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Big data's big potential in developing economies : impact on agriculture, health and environmental security / Nir Kshetri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kshetri, Nir, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Big data--Developing countries.
- Big data.
- Agriculture and state--Developing countries.
- Agriculture and state.
- Medical policy--Developing countries.
- Medical policy.
- Environmental policy--Developing countries.
- Environmental policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England ; Boston, Massachusett : CABI, [2016]
- Summary:
- Big Data has the power to change all aspects of agriculture, environmental protection and healthcare, especially in developing countries, by allowing new levels of analysis and tailoring of impacts. The capacity to develop infrastructure and the practical implications of data security are examined in depth.
- Contents:
- Big data in developing countries: current status, opportunities and challenges
- Big data ecosystem in developing countries
- Big data in environmental protection and resources conservation
- Big data in healthcare delivery and outcomes
- Big data in agriculture
- Big data's roles in increasing smallholder farmers' access to finance
- Data privacy and security issues facing smallholder farmers and poor communities in developing countries
- Lessons learned, implications and the way forward.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781780648705
- 1780648707
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