Breaking the Digital Divide: Implications for Developing Countries
Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
Information technology - Developing countries, Digital divide - Developing countries, Internet - Developing countries |
| NBS Text |
Computing: General |
| ONIX Text |
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly |
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| Number of Pages |
168 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 156mm
Height: 240mm
Spine: 12mm |
| Weight |
431g |
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| Dewey Code |
020 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
The rapid deployment and proliferation of the new and emerging information and communications technologies (ICT's) herald new opportunities for growth and development, as well as bringing undesirable consequences. Governments worldwide have sought to harness their massive potential and the dynamism and innovation they can yield: ICT applications promise improved healthcare, easier access to public services, increased opportunities for training, work and leisure and above all, good governance. However, the negative effects are particularly damaging in developing countries where adoption and access to ICT are slower to appear. This contributes to uneven economic progress and development. This book addresses these problems and explores how the rapidly widening digital divide can be narrowed and its impact lessened to avoid long-term unwanted consequences in the developing world.
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