ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness

• Main Author: Alias, Nor Aziah (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Application software.; Management information systems.; Computer Science.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing.
• Physical Description: IX, 46 p. 15 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781461469018
• ISSN: 2191-8112

ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness provides an introduction to the concept of 'connectedness', and explores how this socio-psychological term has evolved during the age of the Internet. The book surveys the principles of ICT for development (ICTD), and closely examines how ICT has played a pivotal role in the rural community development of various countries. To highlight the continued benefits of ICT in these regions, the book presents an in-depth case study that analyzes the connectedness within the rural internet centers of Malaysia. The book is intended primarily for researchers and practitioners as a reference guide to ICTD in rural environments.