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Changed governance or computerized governance? Computerized property transfer processes in Tamil Nadu (India) 改变治理还是计算机化治理?印度泰米尔纳德邦的计算机化财产转让程序

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301846

R. Vasudevan

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引用次数: 22

The Livestock Guru: Demand-led knowledge transfer for poverty alleviation 畜牧大师:以需求为导向的扶贫知识转移

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301845

C. Heffernan

引用次数: 9

ICT usage and its impact on profitability of SMEs in 13 African Countries 信息通信技术的使用及其对13个非洲国家中小企业盈利能力的影响

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301836

S. Esselaar, C. Stork, A. Ndiwalana, Mariama Deen-Swarray

引用次数: 248

Innovative ICT Tools for Information Provision in Agricultural Extension (December 2005) 创新资讯及通讯科技工具提供农业推广资讯(2005年12月)

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301834

K. Ramamritham, A. Bahuman, S. Duttagupta, Chaitra Bahuman, Srividya Balasundaram

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引用次数: 22

COMMON-Sense Net: Improved Water Management for Resource-Poor Farmers via Sensor Networks 常识网:通过传感器网络改善资源贫乏农民的水资源管理

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301833

Michael Watts, Jacques Panchard, Seshagiri Rao, Jean-Pierre Hubaux

引用次数: 66

Use of ICTs for Encouraging Participative Development: A Critique of the Indian Experiment 利用资讯通讯科技鼓励参与性发展:对印度实验的批判

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301866

A. Prakash, R. De'

引用次数: 2

Bayesian Networks: an Exploratory Tool for Understanding ICT Adoption 贝叶斯网络:理解ICT采用的探索性工具

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301865

S. Nedevschi, J. Sandhu, J. Pal, Rodrigo Fonseca, K. Toyama

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引用次数: 11

Human Capital as a Basis of Comparative Advantage Equations in Services Outsourcing: A Cross Country Comparative study 人力资本作为服务外包比较优势方程的基础:一个跨国比较研究

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.921321

Shailey Dash

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引用次数: 5

Social Entrepreneurship as Critical Agency: A study of Rural Internet kiosks 社会企业家精神作为关键机构:农村互联网信息亭的研究

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301851

N. Rangaswamy

引用次数: 35

Integrating Social Development and Financial Sustainability: The Challenges of Rural Computer Kiosks in Kerala 整合社会发展和财政可持续性:喀拉拉邦农村计算机亭的挑战

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development Pub Date : 2006-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301849

R. Kuriyan, K. Toyama, I. Ray

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引用次数: 66