Information Communication Technology And Economic Development

Author : Richard Heeks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317313564

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Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) by Richard Heeks Pdf

Mobile 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. Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) provides the first dedicated textbook to examine and explain these emerging phenomena. It will help students, practitioners, researchers and other readers understand the place of ICTs within development; the ICT-enabled changes already underway; and the key issues and interventions that engage ICT4D practice and strategy. The book has a three-part structure. The first three chapters set out the foundations of ICT4D: the core relation between ICTs and development; the underlying components needed for ICT4D to work; and best practice in implementing ICT4D. Five chapters then analyse key development goals: economic growth, poverty eradication, social development, good governance and environmental sustainability. Each chapter assesses the goal-related impact associated with ICTs and key lessons from real-world cases. The final chapter looks ahead to emerging technologies and emerging models of ICT-enabled development. The book uses extensive in-text diagrams, tables and boxed examples with chapter-end discussion and assignment questions and further reading. Supported by online activities, video links, session outlines and slides, this textbook provides the basis for undergraduate, postgraduate and online learning modules on ICT4D.

Author : Tojo Joseph Thatchenkery,Roger Stough
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781845428259

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Information Communication Technology and Economic Development by Tojo Joseph Thatchenkery,Roger Stough Pdf

Information Communication Technology and Economic Development provides a quick and broad overview of the Indian ICT sector. With its exhaustive examination of the business management and industrial organisation of the ICT sector, it is a particularly useful tool for any researcher or policy analyst interested in a thorough analysis of the mechanics of the sector and the Indian context within which it operates. Syud Amer Ahmed, Papers in Regional Science India has become a highly visible participant in the information communication technology (ICT) industry. Since the 1990s, it has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world, emerging as the most watched test of global capitalism. The contributors to this volume examine how the ICT-driven development of India appears to have skipped the middle stages of the traditional economic development models and leapfrogged directly to the final stage whereby growth is mostly technologically driven. Information Communication Technology and Economic Development reveals new insights regarding the complex process of globalization. It shows how the generation and circulation of intellectual capital in the US and India in ICT have led to greater productivity in the US while facilitating the economic development of India. Most industrialized nations now see the vast intellectual capital-based services that India provides at extremely competitive rates as key to their own national competitiveness in the global arena. The contributors findings suggest that India s ICT-led growth will accelerate in the next ten years, launching India as a major global economic power next to the US and China. This provocative and timely volume will be a necessary read for students and scholars of international business, public policy, economic development, management and strategy as well as all those interested in the impact of globalization on national and regional economies.

Author : Elena G. Popkova,Victoria N. Ostrovskaya
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1178 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319908359

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Perspectives on the Use of New Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Modern Economy by Elena G. Popkova,Victoria N. Ostrovskaya Pdf

This book includes the best works presented at the scientific and practical conference that took place on February 1, 2018 in Pyatigorsk, Russia on the topic “Perspectives on the use of New Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Modern Economy”. The conference was organized by the Institute of Scientific Communications (Volgograd, Russia), the Center for Marketing Initiatives (Stavropol, Russia), and Pyatigorsk State University (Pyatigorsk, Russia). The book present the results of research on the complex new information and communication technologies in the modern economy and law as well as research that explore limits of and opportunities for their usage. The target audience of this book includes undergraduates and postgraduates, university lecturers, experts, and researchers studying various issues concerning the use of new information and communication technologies in modern economies. The book includes research on the following current topics in modern economic science: new challenges and opportunities for establishing information economies under the influence of scientific and technical advances, digital economy as a new vector of development of the modern global economy, economic and legal aspects of using new information and communication technologies in developed and developing countries, priorities of using the new information and communication technologies in modern economies, platforms of communication integration in tourism using new information and communication technologies, and economic and legal managerial aspects and peculiarities of scientific research on the information society.

