Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society (eBook)

Wesley Shrum, Keith Benson, Wiebe Bijker, Klaus Brunnstein (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2007
XIV, 274 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-47650-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society examines the role of research and the production of knowledge in the information society, with special emphasis on developing areas of the world.Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society 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.Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society is designed for a professional audience, composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable for graduate-level students in computer science, engineering and sociology.

Inhalt

Contents 5
CONTRIBUTORS 7
1. INTRODUCTION: LEARNING FROM THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 14
2. ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT: ILLUSIONS, PROMISES, CHALLENGES, AND REALIZATIONS 25
3. HISTORY OF ICT 44
4. THE ORIGIN AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNET AND OF THE NETIZEN: THEIR IMPACT ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY 57
5. ICT AND DEVELOPMENT 73
6. ROLES OF ICT IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY 84
7. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET 105
8. UNIVERSITY RELATIONS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING— HIGHLIGHTS OF HP'S PROGRAM 123
9. WOMEN & ICT: EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
10. PROMISE AND PRACTICE OF OPEN ACCESS TO E- SCIENCE 165
11. GAINING AND SUSTAINING ACCESS TO SCIENCE FINDINGS 178
12. PUBLISHING AND DISSEMINATING SCIENCE FINDINGS 187
13. INFORMATION ACCESS AND ISSUES OF BANDWIDTH 192
14. GLOBAL INTERNET RESEARCH 196
15. SCIENCE AND ICT IN CHINA 215
16. ICT AND THE KERALA MODEL 227
17. RESEARCH PROCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY 247
Index 273

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.12.2007
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 274 p. 40 illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Schlagworte: Benson • Bijker • Brunstein • Computer Science • Future • Information • Information Society • Internet • origin • Past, Present and Future • Research • search engine marketing (SEM) • Shrum • Society • Technology • Web
• ISBN-10: 0-387-47650-4 / 0387476504
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-47650-6 / 9780387476506