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Book SynopsisThe information and communication technology revolution offers the promise of transforming economies and societies, and the risks of missing on a powerful techno-economic revolution and wasting scarce resources without much developmental impact. Some countries have mastered the process of digital transformation, and continue to realize substantial economic benefits. Others made substantial investments in the ICT infrastructure, with marginal impact. What makes for these differences among countries? Nagy Hanna presents a systematic approach to integrate ICT into development policies and programs across sectors of economy and society. This book bridges the current disconnect between the ICT specialists and their development counterparts in various sectors so as to harness the ongoing ICT revolution to maximize development impact and minimize downside risks. Posing a holistic and strategic framework that draws on lessons learned across all sectors to guide national leaders and development practitioners interested in moving from vision to action, it is an important work for researchers and students of ICT who aim to pursue innovative, inclusive and sustainable development paradigms.
Trade ReviewAuthor Nagy K. Hanna presents readers with a systematic approach to the integration of information and communication technology into development policies and programs across a variety of economic and social sectors. The author covers the roots and expressions of the information and communication technology revolution, the promotion of an inclusive information society, the development of smart cities, and a wide variety of other related subject matter over the book’s three parts and fifteen chapters. The author is a consultant, policy adviser, and visiting faculty member of Wits University, South Africa. -- Annotation ©2016 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsPART I: THE BIG PICTURE 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Why ICT-Enabled Transformation? 3. Strategic Planning of Transformation PART II: PURSUING TRANSFORMATION POSSIBILITIES 4. Integrating ICT-Enabled Transformation into Development 5. Transforming Government 6. Transforming Key Sectors 7. Promoting Inclusive Information Society 8. Developing Smart Cities 9. Transforming Enterprises PART III: MASTERING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION 10. Developing Human Resources 11. Developing Leadership and Institutions 12. Developing Enabling Policies and Regulations 13. Developing the Communication Infrastructure 14. Developing the ICT Industry 15. Implementing, Learning, and Adapting
