Information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) / Richard Heeks

By:

Heeks, Richard [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Abingdon, Ox : Routledge, c2018Description: xviii, 410 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9781138101807

Subject(s):

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

LOC classification:

HC 59.72.I55 .H44 2018

Contents:

1. Understanding ICT4D -- 2. Foundations of ICT4D -- 3. Implementing ICT4D -- 4. ICTS and economic growth -- 5. ICTS, poverty and livelihoods -- 6. ICTS and social development -- 7. e-Governance and development -- 8. ICTS and environmental sustainability -- 9. The future of ICT4D.

Summary: This is the first dedicated textbook to examine and explain these emerging phenomena of Information and Communication Technology for Development. It will help students, practitioners and researchers understand the place of ICTs within development; the ICT-enabled changes already underway; and the key issues and interventions that engage ICT4D practice and strategy. The book uses extensive in-text diagrams, tables and boxed examples with chapter-end discussion and assignment questions and further reading. Supported by online activities, video links and session outlines and slides, this textbook provides the basis for undergraduate, postgraduate and online learning modules on ICT4D.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex General Circulation	Communication	GC HC 59.72.I55 .H44 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000018531

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is the first dedicated textbook to examine and explain these emerging phenomena of Information and Communication Technology for Development. It will help students, practitioners and researchers understand the place of ICTs within development; the ICT-enabled changes already underway; and the key issues and interventions that engage ICT4D practice and strategy. The book uses extensive in-text diagrams, tables and boxed examples with chapter-end discussion and assignment questions and further reading. Supported by online activities, video links and session outlines and slides, this textbook provides the basis for undergraduate, postgraduate and online learning modules on ICT4D.

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