Globalization and the digital divide / edited by Kirk St. Amant and Bolanle A. Olaniran.

Contributor(s): St. Amant, Kirk, 1970- | Olaniran, Bolanle AbodunrinMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Amherst, NY : Cambria Press, c2011Description: xii, 270 p. ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781604977707Subject(s): Digital divide -- Developing countries | Information technology -- Developing countries | Economic development -- Developing countries | Globalization -- Social aspects | Digital divide | Economic development | Globalization -- Social aspects | Information technology | Developing countries | Computerunterstützte Kommunikation | Digitale Spaltung | Globalisierung | Computerunterstützte Kommunikation | Digitale Spaltung | GlobalisierungGenre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung.DDC classification: 303.48/33091724 LOC classification: HN981.I56 | G56 2011Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
Introduction : globalization and the digital divide : understanding the connections between technology and communication in a global context / Kirk St. Amant -- The spread of culture under the umbrella of globalization / Tugba Kalafatoglu -- Traditional cultures and their effects on globalization : an African perspective / Kehbuma Langmia -- The role of appropriate ICT in bridging the digital divide : theoretical considerations and illustration cases / Victor van Reijswoud and Arjan de Jager -- Wireless networking bridges the digital divide in Africa / Anas Tawileh -- The container project in rural Jamaica : socializing technology and unleashing creativity along the digital divide / Francesca da Rimini -- The web presence of European and Middle Eastern countries : a digital divide / Alireza Noruzi -- The digital divide in China : socioeconomic and cultural dimensions / Yun Xia -- Globalization, epidemics, and politics : communicating risk in the digital age / Yasmin Ibrahim -- The commercialization of higher education and knowledge as a global trend : implications for the digital divide in developing countries / Tatjana Takseva.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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