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UNINA9910826881903321 |
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Titolo |
E-development : from excitement to effectiveness / / edited by Robert Schware |
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Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-24516-6 |
9786610245161 |
0-8213-6443-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxi, 168 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Information technology - Economic aspects - Developing countries |
Technology and state - Developing countries |
Information society - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms; Acknowledgments; Overview: E-Development: From Excitement to Effectiveness; Chapter 1 Look Before You Leap: The Bumpy Road to E-Development; Chapter 2 Creating the "Right" Enabling Environment for ICT; Chapter 3 E-Strategies for Development; Chapter 4 The Elusive Quest for E-Leadership; Chapter 5 The Basic Building Blocks of E-Government; Chapter 6 Beyond Secondary Education; Chapter 7 The Role of International Cooperation in E-Development; Annex 1 Regression Results for the Determinants of E-Development |
Annex 2 Selected List of National E-StrategiesReferences |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being recognized as essential tools of development-tools that can empower poor people, enhance skills, increase productivity and improve governance at all levels. The success of ICT-enabled development (or e-development) will thus not be measured by the diffusion of technology, but by advances in development itself: economic growth and, ultimately, achievement of the Millenium Development Goals. This volume examines a wide range of issues related to e-development, with a focus on the requirements and |
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