New CSSP Working Paper "ICT for Economic and Social Transformation: An Empirio -Theoretical Review of Indian Initiatives" by Pradosh Nath http://bit.ly/1xYpXRZ

[anup kumar das]

*CSSPEWPS 4 <http://www.jnu.ac.in/SSS/CSSP/CSSP-EWPS-4.pdf>* :: *ICT for
Economic and Social Transformation: An Empirio -Theoretical Review of
Indian Initiatives*
by Pradosh Nath (Formerly with CSIR-NISTADS, New Delhi, India), November
2014. http://www.jnu.ac.in/SSS/CSSP/EWPS.htm

*Abstract*
The central issue dealt in the paper is that connectivity matters for
social and economic development of marginal and less developed economies.
Connected wrong ways connectivity might widen the gap between developed and
less developed economies. This is the flip side that occurs when
connectivity itself is seen as solution of the complex developmental issues.
ICT is the digital device that makes information accessible in real time
across the globe. It is the latest of network technologies. It is argued
that as in the cases of earlier network technologies, the ICT adopter
economies would prosper, while other languishing as laggards. Theoretical
clarity notwithstanding, the faith on ICT as a tool to access to
information and development led many experts to suggest that marginal
economies may actually skip industrialisation and straight away enter ICT
era for development The paper weaves an argument distinguishing the
implications of access to information for developed economies and marginal
economies. It is suggested that Distinction between advanced and marginal
economy is – in case of former there is demand for information, which in
case of latter, is need (as opposed to demand) of information for
triggering development. The causality, therefore, could be reverse in the
two cases. It is, therefore, argued that for marginal economies access to
information has to be coupled with the development programme, otherwise the
possibility of connectivity being counter productive, the flip side can be
ruled out.
The paper examines the Indian initiatives in this regards, and observes
that most of the Indian initiatives are stand-alone ICT access and,
therefore, susceptible to become counter productive.

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With Best Regards

Anup
Assistant Editor, *Journal of Scientometric Research
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