Knowledge Societies Information Technology for Sustainable Development

Name: Knowledge Societies Information Technology for Sustainable Development
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ISBN: 9780198294108

ISBN-10: 0198294107

ISBN-13: 9780198294108

Edition: 1998

Authors: Robin Mansell, Uta Wehn

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Revolutionary information and communication technologies are contributing to dramatic changes in the competitiveness of global and local markets and in the way people conduct their business and everyday lives. The potential benefits and risks these changes present for developing countries and transitional economies are enormous. This comprehensive, authoritative reference book examines the ways in which these powerful technologies are being harnessed to development goals, thus helping to reduce the risk of exclusion and create new opportunities for developing countries. The report emphasizes the urgency of developing new social and technological infrastructures so as to ensure that new…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/25/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 330
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.60" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English



Foreword


The Chapter Map


Table of Contents


Editors' Introduction



Building innovative 'knowledge societies'



Indicators of developing country participation in 'knowledge societies'



Innovation systems and the learning process



Strengthening the science and technology base through education and lifelong learning



The potential uses of ICTs for sustainable development



Implementing ICTs in the least developed countries



Assembling the components of national information infrastructures



National information infrastructure access - Building social and market value chains



Friend or foe? Developing countries and the international governance system



Institutional innovations for the governance of information services



National ICT strategies for knowledge-based development



Innovative 'knowledge societies' - Consequences of ICT strategies



Tools for building 'knowledge societies'


Annex 1 Acknowledgements


Annex 2 Contributions to the Report



Summary of UNCSTD Working Group Report


Annex 4 List of tables, figures, and boxes


Annex 5 Glossary


Annex 6 Acronyms


Bibliography


Index