Bridging the Digital Divide - Technology, Community and Public Policy

Informationen zum Autor Lisa J. Servon is Associate Professor of Management and Urban Policy and Associate Director, Community Development Research Center, Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New School University. Her work focuses on urban economic development and urban poverty and her first book, Bookstrap Capital: Microenterprises and the American Poor was published in 1999. Klappentext Bridging the Digital Divide investigates problems of unequal access to information technology. The author redefines this problem, examines its severity, and lays out what the future implications might be if the digital divide continues to exist. Examines unequal access to information technology in the United States. Analyses the success or failure of policies designed to address the digital divide. Draws on extensive fieldwork in several US cities. Makes recommendations for future public policy. Series editor: Manuel Castells. Zusammenfassung This work investigates problems of unequal access to information technology in the United States. The author examines how the problem arose! how serious it is! and what the future implications might be if the gap in access continues to grow. Inhaltsverzeichnis Special Recognition. List of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgments. Foreword. Preface. 1. Redefining the Digital Divide. 2. The Dimensions of the Digital Divide. 3. The Role of CTCs within the Community Technology Movement: Marla K. Nelson, Rutgers University. 4. Support for Bridging the Gap. 5. Community Technology and Youth. 6. Training Disadvantaged Workers for IT Jobs. 7. The Organizational Divide: Josh Kirschenbaum and Radhika Kunamneni, PolicyLink. 8. Building the Bridge: Learning from Seattle. 9. Toward a New Agenda. Bibliography. Appendix 1: Research Strategy and Methodology. Appendix 2: Community Technology Survey. Appendix 3: Analysis of Survey Results. Appendix 4: World Wide Web References. Bibliography. Index. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Servon, Lisa J Servon, Lisa J. Servon, Lisa J. (New School University Servon, SERVON LISA J, Servon Lisa J.
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.09.2002
• EAN: 9780631232414
• ISBN: 978-0-631-23241-4
• Pagine: 296
• Serie: Information Age Series; Information Age Series
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Communication Studies, United States of America, USA, Sociology & anthropology, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Sociology and anthropology, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects