Information Technology And Development

What is knowledge intensive development? Can the Internet support it? will this support make any difference to the lives of people in developing countries hwho are disadvantaged on marginalised? How can governments and other stockholders enusre that their societies benefit from the new network technologies and services? This book probes key implications of knowledge intensive development and the internet. The new information networks can help, but governments and other stockholders must introduce new policies to dismantle barriers.
About Author :
Dr. M Lakshmi Narasaiah, has been working as Professor and Head, Departemnt of Economics, Sri Krishnadevaraya University Post-graduate Centre, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
Contents :
The Electronic Gap The Dot Bomb Syndrome E-Learning-Designing Tomorrow's Education Wiring up the Ivory Towers Fleeing the Dot.com Era Labour Pains: The Birth fo Movement Shh theyare listening Inclusion of Exclusion Net Gains or Net Dreams When Computers Chip Away at our Memories WTO Negotiations on Basic Telecommunications Users are Choosers The Future of work Solving the Unemployment problem by looking beyond the job The price of a good Red Will Education go to market Beyond economics Crises prevention Technological Etnrepereneurship Employment and promoting Ecology Development the Third way Migration etc...