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

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.