XM 9253
ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT
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3 0 2 4
AIM
To introduce the students to principles and tools of information and communication technology (ICT), and its
applications for development .
OBJECTIVES
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To understand the information and communication technology developments in India and their role in creating
social change.
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To know the different tools of ICT.
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To know the benefits of the tools of ICT for development.
UNIT – I
INTRODUCTION
9
Information and Communication Technology: Principles – limitations – understanding the adoption and
implementation of ICT interventions – Development in ICT – Digital Divide: Definition and Causes – Bridging Digital
Divide through ICT – ICT Indicators.
UNIT – II
ICT IN HEALTH
9
Telemedicine: ICT techniques adopted, Advanced Computer methods for patients safety, (Patient Care information
systems) – Health awareness through ICT: Nutrition, Diseases, Preventive methods, Health Management Information
System – Community based Health Access to Health Information.
UNIT - III
ICT IN AGRICULTURE
9
Kisan call centres – Gyandoot, Bhoomi Project – Village Knowledge Centres, AGMARKNET – Feasibility of ICT in
Rural Areas, ICTs, Critical information Flow – Agricultural Knowledge System – FAO – Knowledge Management and
Agriculture, Agricultural Development Strategies and the Value of ICT – ICT in market facilitation and trade.
UNIT - IV
ICT IN HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
9
Knowledge sharing in Innovative Business Transformation - Creation of Internet Business Solutions - Strategies for
Emerging Markets Economic Development -- Analysis of Sustainable Community Development – Planning NonProfit Organization – Non-Government Organization – Management and Funding Strategy – International Digital
Community Network Development – Information & Communication Technology and Community-based Economy
Social Network Tools – Internet Activism – Global Culture Convergence Facilitation.
UNIT - V
ICT IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
9
Sustainable Development: Definition – economic, environmental, social and human sustainability – Brundtland report
– Improving public awareness – Monitoring – Response systems – Facilitating environmental activism – Enabling
more efficient resource use through ICT.
Total : 60 periods
TEXTBOOKS
1. Rohan Samarajiva and Ayesha Zainudeen. ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia, Sage Publications, New
Delhi, 2008.
2. Akhtar Badshah, Sarbuland Khan and Maria Garrido, Connected for Development, UN ICT Task Forces.
3. Sharmila Majumdar and Asis Kumar Pain, ICT for Development: Prospects and Problems, ICFAI University
Press, Delhi, 2009.
REFERENCES
1. Ashwani Saith, M. Vijaya Baskar and V. Gayathri, ICTs and Indian Social Change, Sage Publications, New
Delhi, 2008.
2. Ashwani Saith and M. Vijaya Baskar, ICTs and Indian Economic Development, Sage Publications, New
Delhi, 2005.
3. Subhash Bhatnagar and Robert Schware, Information and Communication Technology in Development
Cases from India, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2000.