Past, Present And Future of Research in the Information Society

by Shrum, Wesley; Benson, Keith R.; Bijker, Wiebe E.; Brunstein, Klaus

• ISBN13: 9780387327228
• ISBN10: 0387327223
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-30
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

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