LEADER 04734nam 22006732 450 001 9910461453103321 005 20151002020706.0 010 $a1-283-37763-2 010 $a9786613377630 010 $a1-84331-383-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000128030 035 $a(EBL)840456 035 $a(OCoLC)775301890 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000575956 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12208812 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000575956 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10554397 035 $a(PQKB)11232051 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781843313830 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC840456 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL840456 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10523532 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL337763 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000128030 100 $a20111212d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aICTs and development in India $eperspectives on the rural network society /$fT.T. Sreekumar$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aLondon :$cAnthem Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 215 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aIndia and Asia in the global economy 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-84331-843-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Matter; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; PREFACE; Main Matter; Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: EXPLORING THE RURAL NETWORK SOCIETY; Two Rural Vignettes and the Beginning of a Story; ICTs, ICT4D and the Neo-Liberal Discourse; ICTs and the Civil Society Argument; Research Questions, Contexts and Conceptual Framework; Analytical Issues for Discussion; Methodology and Sources of Information; Organization and Focus; Chapter 2: CIVIL SOCIETY AND CYBER-LIBERTARIAN DEVELOPMENTALISM; The Cyber-Libertarian Turn 327 $aICTs and Neo-Liberal Developmentalism: The Rise of the Social Enterprise ModelInformation Village Research Project (IVRP); TARAkendras; Expectations and Outcomes; State-CSO Relations: Emerging Contradictions; Narratives of Success and the Sustainability Puzzle; Lessons and Non-Lessons; Chapter 3: DECRYPTING E-GOVERNANCE; Technology and Governance; The Beginnings of E-Governance in India; Gyandoot: Organization and Technology; E-Governance and the Kiosks: The Social Dynamics; E-Governance and the Network Society: Deciphering the Narratives of Success 327 $aQUANGOs, Civil Society and the Private SectorBeyond Technocratic Definitions; Chapter 4: CYBER-KIOSKS AND DILEMMAS OF SOCIAL INCLUSION; ICTs and Social Change; Gender and Information Technology; Women and ICTs: Rhetoric and Reality of Participation; Gyandoot: Tribal Women at Large; TARAkendras: Accepting Gender Divisions; Knowledge Centres and Women's Participation; Social Enterprises as Social Movements; Participation in Net-Based Social Action; ICTs and Limits of Developmental CSOs; Chapter 5: INNOVATING FOR THE RURAL NETWORK SOCIETY; The Appropriate Technology for the Masses 327 $aInnovation and CSOs in Rural ICT InterventionsCSOs and the Triple Helix Model; The Simputer: 'Gandhi's Invention, Steve Jobs' Ad Campaign'; The Case of CorDECT WLL: 'The MIDAS Touch'; ICT Innovations, CSO and the State; Chapter 6: ICT AND DEVELOPMENT: CRITICAL ISSUES; Civil Society, Community and ICTs; Structure and Agency; Technology and Sustainability; Rural Network Society: The Politics of Transformation; End Matter; NOTES; Chapter 1. Introduction: Exploring the Rural Network Society; Chapter 2. Civil Society and Cyber-Libertarian Developmentalism; Chapter 3. Decrypting E-Governance 327 $aChapter 4. Cyber-Kiosks and Dilemmas of Social InclusionChapter 5. Innovating for the Rural Network Society; Chapter 6. ICT and Development: Critical Issues; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX 330 $a'ICTs and Development in India' is a unique attempt to study the nature and consequences of the growing presence of Information Technology in development projects in India. 410 0$aIndia and Asia in the global economy. 517 3 $aICTs & Development in India 606 $aInformation technology$zIndia 606 $aCommunication in rural development$zIndia 606 $aRural development projects$zIndia 615 0$aInformation technology 615 0$aCommunication in rural development 615 0$aRural development projects 676 $a303.48/330954 700 $aSreekumar$b T. T.$01050654 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461453103321 996 $aICTs and development in India$92480614 997 $aUNINA