Opportunities and challenges for community development [[electronic resource] /] / ed. by Ramata Molo Thioune
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| Titolo: |
Opportunities and challenges for community development [[electronic resource] /] / ed. by Ramata Molo Thioune
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| Pubblicazione: | Ottawa, Ont. ; ; Dakar [Senegal], : International Development Research Centre |
| Dakar [Senegal], : Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2003 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.96/02 |
| Soggetto topico: | Information technology - Africa |
| Telecommunication - Africa | |
| Telecommuting centers - Africa | |
| Community development - Africa | |
| Altri autori: |
ThiouneRamata Molo
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117). |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Opportunities and challenges for community development |
| ISBN: | 9786610717620 |
| 1-4175-0018-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780349803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Information and communication technologies for development in Africa ; ; v. 1