ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability - Practice and Applications (Hardcover)

Many hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted by well meaning philanthropists, aid agencies and governments in projects to deploy ICT solutions in developing contexts. The very long list of public Internet access facilities (telecenters, internet cafes, multi-purpose community centers) that were either closed down, or that never got off the ground in the first place, is very troublesome. Yet, there are some cases that seem to be very effective. ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability: Practice and Applications unites the theoretical underpinnings and scientific methodology of an approach of deploying ICT in marginalized communities to bridge the so-called digital divide. This book contains case studies of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean that demonstrate which approaches work and which do not in deploying public access to information sources.

General

Imprint:	IGI Global
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	October 2010
Editors:	Jacques Steyn • Jean-Paul Van Belle • Eduardo Villanueva Mansilla
Dimensions:	280 x 216 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	350
ISBN-13:	978-1-61520-997-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Impact of computing & IT on society
LSN:	1-61520-997-2
Barcode:	9781615209972

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