Connected for development : information kiosks and sustainability / edited by Akhtar Badshah, Sarbuland Khan, Maria Garrido ; United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force.
This publication suggests that Information kiosks can be a timely model based on lessons learned from Internet cafes, placing the focus on using the technology as a tool to deliver information and services to the underserved. Thus, the rural and disenfranchised of the world are given a voice and the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
United Nations,
[2005]
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| Series: | ICT Task Force series ;
4. |
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| Summary: | This publication suggests that Information kiosks can be a timely model based on lessons learned from Internet cafes, placing the focus on using the technology as a tool to deliver information and services to the underserved. Thus, the rural and disenfranchised of the world are given a voice and the prospect for expanded self-determination and the pursuit of a better life, as well as the possibility for a power shift from an elite few to a broadly engaged majority. |
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| Item Description: | "Sales Number 04.II.A.14"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Also available via the Internet. Address as of 8/24/2005: |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9211045339 |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available via the Internet. Address as of 8/24/2005: |