Information technology for development: from charity to sustainability
By: Guice, Jon.
Contributor(s): Eischen, Kyle.
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ArticlePublisher: 2002Description: p.29-34.Subject(s): Industry | Human development | Information technology
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DevelopmentSummary: Jon Guice and Kyle Eischen argue that today the field of IT for development is characterized by non-commercial, non-technical efforts to apply standard technology in standard uses to new settings. If the field is to become a significant part of the wider IT industry, as some have advocated, there will have to be fundamental changes in the field, beginning with more basic and applied technical research. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 45, Issue no: 4 | Available | AR56552 |
Jon Guice and Kyle Eischen argue that today the field of IT for development is characterized by non-commercial, non-technical efforts to apply standard technology in standard uses to new settings. If the field is to become a significant part of the wider IT industry, as some have advocated, there will have to be fundamental changes in the field, beginning with more basic and applied technical research. - Reproduced.
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