03260oam 22006855 450 991078345350332120200520144314.01-280-24516-697866102451610-8213-6443-X10.1596/0-8213-6442-1(CKB)1000000000225127(EBL)459683(OCoLC)62413872(SSID)ssj0000086477(PQKBManifestationID)11122067(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086477(PQKBWorkID)10029583(PQKB)10702304(MiAaPQ)EBC459683(Au-PeEL)EBL459683(CaPaEBR)ebr10096191(CaONFJC)MIL24516(The World Bank)ocm62089983(US-djbf)14125971(EXLCZ)99100000000022512720050930d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierE-development : from excitement to effectiveness /edited by Robert SchwareWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2005.xxi, 168 pages illustrations ;28 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-6442-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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-DevelopmentAnnex 2 Selected List of National E-StrategiesReferencesInformation 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 realities of using ICTs toWorld Bank e-Library.Information technologyEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesTechnology and stateDeveloping countriesInformation societyDeveloping countriesInformation technologyEconomic aspectsTechnology and stateInformation society303.48/33Schware Robert1952-777058DLCDLCYDXBAKERPULDLCBOOK9910783453503321E-development3701029UNINA