ICTs for inclusive communities in developing societies / edited by Jacques Steyn and Darelle van Greunen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steyn, Jacques, editor.

Van Greunen, Darelle, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Developing countries.

Information technology.

Economic development projects.

Social integration--Developing countries.

Social integration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Several decades of international aid, predominantly granted by the highly developed world (the haves), for the use of ICT in developing regions (known by several labels, such as the have-nots, bottom of the pyramid, the south, or, some time ago, the third world) have passed, but the holy grail of turning these societies into the ideals defined by the donors is still elusive. Previously the emphasis was on top-down approaches in this endeavour. Now priority is increasingly given to bottom-up approaches, putting the targeted communities first, using methods such as co-creation and living labs. I

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Contributors

Introduction

Theory, Models and Method

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Society and Communities

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Generations

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Gender

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Education and Health

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8626-2

OCLC:

930993559