Digital Media And Wireless Communications In Developing Nations: Agriculture, Education, And The Economic Sector

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Digital Media and Wireless Communication in Developing Nations: Agriculture, Education, and the Economic Sector explores how digital media and wireless communication, especially mobile phones and social media platforms, offer concrete opportunities for developing countries to transform different sectors of their economies. The volume focuses on the agricultural, economic, and education sectors. The chapter authors, mostly from Africa and India, provide a wealth of information on recent innovations, the opportunities they provide, challenges faced, and the direction of future research in digital media and wireless communication to leverage transformation in developing countries. The volume provides important research on digital media and wireless communication within the context of developing countries that will be very useful for professionals from academia, government agencies, NGOs, technologists, entrepreneurs and investors, and others. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 About the Senior Editor-in-Chief......Page 6 About the Editor......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 Contributors......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 Preface......Page 18 PART I: Potential Use of Mobile Phones and Social Media in Agriculture......Page 20 1. Potential of Mobile Phones as a Disruptive and Transformative Tool......Page 22 2. Transformative Power of Mobile Phones in the Indian Agro-Supply Chain......Page 44 3. Potential of Mobile Phones and Social Media Platforms in the Agricultural Scenario......Page 60 4. Role of Social Media in the Socioeconomic Development of Africa......Page 80 5. Mobile App-Based Expert System in Uganda: Combating Pests and Diseases in Tomatoes......Page 94 6. Role of Mobile Phone Technology in Combating Illegal Timber Logging in Africa: A Review......Page 110 PART II: Selected Applications of Mobile Phones and Social Media in Education......Page 122 7. Operational Use of Mobile Learning: Understanding and Retention of Curriculum Content......Page 124 8. WhatsApp-Based E-Learning in Adult Education for Lesotho’s Inmates: Methods and Evaluation......Page 138 9. Role of Teacher–Developer Relationship in Mobile Apps Learning......Page 156 10. Integrating Social Media in Lesotho’s Distance Learning: Gaps and Opportunities......Page 192 11. Role of Social Networks in Healthcare for Developing Countries......Page 212 PART III: Recent Strategies for Mobile Phones and Social Media in the Economic Sector......Page 242 12. Potential of Streaming Transmission to Mobile Phone as Reinforcement of Community Radios......Page 244 13. Luxury Brands on Social Media Platforms......Page 260 14. Role of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Development......Page 282 15. Mobile Technology Versus Era of Eco-Design......Page 298 16. Reforming Public Finance Management in Africa Using Integrated Financial Management System......Page 314 Index......Page 332