02302nam 2200529 450 991046051890332120200520144314.01-4438-8626-2(CKB)3710000000530981(EBL)4535008(MiAaPQ)EBC4535008(Au-PeEL)EBL4535008(CaPaEBR)ebr11216012(CaONFJC)MIL876357(OCoLC)930993559(EXLCZ)99371000000053098120160621h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierICTs for inclusive communities in developing societies /edited by Jacques Steyn and Darelle van GreunenNewcastle upon Tyne, England :Cambridge Scholars Publishing,2015.©20151 online resource (386 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4438-8081-7 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Several decades of international aid, predominantly granted by the highly developed world (the haves), for the use of ICT in developing regions (known by several labels, such as the have-nots, bottom of the pyramid, the south, or, some time ago, the third world) have passed, but the holy grail of turning these societies into the ideals defined by the donors is still elusive. Previously the emphasis was on top-down approaches in this endeavour. Now priority is increasingly given to bottom-up approaches, putting the targeted communities first, using methods such as co-creation and living labs. IInformation technologyDeveloping countriesEconomic development projectsSocial integrationDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Information technologyEconomic development projects.Social integration303.4833091724Steyn JacquesVan Greunen DarelleMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460518903321ICTs for inclusive communities in developing societies1927898UNINA