Diversity challenges in online learning / Cecilia Stanton -- Empowerment of marginal communities through information-driven learning / Hakikur Rahman -- ICTs, empowerment, and development : articulating grassroots analysis through participatory approaches / Hannah Beardon -- Affecting change from the grassroots : making a difference without power, prestige, or money / Timlynn T. Babitsky, James F. Salmons -- Social structures for access, use, and development / Sarah Parkinson -- Enacting and interpreting technology : from usage to well-being : experiences of indigenous peoples with ICTs / Björn-Sören Gigler -- Helping close the digital divide for financially disadvantaged seniors / Al P. Mizell -- Community-based information technology interventions for persons with mental illness / Rosanna Tarsiero -- Connecting the first mile : a best practice framework for ICT-based knowledge sharing initiatives / Surmaya Talyarkhan, David J. Grimshaw, Lucky Lowe -- The Internet as a fundraising tool for marginal communities in South Africa / Fazila Farouk, David Barnard -- Building virtual communities through a de-marginalized view of knowledge networking / Kam Hou Vat -- Sustaining Internet accessibility / Robert Jordan, Worachat Buranapunsri, Zane Berge -- Capacity development initiatives for marginal communities : a few case studies / M. Aminul Islam ... [et al.].
Summary:
"This book details how new technologies can help people living in poverty improve their livelihood, increase productivity, improve the quality of services, and empower them if technologies are used in ways that are appropriate to their context and needs"--Provided by publisher.
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