SHIRIN MADON is a Senior Lecturer in Information Systems& Innovation at the LSE. Her teaching and research focuses on the social impact of ICTs in developing countries. Building on earlier longitudinal research on the role of IT for improving development planning in India, Shirin's field of intellectual inquiry now extends beyond IT in the government sector to broader issues of governance and development focusing on the role of ICTs in improving the living conditions of the rural poor.

• Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION Chapter 2: WHAT DO WE MEAN BY DEVELOPMENT? Chapter 3: LINKING GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT Chapter 4: eGOVERNANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT Chapter 5: RESEARCHING eGOVERNANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT Chapter 6: INDIA: DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE AND eGOVERNANCE Chapter 7: MIS for Rural Self-Employment Programmes in Gujarat Chapter 8: The role of telecentres in promoting community development in Kerala Chapter 9: Health Information Systems in Rural Karnataka Chapter 10: Conclusion