[Asis-l] The contents of the latest issue of: IJICTHD Volume 2, Issue 3, July-September 2010

[Dr. Susheel Chhabra]

The contents of the latest issue of: 

International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association


Volume 2, Issue 3, July-September 2010


Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1935-5661 EISSN: 1935-567X  
Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA
[www.igi-global.com/ijicthd]

 

Editors-in-Chief: 
Susheel Chhabra, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India
Hakikur Rahman, University of Minho, Portugal

 

GUEST DITORIAL PREFACE

Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal

 

To read the guest editorial preface, click here please consult this issue of IJICTHD in your library.
[http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=45988]

 

PAPER ONE 

Adoption and Use of ICTs among Rural Youth: Evidence from Greece

George Alexopoulos (Agricultural University of Athens, Greece) 
Alex Koutsouris (Agricultural University of Athens, Greece) 
Irene Tzouramani (National Agricultural Research Foundation, Greece)

In the last few decades, within the rhetoric of the ?information age?, there is a growing enthusiasm for the (potential) benefits of the dissemination of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). This is further enhanced through eGovernment projects undertaken on a worldwide scale. However, a number of issues seem to defy such optimism as far as rural areas are concerned. The critical review of such issues question the thesis that ICTs undoubtedly benefit (human) development. In particular, this paper, drawing on data from a large-scale survey in Greece, identifies the marginal effects of a series of demographic, socioeconomic and spatial characteristics, and information sources on PC and Internet use on the part of young rural inhabitants, especially farmers. The results, pointing toward an emerging intra-rural digital divide, are consequently discussed vis-…-vis eGovernment projects, from the point of view of human development.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. 
[http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=46094]

 

PAPER TWO 

Pathways to Participatory Landscape Governance in Northern Laos: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies

John Watts (Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Laos) 
Vilaphong Kanyasone (Northern Agriculture and Forestry Research Centre, Laos) 
Vongvilay Vongkhamsao (National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, Laos)

The Landscape Mosaics Project is a global research project coordinated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC). The project examines biodiversity in tropical, forested, multifunctional landscapes in sites adjacent to protected areas. A key thematic component of its research examines the governance of landscapes, and by using a Participatory Action Research approach, the project aspires to facilitate better landscape governance through improved communication between village and landscape level actors. This article examines the initial experiences of the project in its Northern Lao site, located in Vieng Kham District, Luang Prabang Province. The authors describe how the lack of access to information communication technologies have inhibited local actors levels of participation in landscape level governance as well as affected their abilities to effectively and adaptively manage their landscape. Community radio, that provides local actors with the relevant information for more substantially participating in landscape governance as well as information useful for adaptive management, is proposed as one potential solution for improving participatory landscape governance.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. 
[http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=46095]

 

PAPER THREE 

Tlowitsis Re-Imagined: The Use of Digital Media to Build Nation and Overcome Disconnection in a Displaced Aboriginal Community

Jon Corbett (University of British Columbia, Canada) 
Raquel Mann (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Using the case study of the Tlowitsis, a dispersed indigenous community in British Columbia, Canada, this paper explores the role of ICTs, and in particular participatory video, in nation building. Also, the paper identifies factors that affect both the involvement and exclusion of the membership and addresses the challenges faced and lessons learned. ICTs, in particular new media technologies, offer great potential to overcome the geographic barriers caused by dispersal. However, it remains uncertain how they might contribute to the process of nation building. In this regard, the authors present six fundamental requirements for nation building, and then use these requirements to structure an analysis of the Tlowitsis case study.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.


[http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=46096] 

BOOK REVIEW

Review of Citizen Engagement in Public Policy and the Participative WEB
Reviewed by Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of
Lisbon, Portugal

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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) in your institution's library.  This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database:  [http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx]
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CALL FOR PAPERS

MISSION OF IJICTHD:

The mission of the International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) is to create awareness of how ICTs can contribute to human development in several areas. IJICTHD describes the link between ICTs and human development (which includes economic, social and political development), identifies the potential applications of ICTs for the development of human beings, and provides insightful analysis about those factors (also contextual and institutional ones) that affect ICTs for human development initiatives. This journal also proposes strategies (to both governments and international cooperation organizations) to move forward and to address future challenges.

COVERAGE OF IJICTHD:

Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following: 

Digital divide 
ICTs and agriculture 
ICTs and citizen participation 
ICTs and commerce 
ICTs and culture 
ICTs and disasters management 
ICTs and economic development 
ICTs and education 
ICTs and ethics 
ICTs and gender equality 
ICTs and governance 
ICTs and health 
ICTs and human empowerment 
ICTs and human rights 
ICTs and international cooperation 
ICTs and poverty alleviation 
ICTs and the environment 
Knowledge for development 
Policy making with regard to ICTs for development

Interested authors should consult the journal?s manuscript submission guidelines at [www.igi-global.com/ijicthd]

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: 
Editor-in-Chief:  Susheel Chhabra at [susheel_chhabra at hotmail.com]

 
 		 	   		  
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