Opportunities and Challenges for Community Development (v. 1) (Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa) - Softcover

Thioune, Ramata Molo

 
9781552500019: Opportunities and Challenges for Community Development (v. 1) (Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa)

Synopsis

This volume considers the introduction, adoption and and utilisation of ICTs at community level in Africa; and explores the question of community participation in ICTs in various geographical, technological, socio-economic, cultural and institutional contexts. It assesses in some detail how communities in sub-Saharan Africa have responded to changes following the introduction of these technologies, discussing the opportunities and challenges they present for political and community development.

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This volume looks at the introduction, adoption, and utilization of ICTs at the community level. In various contexts - geographical, technological, socioeconomic, cultural, and institutional - the book explores the questions of community participation. It looks at how communities in sub-Saharan Africa have reacted to the changes brought about by the introduction of these new ICTs and, in detail, presents both the opportunities and the challenges that ICTs present for community development.

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