Technology at the Margins: How IT Meets the Needs of Emerging Markets -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: Information and Communication Technologies for Everyone -- Innovative Ways to Reach the Majority of the World -- What Are the Barriers to Success? -- Where Are We Today? -- Summary Points -- Notes -- CHAPTER 2: Health Care: Where and When It Is Needed -- World Health -- Health Education -- Health Administration and Management -- Telemedicine -- Diagnosis and Prevention -- Disease Surveillance and Information Gathering -- Taking Stock -- Steps to Take to Move into the Future -- Summary Points -- Notes -- CHAPTER 3: Outside the "Education Box" -- Who's Getting an Education? -- Breaking Down the Problem -- Classroom ICT: A History of Unmet Expectations -- Curriculum within Reach -- Corporations Invest in ICT for Education -- New Delivery Methods -- Effective Mediation -- What Is Known? -- New Directions and Challenges Ahead -- Summary Points -- Notes -- CHAPTER 4: Microfinance: The Next Phase -- Who Are the "Unbanked"? -- Microfinance: Meeting Financial Needs of Poor Households -- Microfinance Goes Beyond the "Lending Circle" Approach -- Barriers to Microfinance -- ICT Is Helping -- Management Information Systems Now at the Core of Microfinance -- Where Does Microfinance Go from Here? -- Challenges -- Summary Points -- Notes -- CHAPTER 5: Supporting the World in a Changing Environment -- World of Limited Resources -- Moving Science from Labs to the Field -- Minimizing the Impact of Natural Disasters -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- Summary Points -- Notes -- CHAPTER 6: Conclusion: Harnessing Disruption -- Reimagining the Role of Experts -- Reimagining the Role of Institutions -- Reimagining Partnerships -- Reimagining Business Models -- Reimagining Research -- Reimagining Our Biases -- Reimagining Public Infrastructure.

Looking Ahead -- Notes -- References -- Index.