Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008

Download or read book Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008 written by Idrc, and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Digital Review of Asia Pacific provides an overview of how information and communication technology (ICT) is being diffused throughout the Asia Pacific region to facilitate socio-economic development. This third annual review provides an analytical overview of the state of ICT4D in the Asia Pacific region. It covers 31 countries and economies including - for the first time - North Korea. Each country is dealt within a separate chapter, which attempts to provide comprehensive coverage of the various aspects of ICT4D in the concerned country at the time of writing (in 2006). The chapters have been written by a team of authors representing different sectors, such as government, academia, industry, and civil society.