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Book Synopsis Locally Relevant ICT Research by : Kirstin Krauss
Download or read book Locally Relevant ICT Research written by Kirstin Krauss and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Development Informatics Association Conference, IDIA 2018, held in Tshwane, South Africa, in August 2018. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on ICT adoption and impact; mobile education; e-education; community development; design; innovation and maturity; data.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements by : Adomi, Esharenana E.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements written by Adomi, Esharenana E. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-07-31 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements provides a comprehensive and reliable source of information on current developments in information communication technologies. This source includes ICT policies; a guide on ICT policy formulation, implementation, adoption, monitoring, evaluation and application; and background information for scholars and researchers interested in carrying out research on ICT policies.
Book Synopsis Libraries, Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons by : Gomez, Ricardo
Download or read book Libraries, Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons written by Gomez, Ricardo and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-07-31 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public venues are vital to information access across the globe, yet few formal studies exist of the complex ways people in developing countries use information technologies in public access places.Libraries, Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons presents groundbreaking research on the new challenges and opportunities faced by public libraries, community telecentres, and cybercafés that offer public access to computers and other information and communication technologies. Written in plain language, the book presents an in-depth analysis of the spaces that serve underserved populations, bridge "digital divides," and further social and economic development objectives, including employability. With examples and experiences from around the world, this book sheds light on a surprising and understudied facet of the digital revolution at a time when effective digital inclusion strategies are needed more than ever.
Book Synopsis The Global Information Technology Report 2002-2003 by : World Economic Forum
Download or read book The Global Information Technology Report 2002-2003 written by World Economic Forum and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive assessment of networked readiness, covering eighty-two of the leading economies of the world.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology by : J. Michael Spector
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology written by J. Michael Spector and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 1005 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology expands upon the previous 3 versions, providing a comprehensive update on research pertaining to new and emerging educational technologies. Chapters that are no longer pertinent have been eliminated in this edition, with most chapters being completely rewritten, expanded, and updated Additionally, new chapters pertaining to research methodologies in educational technology have been added due to expressed reader interest. Each chapter now contains an extensive literature review, documenting and explaining the most recent, outstanding research, including major findings and methodologies employed. The Handbook authors continue to be international leaders in their respective fields; the list is cross disciplinary by design and great effort was taken to invite authors outside of the traditional instructional design and technology community.
Book Synopsis Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D by : Petter Nielsen
Download or read book Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D written by Petter Nielsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two volumes IFIP AICT 551 and 552 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in May 2019. The 97 revised full papers and 2 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 185 submissions. The papers present a wide range of perspectives and disciplines including (but not limited to) public administration, entrepreneurship, business administration, information technology for development, information management systems, organization studies, philosophy, and management. They are organized in the following topical sections: communities, ICT-enabled networks, and development; digital platforms for development; ICT for displaced population and refugees. How it helps? How it hurts?; ICT4D for the indigenous, by the indigenous and of the indigenous; local technical papers; pushing the boundaries - new research methods, theory and philosophy in ICT4D; southern-driven human-computer interaction; sustainable ICT, informatics, education and learning in a turbulent world - "doing the safari way”.
Book Synopsis Connecting ICTs to Development by : Laurent Elder
Download or read book Connecting ICTs to Development written by Laurent Elder and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, projects supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) have critically examined the ways in which information and communications technologies (ICTs) can be used to improve learning, empower the disenfranchised, generate income opportunities for the poor, and facilitate access to healthcare in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Considering that most development institutions and governments are currently attempting to integrate ICTs into their practices, it is an opportune time to reflect on the research findings that have emerged from IDRC’s work and research in this area. “Connecting ICTs to Development” discusses programmatic investments made by IDRC in a wide variety of areas related to ICTs, including infrastructure, access, regulations, health, governance, education, livelihoods, social inclusion, technical innovation, intellectual property rights and evaluation. Each chapter in this book analyzes the ways in which research findings from IDRC-supported projects have contributed to an evolution of thinking, and discusses successes and challenges in using ICTs as tools to address development issues. The volume also presents key lessons learned from ICT4D programming and recommendations for future work.
Book Synopsis Accelerating technical change through ICTs: Evidence from a video-mediated extension experiment in Ethiopia by : Abate, Gashaw Tadesse
Download or read book Accelerating technical change through ICTs: Evidence from a video-mediated extension experiment in Ethiopia written by Abate, Gashaw Tadesse and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to address a wide array of development issues has gained considerable attention among governments, practitioners, and researchers in recent years (Lwoga and Sangeda 2019). While early studies focused on mobile phones and text messaging, attention is quickly shifting to other media, including video. Many studies on the use of video as a medium explore how increased access and consumption of information can lead to behavior changes that ultimately result in welfare-improving outcomes. This study explores whether video-mediated extension leads to the increased, sustained uptake of productivity-enhancing agricultural technologies and practices by small-scale farmers. Over the two-year period of 2017–2018, the Government of Ethiopia and Digital Green conducted the large-scale rollout of a video-mediated extension approach. We examine the impact of this rollout on a range of outcome indicators, including whether targeting the video-mediated approach to both spouses of a household was more effective than targeting the (typically male) household head alone. Our main outcomes of interest include farmer uptake of the subject technologies and the yield gains resulting from these technologies. Our study provides insights into the mechanisms behind the observed effects and an analysis of the approach’s cost effectiveness. Our results demonstrate that the video-mediated extension approach led to increases in farmer uptake of improved agricultural technologies and practices. In the first year of the experiment, we find an overall 6 percentage point increase in technology uptake, which translates into a 10 percent increase over the mean of the control group. An analysis of uptake by type of technology shows that the video-mediated approach resulted in an increase of 13, 20, and 15 percent over control group means for row planting, precise seeding rate, and urea top/side dressing, respectively. These results endure in the second year of the experiment, pointing to farmers’ effective uptake of the technology beyond a mere trial in one production season. Upon exploring the mechanisms that explain these adoption effects, we find that the video-mediated extension approach led to an increase in extension reach, with a 35 percent increase in farmers’ attendance at extension sessions (likely due to interest in the video medium). Among farmers assigned to the video-mediated extension approach, we also find a higher level of technical understanding of focal agricultural technologies and practices. While our results suggest greater participation and knowledge gains among (typically female) spouses who also participated in the video-mediated extension approach, we do not find clear evidence that targeting both spouses led to higher rates of technology uptake.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology by : Marshall, Stewart
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology written by Marshall, Stewart and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of concepts, technologies, policies, training, and applications of ICT in support of economic and regional developments around the globe"--Provided by publisher.
