Big Data and Cloud Computing for Development: Lessons from Key Industries and Economies in the Global South

Author:   Nir Kshetri ,  Torbjörn Fredriksson (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Switzerland) ,  Diana Carolina Rojas Torres
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 March 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Nir Kshetri ,  Torbjörn Fredriksson (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Switzerland) ,  Diana Carolina Rojas Torres
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781138689046


ISBN 10:   1138689041
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 March 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part I: Big Data and Cloud Computing in the Global South: Key Concepts, Issues, Opportunities and Challenges 1. Diffusion of Big Data and Cloud Computing in the Global South: Facilitators, Inhibitors and Consequences 2. The Roles and Significance of Mobile Phones in the Value Proposition of Big Data and the Cloud 3. Privacy and Security Issues Associated with BD and the Cloud Part II: Big Data and Cloud Computing in Key Development Areas in the Global South 4. Primary industries 5. Education and R&D 6. E-commerce Part III: Case Studies of Diffusion and Impact of BD and Cloud Computing in Major Economies in the Global South 7. Sub-Saharan Africa 8. India 9. China 10. Brazil Part IV: Lessons Learned, Implications and the Way Forward 11. Discussion, Implications and Conclusion

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This book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the social side of big data and cloud computing, particularly in the developing world. At a time when stories about the promise and peril of new information technologies are front page news, Kshetri, Fredriksson, and Torres provide an indispensable guide that helps us separate facts from hyperbole. Russell Funk, University of Minnesota, USA This remarkable book addresses an important area that many books on these topics don't cover, examining how cloud computing and big data analytics drive social, economic, and environmental transformation in developing countries and outlining unrealized opportunities and challenges in realizing them. Illustrated with case studies from several countries, the book is a valuable source of relevant information for researchers, students, practitioners, and policy-makers interested in embracing the cloud and big data for socio-economic progress in emerging markets. San Murugesan, Editor in Chief, IEEE IT Professional & BRITE Professional Services, Australia This is an outstanding presentation of big data and cloud computing concepts, issues, opportunities, and challenges, including case studies and lessons learned from developing countries. It offers great inspiration, creativity, and cutting edge information which researchers, academics, businesses, and students will be pleased to read. Tomayess Issa, Curtin University, Australia


This is an outstanding presentation of Big Data and Cloud Computing concepts, issues, opportunities, and challenges, including case studies and lessons learned from developing countries. It offers great inspiration, creativeness, and cutting edge information which researchers, academics, businesses, and students will be pleased to read. </p> <strong>Tomayess Issa</strong>, <em>Curtin University, Australia</em></p> This remarkable book addresses an important area that many books on these topics don t cover, examining how cloud computing and big data analytics drive social, economic, and environmental transformation in developing countries and outlining unrealized opportunities and challenges in realizing them. Illustrated with case studies from several countries, the book is a valuable source of relevant information for researchers, students, practitioners and policy-makers interested in embracing the cloud and big data for socio-economic progress in emerging markets. </p> <strong>San Murugesan</strong>, <em>Editor in Chief, IEEE IT Professional & BRITE Professional Services, Australia</em></p> This book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the social side of big data and cloud computing, particularly in the developing world. At a time when stories about the promise and peril of new information technologies are front page news, Kshetri, Fredriksson, and Torres provide an indispensable guide that helps us separate facts from hyperbole. </p> <strong>Russell Funk</strong>, <em>University of Minnesota, USA</em></p>


This book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the social side of big data and cloud computing, particularly in the developing world. At a time when stories about the promise and peril of new information technologies are front page news, Kshetri, Fredriksson, and Torres provide an indispensable guide that helps us separate facts from hyperbole. Russell Funk, University of Minnesota, USA This remarkable book addresses an important area that many books on these topics don't cover, examining how cloud computing and big data analytics drive social, economic, and environmental transformation in developing countries and outlining unrealized opportunities and challenges in realizing them. Illustrated with case studies from several countries, the book is a valuable source of relevant information for researchers, students, practitioners, and policy-makers interested in embracing the cloud and big data for socio-economic progress in emerging markets. San Murugesan, Editor in Chief, IEEE IT Professional & BRITE Professional Services, Australia This is an outstanding presentation of big data and cloud computing concepts, issues, opportunities, and challenges, including case studies and lessons learned from developing countries. It offers great inspiration, creativity, and cutting edge information which researchers, academics, businesses, and students will be pleased to read. Tomayess Issa, Curtin University, Australia


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Nir Kshetri is a Professor at the University of North Carolina–Greensboro, USA, and a Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Japan. He is the author of Global Entrepreneurship, published by Routledge in 2014. Torbjörn Fredriksson is the Head of ICT-related work for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva, Switzerland. Diana Carolina Rojas Torres is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia.

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