The Digital Challenge: Information Technology in the Development ContextShirin Madon, S Krishna This title was first published in 2003. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being recognized as vital to the economic growth and global inclusion and participation of developing countries. This book brings together both academics and practitioners to provide a comprehensive and insightful overview of ICT and development around the world. It examines the role of IT in providing new economic and industrial opportunities, in increasing access to global information and communication, in assisting small cultural and ethnic groups to overcome disadvantages of physical distance and in catalysing initiatives towards democratic decentralization and empowerment of citizens. It also critically appraises major problems such as inappropriate focus and resource allocation, and of missed opportunities. By combining comparative case studies from Africa, South and East Asia, South America and Eastern Europe with theoretical analysis, this volume synthesizes a range of issues related to the evident tensions that exist for developing countries as they try to balance global and local priorities through the adoption and use of ICTs. |
Contents
IT as an Institutional Actor in Developing Countries | |
A Tutorial | |
Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural India | |
Sustainable Telecentres? Two Cases from India | |
Facilitating Organisational Change in South Africa | |
Critical View of EGovernance Challenges for Developing Countries | |
New Perspectives on Developing Rural Enterprises | |
The Limitations of an Information Needs Assessment | |
A Perspective on how Global IT Trends | |
Linking Software Processes Products | |
A Case Study on Information Systems Development in Nigeria | |
Nurturing a Software Industry in Kerala | |
A Preliminary Analysis of | |
The Development of an Information System for District Hospitals A Case Study from the Eastern Cape | |
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The Digital Challenge: Information Technology in the Development Context Shirin Madon,S. Krishna No preview available - 2017 |
The Digital Challenge: Information Technology in the Development Context S. Krishna,Shirin Madon No preview available - 2003 |
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