ICT Management in Psycho-social and Economic Research for Human Development (ICTM). Digitalisation, Innovation and Education for Socioeconomic Development

Nowadays, information and communication technologies (ICT) are a significant part of the modern economy, especially in countries in the process of political and economic transition. However, socioeconomic development is not possible without digital innovation. Novel ICT-solutions support different countries to improve their business competitiveness as well as social and political development. The special challenge in the field of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) is to help the poor and socially excluded people and marginalized communities. The objectives of this monograph is to focus on how digital innovation opportunities like cyber-physical systems, blockchain or data analytics can lead to socioeconomic development, including economic growth, human capital development, well-being of society, and fostering social development. Authors of this book were interested in ICT4D effects in the fields of healthcare, marketing, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, human resource management, alternative trading systems, or innovative management systems, among many others. Transdisciplinary innovative solutions, bridging the digital divide and providing equitable and sustainable access to technologies as a factor of socioeconomic development were especially described.