Technology at the margins: how it meets the needs of emerging markets

Remain competitive by offering more accessible, affordable, and relevant information technologies that meet mass-market needsTechnology at the Margins demonstrates that by making IT more accessible, affordable, and relevant, new massmarkets can be opened. Based on solid insights generated in key areas of health, education, finance and the environment, the book offers practical recommendations and insights from world leaders, innovators, practitioners and new users of emergent technologies INDICE: Microsoft Series Foreword. Preface. Chapter 1 Information and Communication Technologies For Everyone: What Will This Mean? Innovative Ways to Reach the Majority of the World. What Are the Barriers to Success? Where Are WeToday? Summary Points. Notes. Chapter 2 Healthcare: Where It Is Needed and When It Is Needed. World Health. Health Education. Health Administration and Management. Diagnosis and Prevention. Disease Surveillance and Information Gathering. Taking Stock. Steps to Take to Move into the Future. Summary Points. Notes. Chapter 3 Outside the Education Box. Whos Getting an Education? Breaking Down the Problem. Classroom ICT: A History of Unmet Expectations. Curriculum within Reach. Corporations Invest in ICT for Education. New Delivery Methods. Effective Mediation. What Is Known? New Directions and Challenges Ahead. Summary Points. Notes. Chapter 4 Microfinance: The Next Phase. Who Are the Unbanked? Microfinance: Meeting Financial Needs of Poor Households. Microfinance Goes Beyond the Lending Circle Approach. Barriers to Microfinance. ICT Is Helping. Management Information Systems Now at the Core of Microfinance. Where Does Microfinance Go From Here? Challenges. Summary Points. Notes. Chapter 5 Feeding and Supporting the World in a Changing Environment. World of Limited Resources. Moving Science from Labs to the Field. Minimizing the Impact of Natural Disasters. Information Networks at the Disaster Site. Where Do We Go From Here? Summary Points. Notes. Chapter 6 Conclusion: Harnessing Disruption. Re-Imagining theRole of Experts. Re-Imagining the Role of Institutions. Re-Imagining Partnerships. Re-Imagining Business Models. Re-Imagining Research. Re-Imagining Our Biases. Re-Imagining Public Infrastructure. Looking Ahead. Notes. References. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-63997-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 192
• Fecha Publicación: 15/12/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés