ISBN:
9780387327228
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (286 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society
DDC:
001.4
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Examines the role of research and the production of knowledge in the information society, with emphasis on developing areas of the world. This work contains technologies and trends in the utilization of information technology for science and engineering. It also examines science, and engineering in the origin and development of the Internet
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Matter; Introduction: Learning from the Past, Present and Future; ICT for Development: Illusions, Promises, Challenges, and Realizations; History of ICT; The Origin and Early Development of the Internet and of the Netizen: Their Impact on Science and Society; ICT and Development; Roles of ICT in the Information Society; International Collaborations Through the Internet; University Relations for Capacity Building-Highlights of HP's Program; Women & ICT: Education and Employment Issues and Opportunities in Developing Countries; Promise and Practice of Open Access to E -Science
Description / Table of Contents:
Gaining and Sustaining Access to Science FindingsPublishing and Disseminating Science Findings; Information Access and Issues of Bandwidth; Global Internet Research; Science and ICT in China; ICT and the Kerala Model; Research Process and Connectivity in the Information Society; Back Matter
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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