Information and communication technologies for African development : an assessment of progress and challenges ahead

Author(s)

• Okpaku, Joseph O.
• Figueres, José María
• United Nations ICT Task Force

Bibliographic Information

Information and communication technologies for African development : an assessment of progress and challenges ahead

edited with introduction by Joseph O. Okpaku ; preface by José María Figueres

（ICT Task Force series, 2）

United Nations ICT Task Force, c2003

Note

"Sales Number: 04.II.A.12"--P. [4] of cover

"05-22016-February 2005-1,505"--P. [4] of cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This publication contains a series of papers that look at how information and communication technologies can be used to tackle development problems in Africa. The papers look at: background on ICT in Africa; and its current state; ICT in service development; the UN ICT task force and ICT as an instrument to leverage the Millennium Development Goals; the role of ICT in the African development agenda; regional ICT in Africa; Africa's digital rights and ways to bridge the digital divide.

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Details

• NCID: BA73274328
• ISBN:
  • 9211045312
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 347 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA7327353X