Information and communication technologies for development: assessing the potential and the risks
This article provides a review of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) Working Group on ICTs and Development Report (Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development, Oxford University Press, 1998). The author highlights key issues of ICTs in a development context; and summarizes the Report's assessment of both potential and risks of ICTs for developing countries. A check-list derived from the Report provides guidelines for issues to consider in developing ICT policies and implementation strategies.
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1999
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Authors: | Mansell, Robin |
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Telecommunications Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0308-5961. - Vol. 23.1999, 1, p. 35-50
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | Developing countries Development ICT Information infrastructure Policy United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) |
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