The State, IT and Development
- R K Bagga - International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
- Kenneth Keniston - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Rohit Raj Mathur - Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, India
Topics examined include: governance challenges and the pitfalls of ICT applications; citizen-centric governance; cyberlaws and their implementation; the role of ICT in combating corruption; technological and human readiness to make e-governance a reality; conceptualizing successful ICT projects for everyone; and ICT applications in agriculture and in harnessing social capital and ensuring financial returns.
This book brings together thoughts on how policy initiatives, investments, R&D and incentives aim at opening `windows of opportunity to large segments of Indians who find themselves left out of the digital loop…. The book is essential reference not only for its entertaining style but also for the wealth of information it contains.
This edited volume surveys the impact of ICTs on engendering an effective socio-economics transformation of India into an epistemic society…the volume makes a compelling case for recognizing the use if ICT in assisting socioeconomic development by improving the accountability and transparency of government activity.