ICTs in Developing Countries : Research, Practices and Policy Implications /: Research, Practices and Policy Implications. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bidit Dey, Karim Sorour, Raffaele Filieri.
• Editors: Dr, Dey, Bidit; Dr, Sorour, Karim; Dr, Filieri, Raffaele
• Contents: PART I: CONCEPTUALISING DIGITAL DIVIDE AND ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT; 1. A Critical Review Of The ICT For Development Research; Bidit Lal Dey And Faizan Ali; 2 Structurational Explication Of Technology Adoption In ICT4D: A Throwback To Giddens; Sanjay Bhowmick; PART II: DYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF THE ADOPTION, USE AND APPROPRIATION OF ICTS IN DEVELOPING SOCIETIES; 3. Impacts Of An Information And Communication Technology (ICT) Implementation On Regulated Financial Services: A Case Of Swaziland; Hillol Bala, Akshay Bhagwatwar And Moshtaq Ahmed; 4. How Young Chinese Consumers Choose Among Different Smartphone Brands: The Importance Of Socio-Cultural And Marketing Factors; Raffaele Filieri; 5. Global Tools Enhance Local Exchange Through Community Currency In An Alternate Economy; Liezl Coetzee; 6. Appropriation Of Mobile Telephony At The Bottom Of The Pyramid; Bidit Lal Dey And Ben Binsardi; 7. Political Microblogging: A Case Study Of Twitter In The 'Shahbag Movement'; Faheem Hussain, Mashiat Mostafa And Zyma Islam; 8. Development And Use Of Open Source Software In India; Meera Sarma; PART III: POLICY AND PRACTITIONER IMPLICATIONS; 9. Effects Of ICT Development On Economic Growth In Emerging Asian Countries; Anupam Das, Syeed Khan And Murshed Chowdhury; 10. Digital Divide, Digital Ethics And E-Government; Subhajit Basu; 11. Enabling Better Port Governance In Developing Countries: The Role Of Information Technology; M. Karim Sorour And Loay Abdul-Mageed; Index
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages), (10 illustrations)
• Subjects: Development/Business Development; Mobile & Wireless Communication; International/Economics; Strategic Planning; Information technology industries; Business strategy; Corporate governance & responsibilities; Development economics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137469519
• Related ISBNs: 113746951X
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