Driouchi (applied economics, Al Akhawayn U., Morocco) considers the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in promoting the social and economic coordination of activities at the levels of individuals, groups, organizations, and countries, focusing on the coordination benefits that occur between education, health, and other socioeconomic areas and the context of South Mediterranean countries, especially the Middle East and North Africa and Arab economies. He discusses concepts, strategies, and applications to countries, including fragmentation, coordination, and related models for assessment, and the complexity of analysis of interdependencies of health, education, and economic outcomes and the requirements for mobilization of advanced software in these operations. He describes the use of ICTs in coordinating health, education, women empowerment, and poverty alleviation; a framework that applies to the coordination of interdependent sectors; social deficits, social cohesion, ICTs, and Millennium Development Goals; the effects of risks on interdependencies and the implied socioeconomic policies; and strengthening these policies. The book is aimed at academics and individuals in public, private, and nongovernmental agencies, as well as policymakers, international organizations, and engineering and business students and other scholars.
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