Heather E Hudson

From Rural Village to Global Village

Telecommunications for Development in the Information Age

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in development on the macro level (societal, socio-economic, governmental), emphasizing rural and developing regions. For scholars, researchers, and students in telecommunication.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 172mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780805860160
• ISBN-10: 0805860169
• Artikelnr.: 22159381

Autorenporträt

Heather Hudson (PhD Stanford) is the director of the Telecommunications Management & Policy program in the School of Business and Management at the University of San Francisco. She is one of the best known and regarded scholars working in telecommunications policy. She has authored six books, and published numerous chapters and articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: The Death of Distance? Telecommunications and Rural Development.
Applications of ICTs for Education and Training. Telemedicine and
Telehealth: Applications of ICTs for Health Care Delivery. Digital Divides:
Gaps in Connectivity. Toward Universal Access: Strategies for Bridging
Digital Divides. Technologies for Extending Connectivity. Restructuring the
Telecommunications Sector in Developing Regions. Evaluation: Issues and
Strategies. From Global to Local. A Selection of Useful Web Sites on ICTs
and Development.