Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) - 9781138101807

Name: Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) - 9781138101807
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)Author(s): Richard Heeks\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138101807, 978-1138101807\nSynopsis\nMobile phones are close to ubiquitous in developing countries; Internet and broadband access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) thus represent the fastest, broadest and deepest technical change experienced in international development. They now affect every development sector supporting the work of hundreds of millions of farmers and micro-entrepreneurs; creating millions of ICT-based jobs; assisting healthcare workers and teachers; facilitating political change; impacting climate change; but also linked with digital inequalities and harms with the pace of change continuously accelerating.\n\nInformation and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) provides the first dedicated textbook to examine and explai.