ICTs and sustainable solutions for the digital divide [electronic resource] : theory and perspectives / Jacques Steyn and Graeme Johanson, editors.
Publication details: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2011.Description: electronic texts (314 p. : ill.) : digital filesISBN:- 9781615208005 (ebook)
- Information technology -- Economic aspects
- Digital divide
- Alternative theory to combat the global digital divide
- Cultural constraints on the acceptance of ICTs
- Culturally sustainable development informatics
- Digital inclusion
- E-adoption in the context of the digital divide
- Impact of ICT on education in developing countries
- International ICT spillover
- Meaning and value of development informatics
- Participatory monitoring and evaluation of ICTs for development
- Policy implications
- 303.48/33 22
- HC79.I55 I285 2011e
- Also available in print.
eBooks
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Delineating the meaning and value of development informatics / Graeme Johanson -- 2. Paradigm shift required for ICT4D / Jacques Steyn -- 3. 'Digital inclusion' / Cristina Mori -- 4. Participatory monitoring and evaluation of ICTs for development / Ricardo Ram�irez -- 5. The mirror meta-principle / Chase Knowles -- 6. Cultural acceptance of ICTs / Jasmine Harvey -- 7. A psychological model to understand E-adoption in the context of the digital divide / Andrew Thatcher, Mbongi Ndabeni -- 8. What does it mean to bridge the divide? / Suely Fragoso, Denise Cogo, Liliane Brignol -- 9. A new development opportunity confronts old paradigms / Peter Kyem -- 10. Social capital and third places through the Internet / Duncan Timms, Sara Ferlander -- 11. An analysis of the research and impact of ICT in education in developing country contexts / Nitika Tolani-Brown, Meredith McCormac, Roy Zimmermann -- 12. Networking for development / Fabio Nascimbeni -- 13. Information communication technology and its impact on rural community economic development / Kenneth Pigg -- 14. International ICT spillover / Saeed Moshiri, Somaieh Nikpoor -- 15. Understanding the policy implications of ICT for development / Matthew Clarke.
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"This book focuses on Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which includes any technology used for communication and information, researching the social side of computing, the users, and the design of systems that meet the needs of "ordinary" users"--Provided by publisher.
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Description based on title screen (IGI Global, viewed Nov. 15, 2010).