ICT4D: Information and Communication Technology for Development (Cambridge Learning) - Softcover

 
9780521712361: ICT4D: Information and Communication Technology for Development (Cambridge Learning)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 052171236X ISBN 13: 9780521712361
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The series provides authoritative, scholarly, relevant and reader-friendly commentaries on key issues in the field of ICT4D.

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Book Description

The series provides authoritative, scholarly, relevant and reader-friendly commentaries on key issues in the field of ICT4D.

Synopsis

ICT4D provides an authoritative and accessible account of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in contemporary development practice. It combines theory with practical guidance - including both a conceptual framework for understanding the rapid development of ICT4D, and practitioners' overviews of the use of ICTs in enterprise, health, governance, education and rural development. Boxed case studies provide detailed examples of issues and initiatives from a wide variety of countries and organisations. ICTs are becoming increasingly significant in making a difference and improving the impacts of development practice. However, ICT4D projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America have not always been as effective as their proponents had hoped. This book explores both the successes and the challenges facing such initiatives, and provides clear recommendations for how they can be developed in more sustainable ways for the benefit of poor people and marginalised communities. ICT4D is essential reading for anyone involved in planning, designing or implementing ICT4D initiatives.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
052171236X
ISBN 13 
9780521712361
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
404
Editor
Unwin Tim