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9781605661162

Selected Readings on Global Information Technology: Contemporary Applications

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  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-08-31
  • Publisher: Igi Global
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Summary

"This book offers articles focused on key issues concerning the development, design, and analysis of global IT"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Fundamental Concepts and Theories
Knowledge, Culture, and Society in the Information Agep. 1
Digital Divide: Introduction to the Problemp. 21
Global Digital Divide, Global Justice, Cultures, and Epistemologyp. 37
Digital Literacy and Cultural Mediations to the Digital Diviclep. 51
Cultural Impact on Global Knowledge Sharingp. 75
E-Government, Democratic Governance and Integrative Prospects for Developing Countries: The Case for a Globally Federated Architecturep. 91
Development and Design Methodologies
Capacity Development Initiatives for Marginal Communities: A Few Case Studiesp. 110
How to Globalize Online Course Contentp. 134
The Diffusion of New Technologies: Community Online Access Centres in Indigenous Communities in Australiap. 145
Global Knowledge Management Technology Strategies and Competitive Functionality from Global IT in the International Construction Industryp. 155
Tools and Technologies
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of E-Learningp. 169
Globalisation and New Technology: The Challenge for Teachers to Become "Translators" and Children, Knowledge Seekersp. 182
Modern Technology and Mass Education: A Case Study of a Global Virtual Learning Systemp. 194
GlobalMind: Automated Analysis of Cultural Contexts with Multicultural Common-Sense Computingp. 205
Challenges in Building a Culture-Centric WebSitep. 230
Utilization and Application
Cultural Effects on Technology Performance and Utilization: A Comparison of U.S. and Canadian Usersp. 245
Balancing Local Knowledge within Global Organisations through Computer-Based Systems: An Activity Theory Approachp. 277
Global Information Ethics: The Importance of Being Environmentally Earnestp. 294
Envisioning a National E-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country: A Case Studyp. 306
E-Government Strategies in Developed and Developing Countries: An Implementation Framework and Case Studyp. 327
Criticial Issues
Social Institutional Explanations of Global Internet Diffusion: A Cross-Country Analysisp. 347
A Time Series Analysis of International ICT Spilloverp. 373
ICT Based Learning: A Basic Ingredient for Socio-Economic Empowermentp. 387
IT Implementation in a Developing Country Municipality: A Socio-Cognitive Analysisp. 400
Cultural Diversity Challenges: Issues for Managing Globally Distributed Knowledge Workers in Software Developmentp. 420
Emerging Trends
E-Government Payoffs: Evidence from Cross-Country Datap. 438
Going Global: A Technology Reviewp. 458
Indigenous Knowledges and Worldview: Representations and the Internetp. 470
Indexp. 478
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