Communication in the lives of the globe -- Saving the world : beginning of communication for development -- Globalization, discourse and development communication : Unesco as prime mover -- Communication for development : does it work? -- Rethinking the paradigm : the dependency phase -- Another...

The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the smart revolution, including its social and economic impacts. It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can contribute to societies as a whole. The authors...