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Developing Successful ICT Strategies: Competitive Advantages in a Global Knowledge-Driven Society

Developing Successful ICT Strategies: Competitive Advantages in a Global Knowledge-Driven Society

Hakikur Rahman (Presidency University, Bangladesh)
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Release Date: August, 2007|Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 420
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-654-9
ISBN13: 9781599046549|ISBN10: 1599046547|EISBN13: 9781599046563
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Developing Successful ICT Strategies: Competitive Advantages in a Global Knowledge-Driven Society collects an authoritative core of research investigating the notion that information communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to improve the lives of people and contribute to enhancing social conditions in developing countries through such concepts as the Knowledge Society, open education, and e-governance. Comprehensively covering ICT research and applications in such diverse fields as healthcare, distance learning, government, and environmental activities, this Premier Reference Source will enable libraries to support research in a variety of disciplines that interact with ICT and its impact on the development of societies.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Actor-Network Theory
  • Civil Liability of ISPs, the Internet and Law
  • Computer Based Assessment
  • Creating Competitive Advantage
  • Cross-Cultural E-Learning
  • Digital Government Development Strategies
  • Disintermediated Education
  • E-Concepts
  • Education and Research
  • E-Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
  • Effective Learning Strategies
  • E-Government and E-Democracy
  • ICT4D Geometry of Empowerment
  • Implementation of E-Governance
  • Information Technology Governance
  • Integration Strategies and Tactics
  • Knowledge Societies
  • Policy Initiation
  • Regional ICT Programs
  • Strategic ICT Applications
  • Strategic ICT Implementations
  • Strategies for Virtual Learning
  • Strategy Development
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This book also includes policies and perspectives of similar natures, including success cases around the world to synthesize and assist the reader in acquiring comprehensive knowledge from various analyses.

– M.Hakikur Rahman, SDNP, Bangladesh

The 17 chapters in this collection explore the potential benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for enabling national development while recognizing the inequality and dislocation they may cause. The contributors discuss implementation and regulatory issues, the promotion of knowledge societies by ICT strategies in education and research, and the technical challenges posed by specific applications.

– Book News (November 2007)
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Hakikur Rahman is an academic with over 30 years of experience, having served leading educational institutions in Bangladesh and abroad. He has established various ICT4D projects funded by organizations like the ADB, EU, UNDP, and the World Bank. Currently, he is a Professor (former Dean of the School of Science and Engineering and Head) of the CSE Department at Presidency University, as well as Director at the Ansted University Sustainability Research Institute. Previously, he was a Professor at the Asian University of Bangladesh, Chair of the CSE Department at BRAC University, and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Minho, Portugal. Dr. Rahman has authored and edited over 25 books, contributed more than 50 book chapters, and published over 200 articles on topics such as ICTs, knowledge management, open innovation, and data mining. He holds two PhDs—one in Computer Engineering from Ansted University and another in ICT from Empresarial University of Costa Rica—and completed his postdoctoral research at the University of Minho in 2013. He is the Chief Editor of the International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) and the International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM).
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