers are now available on Wikibooks for all to use and update.
Nine of the e-Primers are part of APDIP's "e-Primers for the Information Economy, Society and Polity" series that detail the concepts, issues and trends surrounding different aspects of ICT4D, including e-commerce, education, e-government, Internet governance, legal and regulatory issues, and ICT for poverty reduction.
Six of the e-Primers are part of the "e-Primers on Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)" series that introduce various aspects of FOSS, including education, government policy, licensing, localization and open standards. The FOSS series of e-Primers is developed by the International Open Source Network (http://www.iosn.net), an initiative of UNDP-APDIP supported by the International Development Research Centre of Canada.
Wikibooks is our chosen platform because it facilitates collaboration. Every day, volunteers are improving Wikibooks, making many changes, writing, updating, and correcting books. Wikibooks maintains quality control and has policies and guidelines that users need to follow. Wikibooks are also available for all to freely distribute and reproduce as covered by the GNU Free Documentation License.
We would like to invite you to visit the Wikibooks and contribute your knowledge and experiences in the relevant ICT4D topics. Forthcoming APDIP e-Primers on network infrastructure and security, open content and other topics will all automatically be donated to Wikibooks.
The original published e-Primers will remain in http://www.apdip.net/elibrary#iesp (and, in the case of the e-Primers on FOSS, at http://www.iosn.net/publications/foss-primers), and the version in Wikibook will be linked to these. This way any user will be able to see the original version alongside the (modified) Wikibook version.
e-Primers for the Information Economy, Society and Polity http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:ICT4D_Books
1. The Information Age http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Information_Age
2. Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Information Economy http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Legal_and_Regulatory_Issues_in_the_Information_...
3. Nets, Webs and the Information Infrastructure http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Nets,_Webs_and_the_Information_Infrastructure
4. Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Alleviation http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_and_Communication_Technologies_for_... 5. Internet Governance http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:Internet_Governance
6. e-Government http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/E-government
7. e-Commerce and e-Business http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/E-Commerce_and_E-Business
8. ICT in Education http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ICT_in_Education
9. Genes, Technology and Policy http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Genes,_Technology_and_Policy
e-Primers on Free/Open Source Software http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:FOSS_Books
10. Free/Open Source Software: A General Introduction http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_A_General_Introduction
11. Free/Open Source Software: Education http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Education
12. Free/Open Source Software: Government Policy http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Government_Policy
13. Free/Open Source Software: Licensing http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Licensing
14. Free/Open Source Software: Localization http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Localization
15. Free/Open Source Software: Open Standards http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Open_Standar