ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability: Practice and Applications (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781615209972)

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 cafés, 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.

Author: Jacques Steyn
ISBN-10: 1615209972
ISBN-13: 9781615209972
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2010
Pages: 474
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.00lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 83