Digital transformation and social well-being : promoting an inclusive society

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9781032319766

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361.3 PEL-D

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Part 1: The key issues in the role of information and communication technologies for social inclusion and social welfare

Part 2: Country case of successful information and communication technology applications in the field of social welfare

Summary: "This is the first book to show how digitalisation and the better provision of ICTs can improve access to a wide-range of social services, as well as make them more inclusive. Overcoming disparities across social groups using contemporary digitalisation models will have lasting consequences on social well-being and human welfare. The chapters in this book address these problems and challenges in great depth, analysing the role of ICTs in promoting social inclusion and social welfare, drawing on examples of successful ICT applications around the world. The book contains country case-studies from the USA, Brazil, India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong (China), Zimbabwe, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Singapore and will be of interest to all scholars and students of social policy, to social work educators, and social care providers"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Books	IIITD Reference	Social Science	REF 361.3 PEL-D (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		013202		Digital Technologies and Social Entrepreneurship UG WNT25

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: The key issues in the role of information and communication technologies for social inclusion and social welfare

Part 2: Country case of successful information and communication technology applications in the field of social welfare

"This is the first book to show how digitalisation and the better provision of ICTs can improve access to a wide-range of social services, as well as make them more inclusive. Overcoming disparities across social groups using contemporary digitalisation models will have lasting consequences on social well-being and human welfare. The chapters in this book address these problems and challenges in great depth, analysing the role of ICTs in promoting social inclusion and social welfare, drawing on examples of successful ICT applications around the world. The book contains country case-studies from the USA, Brazil, India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong (China), Zimbabwe, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Singapore and will be of interest to all scholars and students of social policy, to social work educators, and social care providers"--

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