The speed and cost effectiveness of new information technology has prompted many to view these innovations as a panacea for social and economic development. However, such a view flies in the face of continuing inequities in education, health, food, and infrastructure. This volume explores these issues – along with questions of access, privilege, literacy, training, and the environmental and health effects of information technologies in the developing world – arguing that a higher level of development does not always result from a higher level of technologization.
| ISBN: | 9780415754545 |
| Publication date: | 9th April 2014 |
| Author: | Fay Patel |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 158 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Development and Society |
| Genres: |
Development studies Impact of science and technology on society Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects |