ICT for the Next Five Billion People [recurso electrónico] : Information and Communication for Sustainable Development / edited by Arnold Picot, Josef Lorenz.
Tipo de material: TextoEditor: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010Descripción: VIII, 124p. 54 illus. online resourceTipo de contenido: text Tipo de medio: computer Tipo de portador: online resourceISBN: 9783642122255Tema(s): Economics | Telecommunication | Mass media | Management information systems | Economics/Management Science | Media Management | Business Information Systems | Communications Engineering, NetworksFormatos físicos adicionales: Printed edition:: Sin títuloClasificación CDD: 658 Clasificación LoC:HD28-70Recursos en línea: Libro electrónico En: Springer eBooksResumen: Currently, around one to two billion users are able to connect to the Internet, most of them living in the industrialized parts of the world. However, if we want to improve the quality of life of the world population with the help of access to information and education, it is necessary that in the next decade an additional five billion people gain access to the Internet. The next five billion Internet users are mainly living in emerging economies. Therefore, the main challenge is to lower the economic barrier using new approaches for infrastructure deployment and service delivery to billions of people. This book reflects the discussions of the challenges from the Münchner Kreis with representatives from the ICT industry, academia, non-governmental organizations and governmental development organizations, among them many representatives from emerging economies in Africa and Asia. They had highlighted the real demand for ICT, and what impact ICT creates for the wealth and lifestyle of the people.Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Copia número | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Libro Electrónico | Biblioteca Electrónica | Colección de Libros Electrónicos | HD28 -70 (Browse shelf(Abre debajo)) | 1 | No para préstamo | 374215-2001 |
Currently, around one to two billion users are able to connect to the Internet, most of them living in the industrialized parts of the world. However, if we want to improve the quality of life of the world population with the help of access to information and education, it is necessary that in the next decade an additional five billion people gain access to the Internet. The next five billion Internet users are mainly living in emerging economies. Therefore, the main challenge is to lower the economic barrier using new approaches for infrastructure deployment and service delivery to billions of people. This book reflects the discussions of the challenges from the Münchner Kreis with representatives from the ICT industry, academia, non-governmental organizations and governmental development organizations, among them many representatives from emerging economies in Africa and Asia. They had highlighted the real demand for ICT, and what impact ICT creates for the wealth and lifestyle of the people.
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