: Wesley Shrum, Keith R. Benson, Wiebe E. Bijker, Klaus Brunnstein
: Wesley Shrum, Keith Benson, Wiebe Bijker, Klaus Brunnstein
: Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society
: Springer-Verlag
: 9780387476506
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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.
Contents5
CONTRIBUTORS7
1. INTRODUCTION: LEARNING FROM THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE14
2. ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT: ILLUSIONS, PROMISES, CHALLENGES, AND REALIZATIONS25
3. HISTORY OF ICT44
4. THE ORIGIN AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNET AND OF THE NETIZEN: THEIR IMPACT ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY57
5. ICT AND DEVELOPMENT73
6. ROLES OF ICT IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY84
7. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET105
8. UNIVERSITY RELATIONS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING— HIGHLIGHTS OF HP'S PROGRAM123
9. WOMEN123
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10. PROMISE AND PRACTICE OF OPEN ACCESS TO E- SCIENCE165
11. GAINING AND SUSTAINING ACCESS TO SCIENCE FINDINGS178
12. PUBLISHING AND DISSEMINATING SCIENCE FINDINGS187
13. INFORMATION ACCESS AND ISSUES OF BANDWIDTH192
14. GLOBAL INTERNET RESEARCH196
15. SCIENCE AND ICT IN CHINA215
16. ICT AND THE KERALA MODEL227
17. RESEARCH PROCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY247
Index273