03369oam 2200661 a 450 991078034980332120230525072846.097866107176201-4175-0018-2(CKB)111087028160914(EBL)266921(OCoLC)53979140(SSID)ssj0000178961(PQKBManifestationID)11171410(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178961(PQKBWorkID)10229832(PQKB)10756196(CaPaEBR)405850(CaBNvSL)gtp00522072 (schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/405850(MiAaPQ)EBC266921(MiAaPQ)EBC3244351(EXLCZ)9911108702816091420030701d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOpportunities and challenges for community development[electronic resource] /ed. by Ramata Molo ThiouneOttawa, Ont. ;Dakar [Senegal] International Development Research Centre ;Dakar [Senegal] Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa20031 online resource (138 p.)Information and communication technologies for development in Africa ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.1-55250-001-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117).Contents; Contributors; List of figures; List of tables; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The context of ICTs in Africa: The cases of Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda; Chapter 3 Information and Communication Technologies: Expectations of African communities; Chapter 4 Use of ICTs: Impacts on African communities; Chapter 5 Introduction and appropriation of ICTs: Challenges and prospects; Appendix 1 Evaluation and Learning System for Acacia (ELSA–Acacia); Appendix 2 Description of Projects; Bibliography;This volume looks at the introduction, adoption, and utilization of ICTs at the community level. In various contexts - geographical, technological, socioeconomic, cultural, and institutional - the book explores the questions of community participation. It looks at how communities in sub-Saharan Africa have reacted to the changes brought about by the introduction of these new ICTs and, in detail, presents both the opportunities and the challenges that ICTs present for community development.Information and communication technologies for development in Africa ;v. 1Information technologyAfricaTelecommunicationAfricaTelecommuting centersAfricaCommunity developmentAfricaInformation technologyTelecommunicationTelecommuting centersCommunity development338.96/02Thioune Ramata Molo1524424International Development Research Centre (Canada)Codesria.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780349803321Opportunities and challenges for community development3765268UNINA