Information technology, development, and social change / edited by Fay Patel ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Patel, Fay.

Series:

Routledge studies in development and society ; 32.

Routledge studies in development and society ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology.

Economic development.

Digital divide.

Social change.

Physical Description:

xxii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

"The speed and cost effectiveness of new information technology has prompted many to view these innovations as a panacea for social and economic development. However, such a view flies in the face of continuing inequities in education, health, food, and infrastructure. This volume explores these issues - along with questions of access, privilege, literacy, training, and the environmental and health effects of information technologies in the developing world - arguing that a higher level of development does not always result from a higher level of technologization."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Alternative Perspectives on the Diffusion of Innovations and International Development

1 Diffusing the Innovation Divide in International Development: Redressing the Injustices of Modernity / Fay Patel Patel, Fay, Giselle Rampersad Rampersad, Giselle, Prahalad Sooknanan Sooknanan, Prahalad 3

2 Reframing the Diffusion of Innovations and International Development Within a Socially Responsible, Just, and Sustainable Development Perspective / Fay Patel Patel, Fay 16

3 Empowering Communities: A Holistic Approach for Innovation / Giselle Rampersad Rampersad, Giselle 24

Part II Innovative Technology: Impact on Developing Communities

4 Hybridizing Mainstream and Development News: A Development Perspective From Trinidad and Tobago / Anil Goorahoo Goorahoo, Anil, Prahalad Sooknanan Sooknanan, Prahalad 39

5 Diffusing Information and Communication Technology Equitably Across Gendered Spaces in the 21st Century: Renegotiating the Gendered Space / Fay Patel Patel, Fay 50

6 Entertainment-Education and Social Change / Prahalad Sooknanan Sooknanan, Prahalad, Anil Goorahoo Goorahoo, Anil 62

7 Individual Acceptance of SMS-Based E-Government Services: A Conceptual Model / Robert Goodwin Goodwin, Robert, Tony Susanto Susanto, Tony 72

8 The Role of Institutional Entrepreneurs in Enabling the Adoption of E-Governance Systems / Anuradha Mundkur Mundkur, Anuradha 92

Part III International Development: Critical Perspectives on Health, Poverty and Environment

9 Food Security: Eliminating Global Poverty and Hunger / Kiran Bains Bains, Kiran 109

10 The Race Toward Green Energy and Sustainable Development / Prahalad Sooknanan Sooknanan, Prahalad, Anil Goorahoo Goorahoo, Anil 117

11 Indigenous Land Use and Occupancy Mapping as a Technology of Power / Steve Hemming Hemming, Steve, Daryle Rigney Rigney, Daryle 128

12 Looking Forward: Diffusing Innovations and Developing Communities With Respect, Dignity, and Justice / Giselle Rampersad Rampersad, Giselle, Fay Patel Patel, Fay, Prahalad Sooknanan Sooknanan, Prahalad, Anuradha Mundkur Mundkur, Anuradha 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415502689

0415502683

9780203121207

0203121201

OCLC:

746838408