02591oam 2200505 450 991043759400332120190911103512.01-4614-6901-510.1007/978-1-4614-6901-8(OCoLC)834402009(MiFhGG)GVRL6WPN(EXLCZ)99328000000000770120130205d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrICT development for social and rural connectedness /Nor Aziah Alias1st ed. 2013.New York :Springer,2013.1 online resource (ix, 46 pages) illustrations (some color)SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering,2191-8112"ISSN: 2191-8112."1-4614-6900-7 Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- Chapter 1: An overview of connectedness -- Chapter 2: ICTD and Rural Connectedness -- Chapter 3: A case of Rural Connectedness: The Malaysian Rural Internet Center (RICs) Users’ Experience -- Afterword.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.SpringerBriefs in electrical and computer engineering.Information technologySocial aspectsCommunication in rural developmentInternetSocial aspectsRural developmentTechnological innovationsInformation technologySocial aspects.Communication in rural development.InternetSocial aspects.Rural developmentTechnological innovations.303.4834Alias Nor Aziahauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1059051MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910437594003321ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness2503807UNINA