Technology at the Margins – How IT Meets the Needs of Emerging Markets

Foreword.
<p>Preface.</p>
<p>Chapter 1 Information and Communication Technologies For Everyone.</p>
<p>Innovative Ways to Reach the Majority of the World.</p>
<p>What Are the Barriers to Success?</p>
<p>Where Are We Today?</p>
<p>Summary Points.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Healthcare: Where It Is Needed and When It Is Needed.</p>
<p>World Health.</p>
<p>Health Education.</p>
<p>Health Administration and Management.</p>
<p>Telemedicine.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Diagnosis and Prevention.</p>
<p>Disease Surveillance and Information Gathering.</p>
<p>Taking Stock.</p>
<p>Steps to Take to Move into the Future.</p>
<p>Summary Points.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>Chapter 3 Outside the Education Box .</p>
<p>Who s Getting an Education?</p>
<p>Breaking Down the Problem.</p>
<p>Classroom ICT: A History of Unmet Expectations.</p>
<p>Curriculum within Reach.</p>
<p>Corporations Invest in ICT for Education.</p>
<p>New Delivery Methods.</p>
<p>Effective Mediation.</p>
<p>What Is Known?</p>
<p>New Directions and Challenges Ahead.</p>
<p>Summary Points.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Microfinance: The Next Phase.</p>
<p>Who Are the Unbanked ?</p>
<p>Microfinance: Meeting Financial Needs of Poor Households.</p>
<p>Microfinance Goes Beyond the Lending Circle Approach.</p>
<p>Barriers to Microfinance.</p>
<p>ICT Is Helping.</p>
<p>Management Information Systems Now at the Core of Microfinance.</p>
<p>Where Does Microfinance Go From Here?</p>
<p>Challenges.</p>
<p>Summary Points.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Feeding and Supporting the World in a Changing Environment.</p>
<p>World of Limited Resources.</p>
<p>Moving Science from Labs to the Field.</p>
<p>Minimizing the Impact of Natural Disasters.</p>
<p>Where Do We Go From Here?</p>
<p>Summary Points.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Conclusion: Harnessing Disruption.</p>
<p>Reimagining the Role of Experts.</p>
<p>Reimagining the Role of Institutions.</p>
<p>Reimagining Partnerships.</p>
<p>Reimagining Business Models.</p>
<p>Reimagining Research.</p>
<p>Reimagining Our Biases.</p>
<p>Reimagining Public Infrastructure.</p>
<p>Looking Ahead.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>References.</p>
<p>Index.</p>