Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South

Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South
Author: Arul Chib
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9812873813

The second volume in the SIRCA book series investigates the impact of information society initiatives by extending the boundaries of academic research into the realm of practice. Global in scope, it includes contributions and research projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The international scholarly community has taken a variety of approaches to question the impact of information society initiatives on populations in the Global South. This book addresses two aspects— Impact of research: How is the research on ICTs in the Global South playing a role in creating an information society? (e.g. policy formulation, media coverage, implementation in practice) and Research on impact: What is the evidence for the impact of ICTs on society? (i.e. the objectives of socio-economic development). This volume brings together a multiplicity of voices and approaches from social scientific research to produce an engaging volume for a variety of stakeholders including academics, researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and those in the business and civil sectors of society.

Handbook of Research on Cultural and Economic Impacts of the Information Society

Handbook of Research on Cultural and Economic Impacts of the Information Society
Author: P. E. Thomas
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Information society
ISBN: 9781466685987

"This book brings together an international and interdisciplinary forum of scholars and researchers to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role that information plays in all aspects of modern society including law enforcement, democracy, governance, finance, rural development, and more"--

Future Information Society, The: Social And Technological Problems

Future Information Society, The: Social And Technological Problems
Author: Wolfgang Hofkirchner
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2017-01-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9813108983

This book is the first volume of a two-volume edition based on the International Society for Information Studies Summit Vienna 2015 on 'The Information Society at the Crossroads. Response and Responsibility of the Sciences of Information' (see summit.is4is.org).The book represents a trans-disciplinary endeavor of the leading experts in the field of information studies posing the question for a better society, in which social and technological innovations help make information key to the flourishing of humanity and dispense with the bleak view of the dark side of information society.It is aimed at readers that conduct research into any aspect of information, information society and information technology, who develop or implement social or technological applications. It is also for those who have an interest in participating in setting the goals for sciences of information and social applications of technological achievements and scientific results.

ICTs in Developing Countries

ICTs in Developing Countries
Author: Bidit Dey
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781349563203

ICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies. Bringing together a wide range of disciplines and contributors, it offers a rich examination of digital divide and ICT for development both in terms of contextual information and disciplinary perspectives.

Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society

Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society
Author: Wesley Shrum
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2007-12-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0387476504

This book examines the role of research and the production of knowledge in the information society, with special emphasis on developing areas of the world. It is based on a three day conference that immediately precedes the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), in Tunisia (November 2005). Core issues of the conference lie at the intersection of computer science and engineering, information and communication technologies, the world wide web and development. The book contains current and cutting-edge technologies and trends in the utilization of information technology for science and engineering.

Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)

Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)
Author: Richard Heeks
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2017-11-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317313569

Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in developing countries; Internet and broadband access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) thus represent the fastest, broadest and deepest technical change experienced in international development. They now affect every development sector – supporting the work of hundreds of millions of farmers and micro-entrepreneurs; creating millions of ICT-based jobs; assisting healthcare workers and teachers; facilitating political change; impacting climate change; but also linked with digital inequalities and harms – with the pace of change continuously accelerating. Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) provides the first dedicated textbook to examine and explain these emerging phenomena. It will help students, practitioners, researchers and other readers understand the place of ICTs within development; the ICT-enabled changes already underway; and the key issues and interventions that engage ICT4D practice and strategy. The book has a three-part structure. The first three chapters set out the foundations of ICT4D: the core relation between ICTs and development; the underlying components needed for ICT4D to work; and best practice in implementing ICT4D. Five chapters then analyse key development goals: economic growth, poverty eradication, social development, good governance and environmental sustainability. Each chapter assesses the goal-related impact associated with ICTs and key lessons from real-world cases. The final chapter looks ahead to emerging technologies and emerging models of ICT-enabled development. The book uses extensive in-text diagrams, tables and boxed examples with chapter-end discussion and assignment questions and further reading. Supported by online activities, video links, session outlines and slides, this textbook provides the basis for undergraduate, postgraduate and online learning modules on ICT4D.

Handbook of Research on Cultural and Economic Impacts of the Information Society

Handbook of Research on Cultural and Economic Impacts of the Information Society
Author:
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Information society
ISBN: 9781466686007

"This book brings together an international and interdisciplinary forum of scholars and researchers to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role that information plays in all aspects of modern society including law enforcement, democracy, governance, finance, rural development, and more"--

Digital Inequalities in the Global South

Digital Inequalities in the Global South
Author: Massimo Ragnedda
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2020-06-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 303032706X

This book discusses how digital inequalities today may lead to other types of inequalities in the Global South. Contributions to this collection move past discussing an access problem – a binary division between ‘haves and have-nots’ – to analyse complex inequalities in the internet use, benefits, and opportunities of people in the Global South region. Using specific case studies, this book underlines how communities in the Global South are now attempting to participate in the information age despite high costs, a lack of infrastructure, and more barriers to entry. Contributions discuss the recent changes in the Global South. These changes include greater technological availability, the spread of digital literacy programs and computer courses, and the overall growth in engagement of people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, and languages in digital environments. This book outlines and evaluates the role of state and public institutions in facilitating these changes and consequently bridging the digital divide.