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OverviewThe rapid deployment and proliferation of the new and emerging information and communications technologies (ICT's) herald new opportunities for growth and development, as well as bringing undesirable consequences. Governments worldwide have sought to harness their massive potential and the dynamism and innovation they can yield: ICT applications promise improved healthcare, easier access to public services, increased opportunities for training, work and leisure and above all, good governance. However, the negative effects are particularly damaging in developing countries where adoption and access to ICT are slower to appear. This contributes to uneven economic progress and development. This book addresses these problems and explores how the rapidly widening digital divide can be narrowed and its impact lessened to avoid long-term unwanted consequences in the developing world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elena Murelli , R.W'O. Okot-Uma , Rogers W'O Okot-UmaPublisher: Commonwealth Secretariat Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780850926729ISBN 10: 0850926726 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 January 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Introducing the Digital Divide 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Digital Divide 1.3 The Global Society 1.4 Internet 2. Growth of the Internet 2.1 The Expectations 2.2 Indicators for Measuring Growth of the Internet 2.2.1 The Amount of Investment in Information Technology 2.2.2 The Number of Internet Users 2.2.3 The Number of Connected Hosts 2.2.4 The Valuations by Network Wizard 2.3 Development of the Internet in the USA 2.4 Development of the Internet in the Europe 3. The Internet in the Developing Countries 3.1 The Causes of Underdevelopment of the Internet 3.1.1 The Growth of the Internet in the Developing Countries 3.1.2 Obstacles to the Growth of the Internet in the Developing Countries 3.2 The Telecommunications Infrastructure 3.2.1 The Fixed Telephone Service 3.2.2 The Mobile Telephones 3.2.3 Satellite Technology 3.3 ISP in the Developing Countries 3.4 The Information and Communications Technology Industry 3.4.1 Costs and Limits of the Market 4. The On-Line Education 4.1 Social Progress 4.1.1 The Internet and Education 4.2 The Use of the Internet in Education 4.2.1 Some Experiences in Argentina 4.2.2 Some Experiences in the Middle East and the Arab Countries 4.3 Distance Learning 4.3.1 Costs and Advantages of Distance Learning 5. The Net and Health Informatics 5.1 Medicine 5.2 HealthNet 5.3 Further Examples 5.4 How to Value the Support by Internet 6. The Net and the Economy of the Developing Countries 6.1 The Internet as a Development Factor 6.2 Agriculture 6.2.1 Support to Farmers 6.3 The Enterprises 6.3.1 The Lack of Information 6.3.2 Advantages for Enterprises 6.3.3 Obstacles to the Diffusion of eCommerce 6.4 The Services: the Banks and Tourism 7. The Regulation of the Internet 7.1 Internet Governance the Role of the State 7.2 The Censorship of Internet in the Developing Countries 7.3 The Law about Privacy 7.4 Governments and the Telecommunications 7.5 International Development Projects 7.6 The Priorities Conclusions Appendix I. Great World Groups Appendix II. Communications Satellite Projects Appendix III. UNDP Indexes to Measure Human Development Appendix IV. Regional Comparison among the Rates of Human Development Appendix V. Education Gaps Appendix VI. Index of Tables Appendix VII. Index of Figures Appendix VIII. BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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