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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299688703321

Autore

Vong John

Titolo

Emerging Technologies for Emerging Markets / / by John Vong, Insu Song

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

981-287-347-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Topics in Intelligent Engineering and Informatics, , 2193-942X ; ; 11

Disciplina

338.064091724

Soggetti

Telecommunication

Technological innovations

Computer networks

Medical informatics

Social sciences - Mathematics

Communications Engineering, Networks

Innovation and Technology Management

Computer Communication Networks

Health Informatics

Mathematics in Business, Economics and Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Mobility Technology Solutions can Reduce Interest Rates of Microfinance Loans -- Microfinance and Gender Equality in Indonesia -- Lowering the Interest Burden for Microfinance -- Automated Health Care Services -- Securing Online Medical Data -- Important Factors in Choosing Tertiary Education Institutes -- Application of ICT to Improve Rural Livelihood in Vietnam.

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces inclusive-cost-effective (ICE) approaches that have the potential to transform all aspects of daily lives of people at the base of the pyramid in the economic scale, who represent more than 75% of the world population. ICE means that the approaches must meet the affordability level at the base of the pyramid. This includes mobile banking and financial service technologies, mobile education, rural information and communication technologies, telemedicine, e-Health,



and health social networks. This monograph is a compulsory reading for not only technology innovators, but also economists, social entrepreneurs, development specialists, health specialists, bankers and researchers and policy thinkers on technology and economic development.