"This book reviews the impact technology has had on individuals and organizations whose access to media and resources is otherwise limited including topics such as electronic voting, electronic delivery systems, social Web applications, and online educational environments"--Provided by publisher.

The IT revolution has affected the entire world by producing a new, Internet-based, digital economy in which geographical distance and borders have become less of an obstacle to global trade. Thanks to IT, developing countries, in every region of the world, have the opportunity to break out of...