Reclaiming information and communication technologies for development /
Unwin, Tim.
Reclaiming information and communication technologies for development / Tim Unwin. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. - viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A critical reflection on ICTs and 'development' -- Understanding the technologies -- The international policy arena: ICTs and Internet governance -- Partnerships in ICT4D: rhetoric and reality -- From regulation to facilitation: the role of ICT and telecommunication regulators in a converging world -- Reflections on the dark side of ICT4D -- ...In the interests of the poorest and most marginalized.
This book draws on the author's 15 years of practical and conceptual experience of research and practice in delivering development initiatives that effectively use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to empower some of the world's poorest and most marginalized people.
9780198795292
Information technology--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Communication--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
CIR HC 59.72.I55 U59 2017
Reclaiming information and communication technologies for development / Tim Unwin. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. - viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A critical reflection on ICTs and 'development' -- Understanding the technologies -- The international policy arena: ICTs and Internet governance -- Partnerships in ICT4D: rhetoric and reality -- From regulation to facilitation: the role of ICT and telecommunication regulators in a converging world -- Reflections on the dark side of ICT4D -- ...In the interests of the poorest and most marginalized.
This book draws on the author's 15 years of practical and conceptual experience of research and practice in delivering development initiatives that effectively use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to empower some of the world's poorest and most marginalized people.
9780198795292
Information technology--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Communication--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
CIR HC 59.72.I55 U59 2017