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

By: Alias, Nor Aziah [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering: Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: IX, 46 p. 15 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781461469018.Subject(s): Computer science | Application software | Management information systems | Computer Science | Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) | Management of Computing and Information Systems | Computer Appl. in Administrative Data ProcessingAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 005.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
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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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.

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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