ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness
New York: Springer (2013), viii, 46 pp.
Series: Springer Briefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
ISBN 978-1-4614-6901-8 (ebook); 978-1-4614-6900-1 (print)
"ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness provides an introduction to the concept of 'connectedness', and explores how this socio-psychological term has evolved during the age of the Internet. The book surveys the principles of ICT for development (ICTD), and closely examines how ICT has played a pivotal role in the rural community development of various countries. To highlight the continued benefits of ICT in these regions, the book presents an in-depth case study that analyzes the connectedness within the rural internet centers of Malaysia." (Publisher description)
1 An Overview of Connectedness, 1
2 ICTD and Rural Connectedness, 11
3 A Case of Rural Connectedness: The Malaysian Rural Internet Center (RICs) Users’ Experience, 25
Afterword, 45
2 ICTD and Rural Connectedness, 11
3 A Case of Rural Connectedness: The Malaysian Rural Internet Center (RICs) Users’ Experience, 25
Afterword, 45
