The growing importance of knowledge research innovation and evolving perspectives on
expertise with the usage of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) are changing the
sociology of knowledge in the globalized world. Universities are the major institutions
involved in the production and dissemination of knowledge. This book looks at ICT for education
initiatives taken up towards building a Knowledge Society as emphasized in national education
policy regimes for encouraging knowledge generation knowledge acquisition knowledge diffusion
and the exploitation of knowledge. The research examines the present practice of ICT adoption
in an existing framework of University of Hyderabad (UOH) and Tezpur University (TZU) through
intensive case study. The research attempts to analyze issues of knowledge governance and
access using ICT the application of communication technologies in Higher Education Sector that
helps in fulfilling the goal of a Knowledge Society the communication process and strategies
in the networking of higher education into a Knowledge Society existing 'digital divide' and
the implications. The Stakeholder's perspective further highlights the advantages and the
challenges faced in the actual implementation of ICT4E. Based on the study the research offers
recommendations for management human resources processes and institutional culture in ICT4E
implementation.
