{"product_id":"icts-for-global-development-and-sustainability-practice-and-applications-9781615209972","title":"ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability: Practice and Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jacques Steyn | Jean-Paul Van Belle | Eduardo Villanueva Mansilla\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Information Science Reference\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Information Science Reference\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted by well meaning philanthropists, aid agencies and governments in projects to deploy ICT solutions in developing contexts. The very long list of public Internet access facilities (telecenters, internet cafés, multi-purpose community centers) that were either closed down, or that never got off the ground in the first place, is very troublesome. Yet, there are some cases that seem to be very effective. ICTs for Global Development and Sustainability: Practice and Applications unites the theoretical underpinnings and scientific methodology of an approach of deploying ICT in marginalized communities to bridge the so-called digital divide. This book contains case studies of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean that demonstrate which approaches work and which do not in deploying public access to information sources.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Information Science Reference","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47576298979479,"sku":"9781615209972","price":18388.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781615209972.webp?v=1774900412","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/icts-for-global-development-and-sustainability-practice-and-applications-9781615209972","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}