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Catalyzing Development through ICT Adoption

The Developing World Experience

Harleen Kaur editor Adam Marszk editor Ewa Lechman editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:12th Jun '17

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This book examines the role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play in growth and economic development promotion, specifically for developing countries. It highlights multiple methodologies for quantifying the impact of ICTs. This includes quantitative and qualitative methods, but also novel, conclusive and informative methodological approaches for measuring ICTs influence on economic development. The book highlights trends, perspectives, and success stories for different developing countries. ICTs bring new business models, innovations, capital-labor substitution, improved goods and services to developing markets. Because they can spread rapidly, with little cost and require minimal skills for usage, ICTs create a solid background for social and economic gains. They enable significant reduction in information asymmetries, which improves access to economic activities for multitude of agents, fostering participation, inter alias in labor market of disadvantaged societal groups. After almost two decades of rapid diffusion of ICT in developing world, this book seeks to assess the real benefits and consequences of ICTs adoption in developing countries. The chapters use broad, real-world based evidence to provide a better understanding of the precise nature of new technologies and their impact of the country`s economy and society. 

“This book has the ambitious undertaking of providing the reader with further evidence that ICT has encouraged growth and development by taking a look at its impact in different parts of the world. … The book, written mostly by academics, is interesting and has its uses especially for the policy-makers and ICT strategists that it is directing the results of the various studies toward.” (Cecilia G. Manrique, Computing Reviews, December, 2017)

ISBN: 9783319565224

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 5738g

288 pages

1st ed. 2017