ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness [electronic resource] / by Nor Aziah Alias.

By:

Alias, Nor Aziah [author.]

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SpringerLink (Online service)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer EngineeringPublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: IX, 46 p. 15 illus. online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781461469018

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Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:

005.7 23

LOC classification:

QA76.76.A65

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Contents:

Preface -- Chapter 1: An overview of connectedness -- Chapter 2: ICTD and Rural Connectedness -- Chapter 3: A case of Rural Connectedness: The Malaysian Rural Internet Center (RICs) Users’ Experience -- Afterword.

In: Springer eBooksSummary: ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness provides an introduction to the concept of 'connectedness', and explores how this socio-psychological term has evolved during the age of the Internet. The book surveys the principles of ICT for development (ICTD), and closely examines how ICT has played a pivotal role in the rural community development of various countries. To highlight the continued benefits of ICT in these regions, the book presents an in-depth case study that analyzes the connectedness within the rural internet centers of Malaysia. The book is intended primarily for researchers and practitioners as a reference guide to ICTD in rural environments.

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ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness provides an introduction to the concept of 'connectedness', and explores how this socio-psychological term has evolved during the age of the Internet. The book surveys the principles of ICT for development (ICTD), and closely examines how ICT has played a pivotal role in the rural community development of various countries. To highlight the continued benefits of ICT in these regions, the book presents an in-depth case study that analyzes the connectedness within the rural internet centers of Malaysia. The book is intended primarily for researchers and practitioners as a reference guide to ICTD in rural environments.

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