ICTs and development in India : perspectives on the rural network society / / T.T. Sreekumar [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461453103321
• Autore: Sreekumar T. T.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-37763-2; 9786613377630; 1-84331-383-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 215 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: India and Asia in the global economy
• Disciplina: 303.48/330954
• Soggetti: Information technology - India; Communication in rural development - India; Rural development projects - India
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; PREFACE; Main Matter; Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: EXPLORING THE RURAL NETWORK SOCIETY; Two Rural Vignettes and the Beginning of a Story; ICTs, ICT4D and the Neo-Liberal Discourse; ICTs and the Civil Society Argument; Research Questions, Contexts and Conceptual Framework; Analytical Issues for Discussion; Methodology and Sources of Information; Organization and Focus; Chapter 2: CIVIL SOCIETY AND CYBER-LIBERTARIAN DEVELOPMENTALISM; The Cyber-Libertarian Turn; ICTs and Neo-Liberal Developmentalism: The Rise of the Social Enterprise ModelInformation Village Research Project (IVRP); TARAkendras; Expectations and Outcomes; State-CSO Relations: Emerging Contradictions; Narratives of Success and the Sustainability Puzzle; Lessons and Non-Lessons; Chapter 3: DECRYPTING E-GOVERNANCE; Technology and Governance; The Beginnings of E-Governance in India; Gyandoot: Organization and Technology; E-Governance and the Kiosks: The Social Dynamics; E-Governance and the Network Society: Deciphering the Narratives of Success; QUANGOs, Civil Society and the Private SectorBeyond Technocratic ; Definitions; Chapter 4: CYBER-KIOSKS AND DILEMMAS OF SOCIAL INCLUSION; ICTs and Social Change; Gender and Information Technology; Women and ICTs: Rhetoric and Reality of Participation; Gyandoot: Tribal Women at Large; TARAkendras: Accepting Gender Divisions; Knowledge Centres and Women's Participation; Social Enterprises as Social Movements; Participation in Net-Based Social Action; ICTs and Limits of Developmental CSOs; Chapter 5: INNOVATING FOR THE RURAL NETWORK SOCIETY; The Appropriate Technology for the Masses; Innovation and CSOs in Rural ICT InterventionsCSOs and the Triple Helix Model; The Simputer: 'Gandhi's Invention, Steve Jobs' Ad Campaign'; The Case of CorDECT WLL: 'The MIDAS Touch'; ICT Innovations, CSO and the State; Chapter 6: ICT AND DEVELOPMENT: CRITICAL ISSUES; Civil Society, Community and ICTs; Structure and Agency; Technology and Sustainability; Rural Network Society: The Politics of Transformation; End Matter; NOTES; Chapter 1. Introduction: Exploring the Rural Network Society; Chapter 2. Civil Society and Cyber-Libertarian Developmentalism; Chapter 3. Decrypting E-Governance; Chapter 4. Cyber-Kiosks and Dilemmas of Social InclusionChapter 5. Innovating for the Rural Network Society; Chapter 6. ICT and Development: Critical Issues; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: 'ICTs and Development in India' is a unique attempt to study the nature and consequences of the growing presence of Information Technology in development projects in India.