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.
9781604977707
2011038447
015962022 Uk
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
303.48/33091724
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.
9781604977707
2011038447
015962022 Uk
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
303.48/33091724