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020			_a9781138101807
040			_cNULRC
050			_aHC 59.72.I55 .H44 2018
100			_aHeeks, Richard _eauthor
245		0	_aInformation and communication technology for development (ICT4D) / _cRichard Heeks
260			_aAbingdon, Ox : _bRoutledge, _cc2018
300			_axviii, 410 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm.
365			_bUSD27
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. 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.
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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