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_beng.
_eAACR
082 _a303.4833 INF
245 _a ICT4D :
_binformation and communication technology for development
_c/ edited by P. T. H. Unwin
260 _aCambridge:
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2009.
300 _a xiv, 386 p.:
_b ill.;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _a 1 Introduction; Part 1 - Contextual framework: 2 Development agendas and the place of ICTs; 3 Information and communication in development practices; 4 The technologies: identifying appropriate solutions for development needs; 5 The implementation of ICT4D initiatives; Part 2 - Practical applications: 6 ICTs, enterprise and development; 7 ICT in education: catalyst for development; 8 E-health: information and communication technologies for health; 9 E-government and e-governance; 10 Information and communication technologies for rural development; 11 Conclusions.
520 _a"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."--Jacket
546 _aeng.
650 _a Communication in economic development
650 _aCommunication in economic development Developing countries
650 _aDeveloping countries
650 _aInformation technology
_zInformation technology Developing countries
700 _d Unwin, P. Tim. H.
_c(editor)
942 _cBK
999 _c430
_d430