Overview

In the last decades, the world has begun to undergo a new technologically-driven revolution, leading to what is commonly called 'the Information Age'. It has inspired optimistic hopes that the 'Digital Age' will bring about transparency in governments, rationality of markets and universal access to information. But alongside the optimism and hype surrounding the information age, it was noted that a vast majority of the people remained untouched by this revolution. A 'digital divide' came to be recognised between the rich and the powerful, who are part of the information age and the poor and powerless, who are not. Bridging the Digital Divide examines at length the history, nature and aspects related to the 'digital divide' in India. It has examined in detail the social, economic and political aspects affecting it. Digital divide is an issue that is being closely observed by policy makers, regulators and scholars. This book will be valuable to them, and to students of management and information technology.

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Author:   Kenneth Keniston ,  Deepak Kumar
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9780761998303

ISBN 10:   0761998306
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   14 April 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction The Four Digital Divides - Kenneth Keniston Towards a Knowledge System for Sustainable Food Security - V Balaji et al The Information Village Experiment in Pondicherry Liberalization of Indian Telecom - T H Chowdhary Regulation in the Era of Convergence (for Information Infrastructure and Services) Information Technology to Support Diversity in a Global Economy - Pat Hall An Update on Current Telecom and Regulation Scenario in India - Ashok Jhunjhunwala and Bhaskar Ramamurthi An Agenda - P D Kaushik Electronic Governance for the Poor Digital Development - Deepak Kumar Science, Technology and the Politics of Computers in Indian Languages - Harsh Kumar Collaborative Creation of Digital Resources in Indian Languages - Rajeev Sangal, Akshar Bharati and Vineet Chaitanya The Bangalore Boom - Annalee Saxenian From Brain Drain to Brain Circulation?

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