Information communication technologies and human development:opportunities and challenges

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Gascó Hernández Mila; Equiza-López Fran 1970-; Acevedo-Ruiz Manuel 1963-
Published: Idea Group Pub.,
Publisher Address: Hershey
Publication Dates: c2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xx, 325 p.: ill., maps ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 1599040573 (hardcover)
9781599040578 (hardcover)
1599040581 (softcover)
9781599040585 (softcover)
159904059X (ebook)
9781599040592 (ebook)
Index Number: G20
CLC: G20-05
Call Number: G20-05/I435
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Digital opportunities, equity and poverty in Latin America / Simone Cecchini -- Integrating ICTs in African development : challenges and opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa / Bobak Rezaian -- Digital divide : introduction to the problem / Liudmila Burtseva ... [et al.] -- Digital divide : a glance at the problem in Moldova / Liudmila Burtseva ... [et al.] -- Poverty reduction through community-compatible ICTs : examples from Botswana and other African countries / Rebecca Lekoko and Bantu Morolong -- The e-Pabelan National ICT4PR pilot project : experiences and challenges of implementation in
"This book aspires to describe the link between ICTs and human development (which includes economic, social and political development), to identify the potential applications of ICTs in several areas, and to provide insightful analysis about those factors (also contextual and institutional ones) that affect ICTs for development initiatives success or failure"--Provided by publisher.