Seeking Transformation Through Information Technology: Strategies for Brazil, China, Canada and Sri Lanka - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1461403529 ISBN 13 : 9781461403524

Editeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2011

Synopsis

The ability to harness Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) is at the heart of national competitiveness and sustainable development. This book provides a framework for assessing the opportunities, challenges, and prospects for "e-transformation."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nagy K. Hanna is an author, international development strategist, and thought leader, with over 30 years of experience in advising countries and aid agencies on designing and

implementing programs to leverage information and communication technology (ICT) in

support of competitiveness, private sector development, and public sector reform. He has worked with stakeholders cutting across public, private and civil society leadership. From 1975 to 2005 he served in a variety of positions at the World Bank, most recently as senior advisor on e-strategies, where he established a global community of practice on e-development and chaired a seminar series to develop e-government and e-leadership. Currently, he advises countries on developing policies, institutions, and leadership capabilities for coordinating ICT for development programs, and has served as a Visiting Professor at Duke University and Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland. He has lectured and published extensively on e-development, strategic planning, change management, executive education, and institutional development. He holds a Ph.D. in Socio-Economic Planning from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and Masters degrees in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.

Peter T. Knight is an economist, training strategist, and information age change agent with broad international experience in distance education, training strategy/evaluation, e-government, electronic media, telecommunications reform, international banking, foundation work, teaching, and research. He has worked extensively in Africa (especially South Africa), Latin America (especially Brazil), and Eastern Europe and Asia (especially Russia). He is a partner in Knight, Moore and President of Telemática e Desenvolvimento Ltda, advising such clients as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, SRI International/National Science Foundation, US Departmentof

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1461403529
• ISBN 13: 9781461403524
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 268
• Éditeur: Hanna Nagy K., Knight Peter T.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Springer-Verlag GmbH; customerservice@springernature.com; ; Tiergartenstraße 17; Heidelberg; Baden-Württemberg; 69121; Allemagne