First published in 1985, Technology and Rural Women synthesizes the fragmented empirical evidence and the wide range of theoretical approaches on the effects of modernisation on women in the developing world. Using a multi-disciplinary meth...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides extended frameworks and models to help with the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) in developing countries. The book first discusses the extent to which conventional ICT theories can be rigid in nature,...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Sep-2023, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Stanford University Press, ISBN-13: 9781503631366)
Including women in the global South as users, producers, consumers, designers, and developers of technology has become a mantra against inequality, prompting movements to train individuals in information and communication technologies and foster t...Lasīt vairāk
Including women in the global South as users, producers, consumers, designers, and developers of technology has become a mantra against inequality, prompting movements to train individuals in information and communication technologies and foster t...Lasīt vairāk
Provides relevant case studies, innovative disruptive applications, and the latest empirical research findings in the digital technology space. Additionally, the book presents accounts of the design, development, and usage of digital solutions that...Lasīt vairāk
This book offers the reader broad evidence on how new information and communication technologies impact womens economic and social empowerment and hence have an impact on overall welfare creation. The near-ubiquitous spread of ICT...Lasīt vairāk
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2022, which was supposed to be held in Lima, Peru, in May 2021, but was held virtually...Lasīt vairāk
First published in 1985, Technology and Rural Women synthesizes the fragmented empirical evidence and the wide range of theoretical approaches on the effects of modernisation on women in the developing world. First published...Lasīt vairāk
?This book discusses the role of human computer interaction (HCI) design in fostering digital literacy and promoting socio-cultural acceptance and usage of the latest ICT innovations in developing countries. The book presents techniques, theories...Lasīt vairāk
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2022, which was supposed to be held in Lima, Peru, in May 2021, but was held virtually...Lasīt vairāk
The near-ubiquitous spread of ICT offers unprecedented opportunities for social and economic agents, reshapes social and economic structures and drives the emergence of socio-economic networks. This book contributes to the growing body of literature...Lasīt vairāk
?This book discusses the role of human computer interaction (HCI) design in fostering digital literacy and promoting socio-cultural acceptance and usage of the latest ICT innovations in developing countries. The book presents techniques,...Lasīt vairāk
This book examines issues specific to the regions of Latin America and Africa and deals with an issue that Africa has shown the least progress in terms of science and technology and yet it is a region where the needs are urgent in human terms....Lasīt vairāk
This book is a critique that grows out of a consciousness of women as essential, yet unsalaried, participants in production processes. It presents the ways in which women suffer from technological development and assess how these perpetuate inequalit...Lasīt vairāk
Mobile phones are widely viewed as the information and communication technology that holds the most promise for bridging global digital divides.Gendered Power and Mobile Technology uses empirical researc...Lasīt vairāk
Discusses the adoption and impact of ICT tools in developing areas of the world as well as specific challenges and sustainable uses within various professional fields. The book features research on a range of topics, including policy development, ge...Lasīt vairāk
In recent years, many developing regions across the globe have made rigorous efforts to become integrated into the global information society. The development and implementation of information communication technology (ICT) devices and policies with...Lasīt vairāk
The authors of this volume review the issues involved in financing the development of endogenous scientific and technological capabilities in Third World countries and examine United Nations global conferences with regard to the options they offer fo...Lasīt vairāk
Presents research on current trends that portray the ICT and development nexus (ICT4D) from economic and human development perspectives within developing countries. The book features coverage of a range of topics, including mobile money, poverty all...Lasīt vairāk
Technology has been hailed as one of the catalysts toward economic and human development. In the current economic era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, information acquisition, transformation, and dissemination processes are posed to be the key e...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Oct-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Business Science Reference, ISBN-13: 9781799829836)
Presents research on current trends that portray the ICT and development nexus (ICT4D) from economic and human development perspectives within developing countries. The book featires coverage of a range topics, including mobile money, poverty allevi...Lasīt vairāk
Despite global economic disparities, recent years have seen rapid technological changes in developing countries, as it is now common to see people across all levels of society with smartphones in their hands and computers in their homes. However,...Lasīt vairāk
This critique by women of male-generated and male-dominated technologies grows out of a consciousness of women as essential, yet unsalaried, participants in production processes. The authors document the ways in which women suffer from technological...Lasīt vairāk
This book examines issues specific to the regions of Latin America and Africa and deals with an issue that Africa has shown the least progress in terms of science and technology and yet it is a region where the needs are urgent in human terms....Lasīt vairāk
Mobile phones are widely viewed as the information and communication technology that holds the most promise for bridging global digital divides.Gendered Power and Mobile Technology uses empirical research to focus on changing...Lasīt vairāk
This book examines United Nations global conferences with regard to the options they offer for new international institution building. It discusses contemporary patterns and future alternatives for Third World cooperation in science and technology fo...Lasīt vairāk
With more and more global economic wealth and power resting with fewer and fewer people, and given the acute land inequalities in the rural areas of Africa, Latin America, and Asia, how valid are the dominant theories about the nature of rural liveli...Lasīt vairāk
