Title :
Information and Communication Technologies for Development [Guest editors´ introduction]
Author :
Coceres, Ramon ; Belding, Elizabeth ; Parikh, Tapan ; Subramanian, Lakshminarayanan
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD) is an emerging field that focuses on the design, implementation, deployment, and evaluation of innovative technologies for social and economic development. The ICTD research agenda is driven by a desire to bridge the digital divide and make computing useful to the significant fraction of the world´s population that lives in underdeveloped areas with limited resources. The articles in this special issue address a number of ICTD themes.
Keywords :
Communications technology; Design methodology; Economics; Information technology; Rural areas; Social factors; Special issues and sections; ICTD; Information and Communication Technologies for Development; communication; pervasive computing;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2012.46
