IT experience in India: bridging the digital divide

Abstract

Recent decades have seen an unprecedented growth in information and communication technologies (ICTs), ushering in what is commonly referred to as the `Information Age`. This book explores whether modern ICTs can deliver on their promises of democracy and prosperity for the people of developing nations who comprise 80 per cent of the world's population. In order to do this, this volume uses lessons from the Indian experience-a country where information technology (IT) has made giant leaps, but which suffers from what has been described as multiple `digital divides`. The contributors explore fo