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Caste, class, and IT in India / Elizabeth Langran -- India's Dalits search for a democratic opening in the digital divide / P. Thirumal, Gary Michael Tartaw -- Exploring the notion of "technology as public good" : emerging characteristics and trends of the digital divide in East Asian education...

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1. Will comparative effectiveness research lead to healthcare rationing? / Mary Brown -- 2. Health care information systems and the risk of privacy issues for the disabled / John Beswetherick -- 3. Hippocratic database and active enforcement / Terry Dillard -- 4. Implementation issues on a...

Over the past decade, there has been continual development and renewal of strategies and practices surrounding e-governance. Governments around the world have embraced new information and communication technologies to increase the efficiency of internal processes, deliver better and more...

"This book offers a multitude of cases illustrating the different challenges faced when offering e-learning to learners of other cultures and, most importantly, how issues are resolved"--Provided by publisher.

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"This book provides comparative and comprehensive analysis of technological and transnational strategies in educational marketing on various issues across the world and also the best practices and experiences from a diverse range of countries"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book offers solutions, best practices, and case studies on information management on a global scale among developed, developing, and emerging nations, including discussions of organizational and managerial implications"--Provided by publisher.