connected for development information Kiosks and sustainability
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- نویسنده : Akhtar Badshah
Description
1IntroductionSince the invention of the telegraph, communication technologies have played a determinant role in societies. The exchange of information through different medium of mass communication among nations - through newspapers, radio, television, etc. - have influenced human development by drawing economic geo-graphies, shaping national identities and rebalancing the distribution of power within societies and among countries. Nowhere is this influence more evident that in the current information revolution. In the sweep of a decade, the exponential growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), particularly the Internet, has transformed the scale and speed at which the world does business and the ways we interact with one another. Every aspect of society has been impacted, ranging from develop-ment of public policy, gaining an education or even receiving medical care. Perhaps the most surprising development of this revolution is the search for new solutions to alleviation of the debilitating poverty that permeates many parts of the world. New ICT technologies are facilitating the acquisition and absorp-tion of knowledge, offering developing countries unprecedented opportunities to enhance educational systems, improve policy formulation and execution, and expand the range of opportunities for social change in even the poorest communities. حق تکثیر: public domain
