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OverviewSuccessful strategies and principles for using information technology to transform regional and community economies exist, and they are presented here with clarity and insight in a way that is useful to both practitioners and researchers. Although the communities discussed here range far and wide, from those in Russia to Australia and to Kenya, any community can benefit from enhanced utilization of information and communication technologies. The ways in which technology can help improve economic, social, cultural, and political conditions are as numerous and various as the communities themselves. In Central Queensland, Australia, community leaders have brought in a high-tech expert advisory system to help them control weed infestation. New Zealand and Australia have pioneered telehealth, the exchange of health care information and the delivery of some services across great distances. In Russia, wiring a community was found to be about more than mere hardware and software; vital to the process was understanding how communities provide access to information technology, how authorities and volunteers can improve computer literacy among citizens, and how connectivity can be extended to greater numbers of people. In some areas of south Asia, nongovernmental organizations have teamed up with local governments to increase access, empowerment, and e-commerce opportunities. These are but a few of the ways this volume contributes to our knowledge base about the impact of technology on economic development. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stewart Marshall , Wallace J. Taylor , Xinghuo YuPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9781567206029ISBN 10: 1567206026 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 30 July 2003 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface Perspectives on Urban and Rural Community Informatics: Theory and Performance, Community Informatics, and Strategies for Flexible Networking Strategies for Reconnecting Communities: Creative Uses of ICTS for Social and Economic Transformation Transformation Starts at Home: Understanding E-Readiness in a Local Community Community Capacity Building through ICT Networking Community Informatics in Russia: Needing to Make a Leap Challenges in the Telecenter Movement ICT Integration in Social and Economic Development: Kenya's Perspective Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development in Asia: Methodologies for Systems Design and Evaluation Integrated Assessment as the Basis of Learner-Centered Design E-Health for Regional, Rural, and Remote Area Health Care Consumers and Providers as Members of a Health Information Society P-Expert Project: Development of a Prototype Expert System for Control and Management of Parthenium Weed in Central Queensland Facilitating E-Commerce in the Beef Industry Transforming Regional Economies and Communities with ICT Developing Countries: An Indian Perspective Progress Towards Establishing Community Networks in Regional QueenslandReviewsAuthor InformationSTEWART MARSHALL is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Communication at Central Queensland University in North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. WALLACE TAYLOR leads the Faculty of Informatics and Communication's work program at the COIN Internet Academy at Central Queensland University. XINGHUO YU is Associate Dean of Research at the Faculty of Informatics and Communication, Central Queensland University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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