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9780387327228

Past, Present And Future of Research in the Information Society

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  • ISBN13:

    9780387327228

  • ISBN10:

    0387327223

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-03-30
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

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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.

Table of Contents

Contributors vii
1. Introduction: Learning from the past, present and future
1
2. ICT for development: illusions, promises, challenges, and realizations
13
3. History of ICT
33
4. The origin and early development of the internet and of the Netizen: their impact on science and society
47
5. ICT and development
63
6. Roles of ICT in the information society
75
7. International collaborations through the Internet
97
8. University relations for capacity building—Highlights of HP's program
115
9. Women & ICT: Education and employment issues and opportunities in developing countries
135
10. Promise and practice of open access to e-science 159
11. Gaining and sustaining access to science findings 173
12. Publishing and disseminating science findings 183
13. Information access and issues of bandwidth 189
14. Global interne research 193
15. Science and ICT in China 213
16. ICT and the Kerala model 225
17. Research process and connectivity in the information society 245
Index 271

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