ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Theory and Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781615207992)

The coming of age of the personal computer and World Wide Web has made it possible to reach a much wider portion of populations. Technological determinists as well as social activists saw the potential of deploying networked computers to the general citizenry, and internet cafés and telecentres were established. Over the past twenty years only a handful of very poor countries did not get onto this bandwagon. ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Theory and Perspectives focuses on Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which includes any technology used for communication and information. This publication researches the social side of computing, the users, and the design of systems that meet the needs of "ordinary" users.

Author: Jacques Steyn
ISBN-10: 1615207996
ISBN-13: 9781615207992
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2010
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.60w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 85