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 13 :9251322945 Total Pages :252 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (513 download)
Book Synopsis Agricultural extension in transition worldwide by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book Agricultural extension in transition worldwide written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains twelve modules which cover a selection of major reform measures in agricultural extension being promulgated and implemented internationally, such as linking farmers to markets, making advisory services more demand-driven, promoting pluralistic advisory systems, and enhancing the role of advisory services within agricultural innovation systems. The reform issues consider the changing roles of the various public, private and non-governmental providers, and highlights the collaboration required to create synergies for more efficient and effective high quality services responding to the needs and demands of smallholder farmers. The modules draw on reform experiences worldwide and provide an introduction, definitions and a discussion for each specific reform measure, as well as case studies, tools, exercises and a reference list. The reform topics are envisaged for policy-makers, management and senior staff of institutions providing agricultural and rural advisory services. It can also be very useful for students studying agriculture, rural development, and extension in particular. This is a substantially updated version of the 2009 publication of the same title, but with only nine modules. These nine modules were restructured and up-dated, and three modules were added. The layout of the modules changed to allow a better overview for the reader.
Author :United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publisher :United Nations ISBN 13 :9211560802 Total Pages :386 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (115 download)
Book Synopsis Information Economy Report 2007-2008 by : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Download or read book Information Economy Report 2007-2008 written by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2008-02-07 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world economy is increasingly driven by technological innovations. UNCTAD’s Information Economy Report 2007-2008 analyses the current and potential contributions of information and communications technology (ICT) to knowledge creation and diffusion. It looks at how developing countries use technology to generate innovations that improve the livelihoods of the poor and support enterprise competitiveness. It also examines the impact of ICTs on productivity and growth, international trade and employment in developing countries.
Book Synopsis The Development Dimension ICTs for Development Improving Policy Coherence by : OECD
Download or read book The Development Dimension ICTs for Development Improving Policy Coherence written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-22 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication examines access to ICTs in developing countries, broadband Internet access and governments' role in making it available; developments in mobile payments; ICT security issues; ICTs for improving environmental performance; and the relative priority of ICTs in education.
Book Synopsis Cyberspace, Distance Learning, and Higher Education In Developing Countries by : N'Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba
Download or read book Cyberspace, Distance Learning, and Higher Education In Developing Countries written by N'Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resourceful book provides cutting-edge exploration and insightful analysis of educational implications of technology and distance higher education in Africa and Asia, critically examining access, curriculum, pedagogy, externally designed programs, the quest for ownership and strategies for creating a knowledge society.
Book Synopsis ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability: Practice and Applications by : Steyn, Jacques
Download or read book ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability: Practice and Applications written by Steyn, Jacques and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book unites the theoretical underpinnings and scientific methodology of an approach of deploying ICT in marginalized communities to bridge the so-called digital divide. This book contains case studies of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean that demonstrate which approaches work and which do not in deploying public access to information sources"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Evolving Perspectives on ICTs in Global Souths by : Don Rodney Junio
Download or read book Evolving Perspectives on ICTs in Global Souths written by Don Rodney Junio and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Development Informatics Association Conference, IDIA 2020, held in Macau, China, in March 2020.* The 14 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on ICT4D: taking stock; harnessing frontier technologies for sustainable development; ICT4D discourse, methodologies, and theoretical reflections; the evolving Global Souths. *The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Book Synopsis Assessing Internet development in Kenya by : Kenya ICT Action Network
Download or read book Assessing Internet development in Kenya written by Kenya ICT Action Network and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Management Association, Information Resources Publisher :IGI Global ISBN 13 :1522575111 Total Pages :815 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (225 download)
Book Synopsis Gender Economics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice by : Management Association, Information Resources
Download or read book Gender Economics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender Economics challenges current economic theory, targeting the way gender is often used for economic gain or increased market share. Experts realize that company growth can no longer be achieved by taking a conventional approach, but few follow through with introducing new frameworks that change the way diversity is treated. Gender Economics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice features current research that combines the concepts of gender theory, sociology, and economics observing how diversity influences numerous dimensions of business and consumerism. Covering topics including gender empowerment and also bias, economic equality, industrial creativity, leadership, and the impact of social connectedness on life satisfaction, this publication is an ideal reference source for legislators and policymakers, economic developers, corporate practitioners, educational faculties, academicians, researchers, and graduate-level students of all disciplines.
