A conceptual model of inclusive technology for information access by the rural sector

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 4554 LNCS, Issue PART 1, 2007, Pages 243-252

  Pitula, K ^a   Radhakrishnan, T ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inclusive technology; Information and communication technology; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SYSTEMATIC PROCESS;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 38149141789     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73279-2_28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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