This book pools together experts' experiences on ICT integration in rural community development within the context of developing countries. The technology they used is described, analyzed, and synthesized in order to offer solutions for successful application. This reference source is ideal for...

The economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2015 is slightly more favorable than in 2013-14, when the region as a whole grew at 3 percent a year. The World Bank group's latest MENA Economic Monitor projects MENA's economic growth to average 5.2 percent in 2015...

Awaiting a miracle -- The double-edged sword -- Determined to diversify -- Reaping the demographic dividend -- Greasing the wheels of exchange -- Build it and they will come -- All together now? -- The imperative of change -- Navigating choppy waters -- Charting the way forward.