Big Data and Cloud Computing for Development: Lessons from Key Industries and Economies in the Global South

This book provides a framework for evaluating big data and cloud computing based on how they evolve to fit users’ needs in developing countries in key areas, such as agriculture and education. The authors discuss how this framework can be utilized by businesses, governments, and consumers to accelerate economic growth and overcome information and communication barriers.

By examining the ways in which cloud computing can drive social, economic, and environmental transformation, readers gain a nuanced understanding of the opportunities and challenges these technologies offer. The authors also provide an authoritative and up-to-date account of big data’s diffusion into a wide range of developing economies, such as Brazil and China, illustrating key concepts through in-depth case studies. Special attention is paid to economic development in the context of the new Sustainable Development Goals formulated by the United Nations, introducing readers to the most modern standard of economic evaluation.

Students of information management, entrepreneurship, and development, as well as policy makers, researchers, and practitioners, will find Big Data and Cloud Computing for Development an interesting read and a useful reference source.

Table of Contents

Part I Big Data and Cloud Computing in the Global South: Key Concepts, Issues, Opportunities, and Challenges
Chapter 1 Diffusion Of Big Data And Cloud Computing In The Global South: Facilitators, Inhibitors, And Consequences
Chapter 2 The Roles And Significance Of Mobile Phones In The Value Proposition Of Big Data And The Cloud
Chapter 3 Privacy And Security Issues Associated With Bd And The Cloud

Part II Big Data and Cloud Computing in Key Development Areas in the Global South
Chapter 4 Primary Industries
Chapter 5 Education And R&D
Chapter 6 E-Commerce

Part III Case Studies of Diffusion and Impact of BD and Cloud Computing in Major Economies in the Global South
Chapter 7 Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 8 India
Chapter 9 China
Chapter 10 Brazil

Part IV Lessons Learned, Implications, and the Way Forward
Chapter 11 Discussion, Implications, And Conclusion