E-book
Information lives of the poor : fighting poverty with technology / Laurent Elder, Rohan Samarajiva, Alison Gillwald and Hernán Galperin.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781552505748
- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (xvii, 88 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Publisher: Ottawa [Ontario] : International Development Research Centre, [2013]
- Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:january.23 Issued also in French under title: Les pauvres et l'information, lutter contre la pauvreté à l'aide de la technologie; and in Spanish under title: Los pobres en la era de la información, combatiendo la pobreza con tecnología. Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. The issues and the development context. Wireless signals, changed lives -- Poverty alleviation and ICT access -- Taking research questions into the home -- Part 2. The approach. Critical areas for research -- Research networks based in the global South -- The need for household-level information -- Collecting household data -- Part 3. Current and potential uses of ICTs by the poor. How the poor use ICTs -- Why the poor use ICTs -- Can ICT access help ease poverty? -- Part 4. Lessons for policymakers. ICTs play a positive role in poverty alleviation -- The case for breaking up monopolies -- Competition comes from start-ups -- Important data must be released -- Governments' role in increasing ICT access -- The Internet needs an ecosystem -- Content is king -- Regions differ -- Part 5. The future. The open movement offers promise -- Harnessing the crowd -- The Facebook and Twitter effect -- Threats in an increasingly networked world -- Information and Networks program: IDRC's role -- Glossary of terms and abbreviations. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available in print version. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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