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Synopsis Information Technology or IT allow users to participate in a rapidly changing world in which work and other activities are increasingly transformed by access to varied and developing technologies. IT tools can be used to find, explore, analyses, exchange and present information responsibly and without discrimination. IT can be employed to give users quick access to ideas and experiences from a wide range of people, communities and cultures.

This encyclopedic publication in five volumes provides an authoritative account of the use of IT in various sectors including economics, rural development, tourism, education and library science. It combines theory with practical guidance. This work will be of interest to those studying economics, development studies, new media and communications technology; and those already at work in these fields.