Author : Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang,Alexander Pitt,Seth Ayers
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 0821357220

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Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to Growth by Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang,Alexander Pitt,Seth Ayers Pdf

Annotation 'Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to Growth' is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The worldwide development of information and communication technology (ICT) has accelerated dramatically over the past decade. Technological advances and increased competition have led to falling prices for ICT goods and services, which has provided a strong incentive to replace other forms of capital and labor with information technology equipment. Increased ICT production and use has the potential to create job opportunities, transfer skills, and increase efficiency and transparency in politics and business, and therefore, contribute to economic growth. This paper focuses on the linkage between ICT and output growth. It summarizes findings in the literature on the contribution of information and communication technology to economic growth arising from capital deepening and increases in total factor productivity. The paper contains: - The methodologies used to evaluate the different ways ICT influences productivity growth; - A critical assessment of the magnitude of ICT's contribution to growth in various countries; - A summary of the key factors that increase and obstruct ICT expansion; and - An outline of the challenges developing countries face in maximizing ICT's contribution to growth and policy recommendations aimed at surmounting these challenges.

Author : Kurihara, Yutaka,Takaya, Sadayoshi,Harui, Hisashi,Kamae, Hiroshi
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781599045818

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Information Technology and Economic Development by Kurihara, Yutaka,Takaya, Sadayoshi,Harui, Hisashi,Kamae, Hiroshi Pdf

Examines the impact IT has on politics, education, sociology, and technology. Focuses on the benefits of IT for developing countries, whose problems must be solved, and obstacles overcome in order to further IT advancement.

Author : Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang,Alexander Pitt,Seth Ayers
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113477694

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Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to Growth by Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang,Alexander Pitt,Seth Ayers Pdf

This paper considers key factors in the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) developments to economic growth. Issues discussed include: methodologies used to evaluate how ICT influences productivity growth; a critical assessment of its contribution to growth in various countries; factors that increase and obstruct ICT expansion; the challenges developing countries face in realising the growth potential of ICTs and policy recommendations aimed at surmounting these challenges.

Author : Mario Cimoli,Andre A. Hofman,Nanno Mulder
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781849806558

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Innovation and Economic Development by Mario Cimoli,Andre A. Hofman,Nanno Mulder Pdf

This book is the fruit of the research ECLAC has amassed, with ten chapters detailing the great strides that have been made of late in ICT. A distinguishing feature of this book is its multi-disciplinary approach to measuring the economic effects of these technologies, which incorporates the neo-classical growth accounting approach and the evolutionarystructuralistapproach. These approaches are noteworthy because, much like the primary message of ECLAC, they exemplify the pivotal importance of technical progress, productivity and structural transformation in economic growth. Innovation and Economic Development identifies several opportunities and challenges for bringing about a more dynamic role of ICT in the process of structural change and productivity growth and contends that accelerating the adoption and efficient use of ICT is essential to any strategy for further success.

Author : Shirin Madon,S Krishna
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351768658

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The Digital Challenge by Shirin Madon,S Krishna Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being recognized as vital to the economic growth and global inclusion and participation of developing countries. This book brings together both academics and practitioners to provide a comprehensive and insightful overview of ICT and development around the world. It examines the role of IT in providing new economic and industrial opportunities, in increasing access to global information and communication, in assisting small cultural and ethnic groups to overcome disadvantages of physical distance and in catalysing initiatives towards democratic decentralization and empowerment of citizens. It also critically appraises major problems such as inappropriate focus and resource allocation, and of missed opportunities. By combining comparative case studies from Africa, South and East Asia, South America and Eastern Europe with theoretical analysis, this volume synthesizes a range of issues related to the evident tensions that exist for developing countries as they try to balance global and local priorities through the adoption and use of ICTs.

Author : D. Amutha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Communication in economic development
ISBN : 9382983260

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Information and Communication Technology and Economic Development by D. Amutha Pdf

Author : Nagy K. Hanna,Peter T. Knight
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461403531

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Seeking Transformation Through Information Technology by Nagy K. Hanna,Peter T. Knight Pdf

The ability to harness Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) is increasingly at the heart of national competitiveness and sustainable development. As countries seek a way out of the present period of economic contraction, they are trying to weave ICT into their development strategies, in the same way enterprises have learned to use ICT to transform their business models and strategies. This integration offers a new path to development that is responsive to the challenges of our times. In Seeking Transformation Through Information Technology, Nagy Hanna and Peter Knight provide a framework for assessing the opportunities, challenges, and prospects for “e-transformation.” Featuring contributions from country experts, the editors and authors provide in-depth case studies of ICT deployment in Brazil, China, Canada, and Sri Lanka, and asses the progress of such efforts. The result is an essential resource for academic researchers, policy analysts, policymakers, and industry leaders interested in the role of ICT in national development, innovation, and economic growth.

