Miscione Gianluca, 2005

Telemedicine and Knowledge between Medical and Development Discourses

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Development and Globalization: Organizing Rhetoric and Power 4th International Critical Management Studies Conference ‘Development’ -a normative concept whose meaning is deeply rooted in the idea of progress- is a widely legitimated field of activity, and became highly ramified, as there are economical, human, social, cultural, political developments, depending on which element is stressed more. Beyond differences, the common meaning of the word implies that oriented social change is conceived as a desirable and morally legitimate improvement. In latest years, knowledge has become a key concept in rewording and reframing development projects. Information and communication technologies (ICT), the tool for that, hold the promise to improve organizations, and to hasten modernization. ‘Knowledge society’,