E-Adoption and Technologies for Empowering Developing Countries
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The Internet and other Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), in the form of e-adoption, have been used for social and economic development around the world. Information and Communication Technologies for Development is a growing research area and researchers worldwide have been conducting studies highlighting how the use of the Internet and ICTs are helping in socio-economic development in the fields of medicine, health, agriculture, education, and government. This chapter discusses the general impact e-adoption has on empowering developing countries for development.
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