Author : Samia Melhem,Claudia Morrell,Nidhi Tandon
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821381342

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Information and Communication Technologies for Women's Socioeconomic Empowerment by Samia Melhem,Claudia Morrell,Nidhi Tandon Pdf

This paper reviews how women in the developing world access and use information and communication technology (ICT). It examines the discourse and controversies surrounding the digital gender divide, including links to poverty and illiteracy. Major themes concerning women and ICTs are explored, such as women in the ICT workforce, how girls and women relate differently to ICT, and opportunities and barriers for women in science and technology in general. Current research relating to gender and ICT is often country-specific and is more prevalent in developed countries than in developing countries. This paper suggests where additional research is needed on barriers to women s entry and access to ICT. The overall objective of this paper is to influence policy dialogue around women and ICT for development by raising awareness of the digital gender divide. Economic opportunity for women in ICT will not be realized until policies address gender considerations and ensure that ICT investment contributes to more sustainable and equitable development.

Author : Alberto Chong,Mónica Yáñez-Pagans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1785271997

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Information Technologies and Economic Development in Latin America by Alberto Chong,Mónica Yáñez-Pagans Pdf

Information and communication technologies have expanded dramatically in Latin America. During the last two decades, mobile phones have penetrated more quickly in this region than in developed regions at a remarkable rate. Similarly, the per capita growth rates of Internet users have been higher in developing countries than in developed countries. The really fast diffusion of newer technologies such as mobile telephony, broadband and Internet has opened up big opportunities for using these technologies in the delivery of information in businesses and social service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean. 'Information Technologies in Latin America' provides a collection of rigorous empirical studies that contributes to a better understanding of the role and impact of old and new information technologies on Latin American economic development. It provides evidence using randomized and quasi-experimental designed studies for different ICT interventions. In evaluating their development impact a critical concern has been to contribute to the little existing evidence. In fact, whereas many ICT projects in the developing world have been promoted by multilateral organizations, bilateral aid agencies and nongovernmental organizations in recent years, the extent to which these interventions and policies actually contribute to the development of the region is unclear. The book provides evidence on what works and what does not. An important objective is to test one of the frustrating benefits of randomized controlled trials, namely, their ability to show that a program works when it does not and in fact, important policy lessons can be gained from failed field experiments. This collection of essays aims to provide valuable insight on both the promise and the pitfalls of trying to replace conventional, high-cost outreach with technological alternatives. Thus, it may be relevant both to researchers working in the area of information technologies and development, as well as to practitioners pondering how to leverage technology to improve outreach and reach clients in innovative ways.

Author : Harleen Kaur,Ewa Lechman,Adam Marszk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319565231

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Catalyzing Development through ICT Adoption by Harleen Kaur,Ewa Lechman,Adam Marszk Pdf

This book examines the role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play in growth and economic development promotion, specifically for developing countries. It highlights multiple methodologies for quantifying the impact of ICTs. This includes quantitative and qualitative methods, but also novel, conclusive and informative methodological approaches for measuring ICTs influence on economic development. The book highlights trends, perspectives, and success stories for different developing countries. ICTs bring new business models, innovations, capital-labor substitution, improved goods and services to developing markets. Because they can spread rapidly, with little cost and require minimal skills for usage, ICTs create a solid background for social and economic gains. They enable significant reduction in information asymmetries, which improves access to economic activities for multitude of agents, fostering participation, inter alias in labor market of disadvantaged societal groups. After almost two decades of rapid diffusion of ICT in developing world, this book seeks to assess the real benefits and consequences of ICTs adoption in developing countries. The chapters use broad, real-world based evidence to provide a better understanding of the precise nature of new technologies and their impact of the country`s economy and society.

Author : P. T. H. Unwin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 052171236X

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ICT4D: Information and Communication Technology for Development by P. T. H. Unwin Pdf

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Author : Jeremy Grace,Charles Kenny,Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang,World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015058203467

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Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-based Development by Jeremy Grace,Charles Kenny,Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang,World Bank Pdf

Annotation This paper reviews some of the evidence linking telecommunications and the Internet and economic growth, the likely impact of these new ICTs on income inequality and anecdotal evidence on the role of the Internet in improving government services and governance. It's final chapter looks at methods to maximize the development impact of new ICTs.