Creating global communication: development and the new information and communication technologies

Explores potential of ICTs to transform societies in the developing world, how to foster the political, economic, and social processes required for increased civil participation, and use of ICTs by social movements in various countries; 13 articles and a bibliography. Prepared in partnership with UN...

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Published in:Development (Society for International Development) 2002-12, Vol.45 (4), p.3-79
Main Authors: Harcourt, Wendy, Hamelink, Cees J, Quéau, Philippe, Savio, Roberto, Youngs, Gillian, Guice, Jon, Eischen, Kyle, Burch, Sally, Radloff, Jennifer, Primo, Natasha, Madu, Christian N, Vyas, Anju, Wortley, David, Greller, Wolfgang, MacKay, Mary, Fraser, Colin, Restrepo-Estrada, Sonia, Ahmad, Raslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Africa
Brain drain
Charity
Civil society
Communication
Communication systems
Communications sector
Communications technology
Community
Culture
Democracy
Developing countries
Development
Development studies
Economic development
Economic growth
Education
Empowerment
Equality
Gender
Globalization
Governance
Human development
Human rights
Industry
Information
Information society
Information technology
Intellectual property
Internet
Journalism
Knowledge
Latin America
Learning
Malaysia
Media
Migration
Patriarchy
Political uses
Politics
Poverty
Power
Regulation
Research and development
Resistance
Rural areas
Scotland
Social change
Social movements
Social participation
South Asia
Sustainable development
United Kingdom
Women
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Summary:Explores potential of ICTs to transform societies in the developing world, how to foster the political, economic, and social processes required for increased civil participation, and use of ICTs by social movements in various countries; 13 articles and a bibliography. Prepared in partnership with UNESCO. Partial contents: Information technology for development: from charity to sustainability, by Jon Guice and Kyle Eischen; Latin American social movements take on the Net, by Sally Burch; Net gains for women in Africa, by Jennifer Radloff and Natasha Primo; Community radio for change and development, by Colin Fraser and Sonia Restrepo-Estrada; Forging a sustainable development model: the Malaysian way, by Raslan Ahmad.
ISSN:1011-6370