04234oam 22007094a 450 991068648340332120240618225309.00-472-90321-7(CKB)5580000000529583(OCoLC)1370362187(MdBmJHUP)musev2_111958(EXLCZ)99558000000052958320230217h20232023 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion Making Technologies Work for the Poor /Nir KshetriAnn Arbor, Michigan :University of Michigan Press,2023.©2023.1 online resourceillustrations0-472-07589-6 Print version: 9780472055890 Products and services based on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain are normally considered to be for rich consumers in advanced countries. Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion demonstrates how marginalized and vulnerable groups with limited resources can also benefit from these technologies. Nir Kshetri suggests that the falling costs and the increased ease of developing and deploying applications based on these technologies are making them more accessible. He illustrates how key emerging technologies are transforming major industries and application areas such as healthcare and pandemic preparedness, agriculture, finance, banking, and insurance. The book also looks at how these transformations are affecting the lives of low-income people in low- and middle-income countries and highlights the areas needing regulatory attention to adequately protect marginalized and vulnerable groups from the abuse and misuse of these technologies. Kshetri discusses how various barriers such as the lack of data, low resource languages, underdeveloped technology infrastructures, lack of computing power and shortage of skill and talent have hindered the adoption of these technologies among marginalized and vulnerable groups. Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion suggests that it is the responsibility of diverse stakeholders—governments, NGOs, international development organizations, academic institutions, the private sector, and others—to ensure that marginal groups also benefit from these transformative innovations.TechnologySocial aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst01145202TechnologyEconomic aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst01145112Technological innovationsSocial aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst01145049Technological innovationsEconomic aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst01145010Technical assistancefast(OCoLC)fst01144732PoorServices forfast(OCoLC)fst01071142TechnologyEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesTechnologySocial aspectsDeveloping countriesTechnical assistancePoorServices forTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsTechnological innovationsSocial aspectsTechnologyEconomic aspectsTechnologySocial aspectsDeveloping countriesfastTechnologySocial aspects.TechnologyEconomic aspects.Technological innovationsSocial aspects.Technological innovationsEconomic aspects.Technical assistance.PoorServices for.TechnologyEconomic aspectsTechnologySocial aspectsTechnical assistance.PoorServices for.Technological innovationsEconomic aspects.Technological innovationsSocial aspects.TechnologyEconomic aspects.TechnologySocial aspects.Nir Kshetri1350684Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan),MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910686483403321Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion3089397UNINA