Title: Ict Development For Social And Rural Connectedness
Description: ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness provides an introduction to the concept of 'connectedness', and explores how this socio-psychological term has evolved during the age of the Internet. The book surveys the principles of ICT for development (ICTD), and closely examines how ICT has played a pivotal role in the rural community development of various countries. To highlight the continued benefits of ICT in these regions, the book presents an in-depth case study that analyzes the connectedness within the rural internet centers of Malaysia. The book is intended primarily for researchers and practitioners as a reference guide to ICTD in rural environments.
Subjects: Information technology, Social aspects, Communication in rural development, Internet, Rural development, Technological innovations, Internet, social aspects, Computer science, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Information systems, Management of Computing and Information Systems, Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing