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ICT4D: Information and Communication Technology for Development

Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2009), xiv, 386 pp.

Contains illustrations, acronyms pp. vii-xii, index

ISBN 978-0-521-71236-1

Signature commbox: 70-Development-E 2009

1 Introduction, 1
I. CONTEXTUAL FRAMEWORK
2 Development agendas and the place of ICTs / Tim Unwin, 7
3 Information and communication in development practices / Tim Unwin, 39
4 The technologies: identifying appropriate solutions for development needs / Tim Unwin, 76
5 ICT4D implementation: Policies and partnerships / Tim Unwin, 125
II. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
6 ICTs, enterprise and development / Michael L. Best and Charles Kenny, 177
7 ICT in education: catalyst for development / Michelle Selinger, 206
8 E-Health: information and communication technologies for health / S. Yunkap Kwankam, Ariel Pablos-Mendez and Misha Kay, 249
9 E-government and e-governance / James Guida and Martin Crow, 283
10 Information and communication technologies for rural development / Bob Day and Peter Greenwood, 321
11 Conclusions / Tim Unwin, 360