Information and Communication Technologies in Development: a UNESCO Perspective.

Institution	United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).
Titel	Information and Communication Technologies in Development: a UNESCO Perspective.
Quelle	(1996), (49 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Change; Computer Networks; Developing Nations; Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Government (Administrative Body); Information Dissemination; Information Industry; Information Management; Information Technology; Internet; Libraries; Mass Media; Public Agencies; Schools; Technological Advancement; Telecommunications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wandel; Computernetz; Computernetze; Kommunikationsnetz; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Entwicklung; Ausland; Government; Regierung; Informationsverbreitung; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Informationstechnologie; Library; Bibliothek; Massenmedien; Öffentliche Einrichtung; School; Schule; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Telekommunikationstechnik
Abstract	The rapid development and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has a direct and dramatic impact on all aspects of life. The traditional distinctions among media, publishing, telecommunications, computing, and information services have become blurred, and new paradigms for creation, dissemination, and exploitation of knowledge continue to evolve. In this transformation from an "industrial" to an "information" society, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) has a unique intellectual and ethical mandate to make these new technologies work for social, cultural, and economic development, in the interest of democracy and peace. This report focuses on the social, cultural, ethical, and legal implications of the information revolution, with emphasis on its impact in areas of public concern such as education, libraries, cultural production and exchange, the media, research, and environmental management. The report discusses policy aspects of electronic media, and experiences and proposals relevant to efforts of public institutions, governments, and other development actors to implement these evolving technologies in the developing world. The report contains five sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Technology for Development or Development for Technology? (3) Key Priority Areas and Future Possibilities; (4) Constraints To Realizing the Potential of ICTs in Developing Countries; and (5) Action Needed To Release the Developmental Potential of ICTs. (Contains 21 references.) (Author/SWC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC