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The state, IT and development /
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 i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London :
SAGE Publications,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788132103608 8132103602 1282425005 9781282425002 |