"This book investigates the role of ICT in advancing economic, social, and political development as well as the potential setbacks experienced as a result of introducing new initiatives"--Provided by publisher.

This book collects an authoritative core of research investigating the notion that information communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to improve the lives of people and contribute to enhancing social conditions in developing countries through such concepts as the Knowledge Society,...

1. Knowledge, culture, and society in the information age / Pier Cesare Rivoltella -- 2. Digital divide / -- Liudmila Burtseva ... [et al.] -- 3. Global digital divide, global justice, cultures, and epistemology / Soraj Hongladarom -- 4. Digital literacy and cultural mediations to the digital...

"This book provides an overview of data mining techniques under an ethical lens, investigating developments in research best practices and examining experimental cases to identify potential ethical dilemmas in the information and communications technology sector"--Provided by publisher.

The evolution of ICT institutions in Thailand and Malaysia / Nicholas Maynard -- Moving with time and strategy: India and Bangladesh's development in the era of ICTs / Sandeep Bhaskar -- E-government's role in poverty alleviation: case study of South Africa / Stephen M. Mutula -- Capacity...