Reclaiming Information and Communication Technologies for Development

by Tim Unwin

The development of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has transformed the world over the last two decades. These technologies are often seen as being inherently 'good', with the ability to make the world better, and in particular to reduce poverty. However, their darker side is frequently ignored in such accounts.

ICTs undoubtedly have the potential to reduce poverty, for example by enhancing education, health delivery, rural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198795297
• ISBN13: 9780198795292
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.2"