Globalization and the digital divide / edited by Kirk St. Amant and Bolanle A. Olaniran. - Amherst, NY : Cambria Press, c2011. - xii, 270 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : globalization and the digital divide : understanding the connections between technology and communication in a global context / The spread of culture under the umbrella of globalization / Traditional cultures and their effects on globalization : an African perspective / The role of appropriate ICT in bridging the digital divide : theoretical considerations and illustration cases / Wireless networking bridges the digital divide in Africa / The container project in rural Jamaica : socializing technology and unleashing creativity along the digital divide / The web presence of European and Middle Eastern countries : a digital divide / The digital divide in China : socioeconomic and cultural dimensions / Globalization, epidemics, and politics : communicating risk in the digital age / The commercialization of higher education and knowledge as a global trend : implications for the digital divide in developing countries / Kirk St. Amant -- Tugba Kalafatoglu -- Kehbuma Langmia -- Victor van Reijswoud and Arjan de Jager -- Anas Tawileh -- Francesca da Rimini -- Alireza Noruzi -- Yun Xia -- Yasmin Ibrahim -- Tatjana Takseva.

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Digital divide--Developing countries.
Information technology--Developing countries.
Economic development--Developing countries.
Globalization--Social aspects.
Digital divide.
Economic development.
Globalization--Social aspects.
Information technology.
Computerunterstützte Kommunikation.
Digitale Spaltung.
Globalisierung.
Computerunterstützte Kommunikation.
Digitale Spaltung.
Globalisierung.


Developing countries.


Aufsatzsammlung.

HN981.I56 / G56 2011

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