Developing successful ICT strategies competitive advantages in a global knowledge-driven society /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Rahman, Hakikur, 1957-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Knowledge management.; Information technology > Developing countries.; Technological innovations > Developing countries.; Information technology > Economic aspects > Developing countries.; Technological innovations > Economic aspects > Developing countries.; Actor-Network Theory; Civil Liability of ISPs, the Internet and Law; Computer Based Assessment; Creating Competitive Advantage; Cross-Cultural E-Learning; Digital Government Development Strategies; Disintermediated Education; E-Concepts; Education and Research; E-Entrepreneurship in Higher Education; Effective Learning Strategies; E-Government and E-Democracy; ICT4D Geometry of Empowerment; Implementation of E-Governance; Information Technology Governance; Integration Strategies and Tactics; Knowledge Societies; Policy Initiation; Regional ICT Programs; Strategy Development; Strategic ICT Applications; Strategic ICT Implementations; Strategies for Virtual Learning
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxi, 397 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-389) and index.
• ISBN: 9781599046563 (ebook); 1599046563 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

This book collects an authoritative core of research investigating the notion that information communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to improve the lives of people and contribute to enhancing social conditions in developing countries through such concepts as the Knowledge Society, open education, and e-governance. Comprehensively covering ICT research and applications in such diverse fields as healthcare, distance learning, government, and environmental activities, this work will enable libraries to support research in a variety of disciplines that interact with ICT and its impact on the development of societies.