ICT for Promoting Human Development and Protecting the Environment : 6th IFIP World Information Technology Forum, WITFOR 2016, San José, Costa Rica, September 12-14, 2016, Proceedings / edited by Francisco J. Mata, Ana Pont.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mata, Francisco J., editor.

Pont, Ana, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Computer Science (Springer-11645)

IFIP advances in information and communication technology 1868-4238 ; 481.

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 1868-4238 ; 481

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software.

Education--Data processing.

Education.

Sustainable development.

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).

Computers and Education.

Computer Applications.

Sustainable Development.

Local Subjects:

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).

Computers and Education.

Computer Applications.

Sustainable Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 245 pages) : 42 illustrations.

Edition:

First edition 2016.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th IFIP World Information Technology Forum, WITFOR 2016, San José, Costa Rica, in September 2016. The 16 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions. Within the general theme ICT for Promoting Human Development and Protecting the Environment the papers are organized in the following topical sections encompassing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recently adopted by the United Nations: ICT and cross-cutting development issues; ICT and environmental problems: ICT and human development problems; and ICT and economic development problems.

Contents:

The Role of ICT to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Principles for Re-Designing Information Systems for Environmental Sustainability

Automated Plant Species Identification: Challenges and Opportunities

Environment Monitoring Using Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Technologies: A Case Study of the Odd-Even Rule for Pollution Control in Delhi

Challenge to Promote Deep Understanding in ICT

Computer Animation as a Vehicle for Teaching Computational Thinking

Transforming Low Socioeconomic Status Schools to Learning for Well-Being Schools

Transformative Applications of ICT in Education: The Case of Botswana Expansive School Transformation (Best) Project

Identification of Design Patterns for Serious Games in an Educational Videogame Designed To Create Awareness on Dengue and Malaria Fever

A Community Assets Infrastructure for the Secure Use of Mobile Computing Devices in the Rural Health Landscape

Progressing toward Digital Equity

Telecenters for the Future in Tea Estates of Sri Lanka.-Mobile Internet Tariff Models: Technical or Political Decisions? A Costa Rican Case Study

guifi.net: A Bottom-Up Initiative for Building Free Telecommunication Infrastructure

Typifying Mechanisms for Gender Digital Equity in Latin America

Women in ICT: Opportunities for Their Inclusion in an International Labor Market

Can E-Commerce Provide a Solution to the Coffee Paradox?: The Case of Costa Rica

Innovation and Governance: The Role of Sharing Economy

e-Bridge 3.0: A Strategic Approach to Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges in Costa Rica

ICT and Citizen Efficacy: The Role of Civic Technology in Facilitating Government Accountability and Citizen Confidence

Promoting Quality E-government Solutions by Applying a Comprehensive Information Assurance Model: Use Cases for Digital Signature

Emergence and Ubiquity in the Smart Cities.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-319-44447-5

9783319444475

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.