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The state, IT and development [electronic resource] / editors, R.K. Bagga, Kenneth Keniston, Rohit Raj Mathur.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Digital divide--India.
- Digital divide.
- Information technology--Economic aspects--India.
- Information technology.
- Telecommunication--Economic aspects--India.
- Telecommunication.
- India--Economic policy--1991-2016.
- India.
- India--Economic conditions--1947-.
- India--Politics and government--1977-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : SAGE Publications, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Information technology (IT) has brought about a major shift in the nature and speed of knowledge processing, thereby transforming the way business and, indeed, governments, function. An integral aspect of social capital, IT can either be an empowering force for the marginalized, or be instrumental in creating a new dimension of inequality. Harnessing IT for effective socio-economic transformation into an epistemic society has created a need to revisit prevailing notions of governance and development in the country, which is confronted with resource constraints and a yawning digital divide. Con
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Section I: The ICT Route to Development; 1 - State, ICT and Development: The Indian Context; 2 - A Vision of Citizen-centric E-governance for India; 3 - Governance: Virtual to Real; 4 - ICT and Good Governance; 5 - Incentives of Good Governance; Section II: Challenges before the State; 6 - Bridging the Digital Divide: Options for India; 7 - Policy Issues in Bridging the Digital Divide; 8 - Regulatory Framework to Facilitate Universal Connectivity in India; 9 - Cyber Law and its Implementation in India
- 10 - Role of ICT in Minimizing Corruption in India11 - Technology and the Politics of Corruption: Andhra Pradeshs CARD Experience; 12 - Organization Process Documentation and Integration for E-governance; 13 - Critical Message for Digitizing Governments: Improve Internally to Serve Well Online; Section III: ICT Initiatives in Developing India; 14 - eSeva: Transforming Service Delivery to Citizens in Andhra Pradesh; 15 - Delivery of Civic Services Online: The Saukaryam Way; 16 - ICT for Rural Masses: The Kerala Experience; Section IV: The Road Ahead
- 17 - Agricultural Extension: Key Component in E-governance Projects in India18 - Building ICT-enabled Partnerships in Rural India; 19 - Of Social Capital and Financial Returns: The Pain and Pleasure of Nurturing Drishtee; 20 - Promoting E-government through Partnerships; 21 - ICT for Development: Recommendations Emerging out of the Policy Environment in India; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 93-5280-015-X
- 1-282-42500-5
- 9786612425004
- 81-321-0360-2
- OCLC:
- 654998124
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