Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion: Making Technologies Work for the

Description: Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion by Nir Kshetri Advanced technology for the Bottom Four Billion FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Products and services based on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain are normally considered to be for rich consumers in advanced countries. Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion demonstrates how marginalized and vulnerable groups with limited resources can also benefit from these technologies. Nir Kshetri suggests that the falling costs and the increased ease of developing and deploying applications based on these technologies are making them more accessible. He illustrates how key emerging technologies are transforming major industries and application areas such as healthcare and pandemic preparedness, agriculture, finance, banking, and insurance. The book also looks at how these transformations are affecting the lives of low-income people in low- and middle-income countries and highlights the areas needing regulatory attention to adequately protect marginalized and vulnerable groups from the abuse and misuse of these technologies. Kshetri discusses how various barriers such as the lack of data, low resource languages, underdeveloped technology infrastructures, lack of computing power and shortage of skill and talent have hindered the adoption of these technologies among marginalized and vulnerable groups. Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion suggests that it is the responsibility of diverse stakeholders—governments, NGOs, international development organizations, academic institutions, the private sector, and others—to ensure that marginal groups also benefit from these transformative innovations. Author Biography Nir Kshetri is Professor in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Boxes Preface and Acknowledgments Abbreviations Part 1: Background and Overview of the Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion Chapter 1: The Fourth Revolution and the bottom four billion: Key underlying concepts and developments Part 2: Major Fourth Revolution technologies Chapter 2: Artificial intelligence Chapter 3: Blockchain Chapter 4: Remote sensing and satellite imagery Chapter 5: Internet of things* Part 3: The 4R in economic and social developments Chapter 6: Healthcare and pandemic preparedness Chapter 7: The agricultural sector Chapter 8: Finance, banking, and insurance Part 4: Opportunities, challenges, implications and the way forward Chapter 9: Opportunities, barriers and challenges Chapter 10: Economic developmental implications Chapter 11: Social, political and ethical implications Chapter 12: Discussion, conclusion and recommendations Glossary About the Author Review "Empirical evidence agrees that information and communications technologies have not necessarily benefited the worlds least developed economies, and may have perhaps led to greater disparities. In the emerging Fourth Industrial Revolution, how could technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, remote sensing, and the internet of things be applied so that socioeconomic benefits may accrue to all? Professor Nir Kshetri argues that in order to ensure that the bottom half of humanity also benefit from these transformative innovations, stakeholders must come together to provide the regulatory protection and incentive to the marginalized and vulnerable. Having read a preprint of this book, I recommend it to any serious scholar of tech for good." —Ravishankar Sharma, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi & Dubai"The Fourth Industrial Revolution is empowered by the dizzying advancement of modern emerging technologies, which are often deployed with little forethought about their potential adverse consequences on society at-large, and the poorest and most vulnerable in particular. Professor Kshetri delivers an insightful, timely, and relevant perspective about how to move the Fourth Revolution forward without leaving behind the bottom four billion in the developing world." —Stephen Wingreen, University of Canterbury Details ISBN0472075896 Author Nir Kshetri Short Title The Fourth Revolution and the Bottom Four Billion Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0472075896 ISBN-13 9780472075898 Format Hardcover Subtitle Making Technologies Work for the Poor UK Release Date 2023-04-30 Imprint The University of Michigan Press Place of Publication Ann Arbor Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-04-18 NZ Release Date 2023-04-18 Pages 374 Illustrations 12 tables, 13 figures Publisher The University of Michigan Press DEWEY 338.064091724 Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2023-04-18 Alternative 9780472055890 US Release Date 2023-04-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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