E-Governance for Development - A Focus on Rural India

Informationen zum Autor SHIRIN MADON is a Senior Lecturer in Information Systems& Innovation at the LSE. Her teaching and research focuses on the social impact of ICTs in developing countries. Building on earlier longitudinal research on the role of IT for improving development planning in India, Shirin's field of intellectual inquiry now extends beyond IT in the government sector to broader issues of governance and development focusing on the role of ICTs in improving the living conditions of the rural poor. Klappentext Over the past few decades, there has been a rapid proliferation of eGovernance for Development projects. Drawing on evidence from three longitudinal case studies of rural eGovernance projects this book shows that improving systems of governance is fundamentally a social rather than managerial or technological activity. Zusammenfassung Over the past few decades, there has been a rapid proliferation of eGovernance for Development projects. Drawing on evidence from three longitudinal case studies of rural eGovernance projects this book shows that improving systems of governance is fundamentally a social rather than managerial or technological activity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION Chapter 2: WHAT DO WE MEAN BY DEVELOPMENT? Chapter 3: LINKING GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT Chapter 4: eGOVERNANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT Chapter 5: RESEARCHING eGOVERNANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT Chapter 6: INDIA: DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE AND eGOVERNANCE Chapter 7: MIS for Rural Self-Employment Programmes in Gujarat Chapter 8: The role of telecentres in promoting community development in Kerala Chapter 9: Health Information Systems in Rural Karnataka Chapter 10: Conclusion

Produktdetails

• Autoren: S Madon, S. Madon, Shirin Madon
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 29.10.2009
• EAN: 9780230201576
• ISBN: 978-0-230-20157-6
• Seiten: 189
• Serien: Technology, Work and Globalization; Technology, Work and Globaliza; Technology, Work and Globalization; Technology, Work and Globaliza
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Volkswirtschaft; E-Business, E-Commerce, B, Economic Policy, Human Resource Management, Business & management, International business, Electronic Commerce, E-commerce: business aspects, International Economics, e-Business/e-Commerce, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel Management, Development policy, Management science, Development Studies, Development Economics, International business enterprises, Palgrave Business & Management Collection