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Digital poverty [electronic resource] : Latin American and Caribbean perspectives / [edited by Hernan Galperin and Judith Mariscal].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Economic aspects--Latin America.
- Information technology.
- Information technology--Social aspects--Latin America.
- Digital divide--Latin America.
- Digital divide.
- Digital divide--Caribbean Area.
- Information technology--Economic aspects--Caribbean Area.
- Information technology--Social aspects--Caribbean Area.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Rugby, Warwickshire : Practical Action Publishing/International Development Research Centre, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the problem of inadequate access to information and communication technology (ICT) and the need to develop appropriate pro-poor ICT policies within the Latin American and Caribbean context. The authors show how market reforms have failed to ensure that the benefits of the Information Society have spread across the many social and economic divides that characterize the region. The authors explain and support the formulation of a new perspective on ICT access and develop an analytical framework with which to assess the critical variables involved in effective ICT adoption in developing regions. The research supports policy reform that builds upon the achievements of market liberalization efforts in the region but which must also address the realities of 'digital poverty' - a concept that grasps the multiple dimensions of inadequate levels of access to ICT services by people and organizations, as well as the barriers to their productive use. This is the first publication of the Regional Dialogue on the Information Society (DIRSI), a regional network of leading researchers concerned with disseminating knowledge that supports the participation of marginalized communities using ICTs in Latin America and the Caribbean. The book will be of interest to anyone interested in ICTs and international development policy and practice.
- Contents:
- ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Concept of Information Poverty and How to Measure it in the Latin American Context""; ""2. Analysis of ICT Demand: What Is Digital Poverty and How to Measure It?""; ""3. New Market Scenarios in Latin America""; ""4. Institutional Design of the Regulator in Latin America and the Caribbean""; ""5. Microtelcos in Latin America and the Caribbean""; ""6. Selecting Sustainable ICT Solutions for Pro-poor Intervention""; ""7. Conclusion: ICT and Pro-poor Strategies and Research""; ""About the Authors""
- Notes:
- "Edited by Hernan Galperin and Judith Mariscal"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-92479-9
- 9786610924790
- 1-55250-342-9
- OCLC:
- 226375187
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