Invitation to write a chapter for the book “New Media and Development"

We (Kiran Prasad) are currently editing a book “New Media and Development” which will
be a fully revised version of our earlier book “Information and
Communication Technologies: Recasting Development” (2004, BRPC, New Delhi).

We are looking for few additional chapters to strengthen our project.
We invite abstracts of papers from empirical, case-based or
country/regional perspectives on the applications of new media
technologies in development.  Interested scholars may kindly send the
title of their chapter with an abstract of about 100 words along with
a brief biographical note about the author/s in third person before
April 15, 2010.

Rationale of the book: The digital transformation of the mass media,
technological convergence, worldwide media coverage and the
globalisation of media content has fostered a paradigm shift in
development communication research. Information and communication
technology (ICT) and the new media are playing a vital role in
connecting communities in national, regional and global development.
There is widespread enthusiasm among nations across the world to
harness the new ICTs for accelerating development.  New media
technologies are being applied to fight poverty and social inequality,
promote economic growth and development.

Technological convergence holds great promises for greater
interactivity and speedier communication. Digital networks and mobile
technologies are not only a business necessity for the providers but
also prove to be a high priority educational component for many
developing countries in social development. The path to economic
progress will demand advanced communication services and the new media
technologies can contribute greatly to economic progress and bridge
knowledge gaps.

A lot is already written on development communication, but this book
addresses the applications of new media technology in development
communication.  The development policy requires synergy between
grassroots movements and technological development.  This book
explores the applications of new media in the core sectors of
agriculture, healthcare, family welfare, women’s empowerment,
geographic information system, social networking, social movements,
education,  rural and industrial development, e-governance and
e-democracy.  The scope of the book extends to a variety of
perspectives and sharing successful new media initiatives in
development as well as contemporary issues on development theory and
practice. The papers should focus on the successful implementation of
one or more new media technologies to foster communication for
developmental and social change. The book would be read mainly by the
students and teachers of communication, journalism, development
studies, and professionals in the field of communication and media and
development planners and policy makers.

The chapter may be around 20 pages (A4 size, 1.5 line spacing in MS
Word) in length. All references/ end notes must be appended at the end
of the paper on a separate sheet in alphabetical order. The chapter
may use graphs, charts, tables etc. but only in black and white.

The chapter must reach me latest by the last week of August 2010.
Best wishes

Kiran Prasad
Editor

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Prof. Kiran Prasad, Ph.D,
Department of Communication Studies,
College of Applied Sciences,
Ministry of Higher Education,
Post Box 2333, P.C. 211,Salalah,
Sultanate of Oman.
Cell: 00968 - 99510828
e-mail: kiranrn_prasad AT hotmail.com; kiranrn.prasad AT gmail.com
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Professor, Dept. of Communication and Journalism,
Sri Padmavati Mahila University,
TIRUPATI – 517 502., A.P.,
INDIA
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Author/editor of 20 books,
State Best Teacher Awardee (Govt. of AP, India)
Shiksha Rattan Puraskar (IIFS, India)
Commonwealth Fellow (Leeds University, UK)
Canadian Studies Research Fellow (Carleton University, Canada)
Series Editor, Empowering Women Worldwide Book Series