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ABOUT There are two ways of looking at ICTs: as an instrument, and as an industry. As an instrument, affordable and usable ICTs can indeed transform the way societies work, entertain, study, govern and live – at the individual, organizational, sector, vocational and national levels. As an industry, ICTs represent a major growing economic sector …

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ABOUT What does the twenty-first century “information society’ mean for all of us? This paper will examine information society developments primarily from an industrialized country perspective. However, it will acknowledge that the spread of networks means that developments in the industrialised countries have major implications for developing countries. The paper will consider: 1) the key …

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ABOUT The following key issues are explored under this topic: 1. Introduction to the global information society A) Technology  B) Borderless communication 2. The social infrastructure A) Network infrastructure B) Platform C) Applications 3. Fostering ICTs: a country-wise approach A) Economically advanced countries B) Information- advanced countries C) Developing countries D) Asian perspective 4. Increasing …

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