Title Development and the information age : four global scenarios for the future of information and communication technology / edited by John Howkins & Robert Valantin for the International Development Research Centre and the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.

Publication Info.	Ottawa : The Centre, [1997]
	©1997

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 59 pages)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Note	Issued also in French under title: Le développement à l'âge de l'information.
Contents	""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Background and Methodology""; ""The information society""; ""The principles of scenario planning""; ""The Kelburn Workshop""; ""Chapter 1 Five Indicators of Development""; ""Chapter 2 Information and Communication Technology Issues""; ""Technologies and service""; ""Economics""; ""Regulation""; ""International frameworks""; ""Inherent uncertanties""; ""Chapter 3 The Combination of ICT and Development""; ""Key trends""; ""Government responsibilities""; ""Chapter 4 Basic Uncertainties""; ""Chapter 5 The Four Scenarios""
	""The March of Follies""""Cargo Cult""; ""Netblocs""; ""Networld""; ""Chapter 6 Conclusions""; ""Afterword""; ""Appendix 1 Participants of the Kelburn Workshop""; ""Appendix 2 Objectives of the UNCSTD Working Group on IT and Development""; ""Appendix 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""The Editors""; ""The Sponsors""
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Subject	Information technology -- Economic aspects -- Forecasting -- Congresses.
	Information technology -- Economic aspects -- Forecasting.
	Information technology -- Economic aspects.
	Telecommunication -- Congresses.
	Telecommunication.
	Information technology -- Congresses.
	Information technology.
	Telecommunication -- Forecasting -- Congresses.
	Telecommunication -- Forecasting.
	Technology transfer -- Developing countries -- Congresses.
	Technology transfer.
	Developing countries.
	Países subdesarrollados -- Transferencia de tecnología -- Congresos.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author	Howkins, John, 1945-
	Valantin, Robert L.
	International Development Research Centre (Canada)
	United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.
Other Form:	Print version: Development and the information age. Ottawa : The Centre, ©1997 088936835X 9780889368354 (DLC) 2003427052 (OCoLC)37985667
ISBN	9781552502754 (electronic book)
	1552502759 (electronic book)
	088936835X
	9780889368354
	1282054937
	9781282054936

Title Development and the information age : four global scenarios for the future of information and communication technology / edited by John Howkins & Robert Valantin for the International Development Research Centre and the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.

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