Communication Technology for Development

Contents: PART I: Introduction To ICTS. PART II: 1. Living in an Information Society ICTs and Information Society. PART III: 2. ICTs for Development. PART IV: 3. Internet-An ICT PART V: 4. Wireless Communication: The Future Beckons Satellite and Wireless Technology. PART VI: 5. e-newsletter: An ICT e-newsletter Online Journalism. PART VII: 6. Radio: An ICT. PART VIII: 7. Using Photography and Video as an ICT. PART IX: 8. Television: An ICT PART X: 9. Cinema PART XI: 10. Mobile Telephony. PART XII: 10. Convergence of ICTs. PART XIII: 11. Critique of Using ICTs for Development. Index. The book so painstakingly authored vividly encompasses all aspects of communication and their effective uses. The book no doubt would prove immensely useful to learners, planners and practitioners of mass media for socio-economic development. Ram Saran Joshi, Director, Mass Media, Jaipur National University Former pro Vice Chancellor, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi University This book provides a comprehensive overview on the information communication technologies. A prominent feature of the book is that it includes numerous examples in usage of ICT4D. Asit Jolly Asian Age The book is meant to be extremely useful for the students of communication and extension, journalism, mass media, home science, social work, etc.…