Governance of Rural Information and Communication Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8171885993 ISBN 13: 9788171885992

Publisher: Academic Foundation, 2011

Synopsis

Despite phenomenal changes in policy improvements, a digital divide still exists for national policy makers, state agencies, and service providers regarding the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in rural settings. ICT has gained the status of infrastructure, and numerous approaches have been taken to exploit opportunities that ICT provides. Various agencies have piloted many projects showcasing usability of ICT at its core to extend services in the rural sector and address issues related to digital divide. Though many of the pilot projects are being considered for scale-up under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), most of the projects have remained supply-driven, leaving much scope to transform them into citizen-centric projects. This limitation is an important dimension of the digital divide requiring the attention of policy makers and implementers. Included are contributions drawn from field-level experiences, such as the disparity in rural-urban ICT infrastructure, trends in spatial databases, and GIS applications.

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About the Author

Harekrishna Misra is a professor of IT and information systems at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand. He holds a doctorate from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, in information systems management and has 27 years of experience in industry and academia in the fields of IT infrastructure management, communication, and networks. His current research includes software engineering (process modelling), e-Governance, information systems management in development organizations, e-Business for rural enterprises and ICT-enabled value chain in rural enterprises. He has published many articles in national and international journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Foundation
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8171885993
• ISBN 13: 9788171885992
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Misra Harekrishna