Information and Communications Technology for Sustainable Development
Citation:
Tongia, R., Subrahmanian, E. & Arunachalam, V. (2005). Information and Communications Technology for Sustainable Development. Bangalore: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.. Retrieved November 03, 2005 from http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rtongia/ICT4SD_Full_Book.pdf
Work data:
ISBN: 81-7764-839-XAlternate URL:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/%7Ertongia/ict4sd_book.htm
Type of work: Book
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ICT4DAbstract:
From the executive summary:
Key aspects in ICT4D:
- Improve ICT across 4C dimensions: Computing, Connectivity, Content and (human)
- Capacity
- Success of ICT for Sustainable Development (SD) requires Integration, Scalability and Sustainability: ICT as a means (not an end), global inclusiveness, economic viability of ICT for SD, importance of ICT for SD collaborative research
- ICT for SD must become a recognized and funded enterprise: bringing stakeholders, developing metrics, focus on innovations and challenges, new models for R&D
