How Long to Read Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)

How Long Does it Take to Read Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 50 minutes to read Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) by Richard Heeks

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in developing countries; Internet and broadband access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) thus represent the fastest, broadest and deepest technical change experienced in international development. They now affect every development sector – supporting the work of hundreds of millions of farmers and micro-entrepreneurs; creating millions of ICT-based jobs; assisting healthcare workers and teachers; facilitating political change; impacting climate change; but also linked with digital inequalities and harms – with the pace of change continuously accelerating. Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) provides the first dedicated textbook to examine and explain these emerging phenomena. It will help students, practitioners, researchers and other readers understand the place of ICTs within development; the ICT-enabled changes already underway; and the key issues and interventions that engage ICT4D practice and strategy. The book has a three-part structure. The first three chapters set out the foundations of ICT4D: the core relation between ICTs and development; the underlying components needed for ICT4D to work; and best practice in implementing ICT4D. Five chapters then analyse key development goals: economic growth, poverty eradication, social development, good governance and environmental sustainability. Each chapter assesses the goal-related impact associated with ICTs and key lessons from real-world cases. The final chapter looks ahead to emerging technologies and emerging models of ICT-enabled development. The book uses extensive in-text diagrams, tables and boxed examples with chapter-end discussion and assignment questions and further reading. Supported by online activities, video links, session outlines and slides, this textbook provides the basis for undergraduate, postgraduate and online learning modules on ICT4D.

How long is Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)?

Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) by Richard Heeks is 410 pages long, and a total of 102,500 words.

This makes it 138% the length of the average book. It also has 125% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 20 minutes to read Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) aloud.

What Reading Level is Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)?

Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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