ICTs for Inclusive Communities in Developing Societies.

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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 tu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Steyn, Jacques, Van Greunen, Darelle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
©20
Temas:
Information technology > Developing countries.
Economic development projects.
Social integration > Developing countries.
Projets de développement économique.
COMPUTERS > Computer Literacy.
COMPUTERS > Computer Science.
COMPUTERS > Data Processing.
COMPUTERS > Hardware > General.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
COMPUTERS > Machine Theory.
COMPUTERS > Reference.
Economic development projects
Information technology
Social integration
Developing countries
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:1443886262
9781443886260

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