Information Communication Technologies and Human Development : Opportunities and Challenges Book

Foreword     vi
Preface     ix
Digital Dividends and Digital Divides around the World
Digital Opportunities, Equity, and Poverty in Latin America   Simone Cecchini     1
Integrating ICTs in African Development: Challenges and Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa   Bobak Rezaian     23
Digital Divide: Introduction to the Problem   Liudmila Burtseva   Svetlana Cojocaru   Constantin Gaindric   Galina Magariu   Tatiana Verlan     57
Digital Divide: A Glance at the Problem in Moldova   Liudmila Burtseva   Svetlana Cojocaru   Constantin Gaindric   Galina Magariu   Tatiana Verlan     77
Poverty Reduction through Community-Compatible ICTs: Examples from Botswana and other African Countries   Rebecca Lekoko   Bantu Morolong     116
The E-Pabelan National ICT4PR Pilot Project: Experiences and Challenges of Implementation in an Indonesian Context   Alex Robinson     138
How can ICT Promote Development? Lessons from Different Fields
Enabling the Expansion of Microfinance using Information and Communication Technologies   Narima Amin     157
Human Rights Movements and the Internet: From Local Contexts to Global Engagement   John Lannon   Edward Halpin     182
ICT-Enabled Education in Africa: A Sober Reflection on the Development Challenges   Shafika Isaacs     210
Peering into the Black Box: A Holistic Framework for Innovating at the Intersection of ICT & Health   Ben Bellows   Aman Bhandari   Mahad Ibrahim   Jaspal S. Sandhu     235
Computer-Based Health Information Systems: Projects for Computerization or Health Management? Empirical Experiences from India   Ranjini C. R. Lancaster   Sundeep Sahay     266
An Explanatory Approach to the Political Uses of ICT Initiatives for Participation: Institutions, Context, and Characteristics of the Actors   Rosa Borge     293
About the Authors     313
Index     319