Social Dimensions of Information and Communication Technology Policy
Social Dimensions of Information and Communication Technology Policy

Author: Chrisanthi Avgerou

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-08-13

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0387848215

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Human Choice and Computers held in Pretoria, South Africa. The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.

Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements
Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements

Author: Adomi, Esharenana E.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-07-31

Total Pages: 994

ISBN-13: 1615208488

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The Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements provides a comprehensive and reliable source of information on current developments in information communication technologies. This source includes ICT policies; a guide on ICT policy formulation, implementation, adoption, monitoring, evaluation and application; and background information for scholars and researchers interested in carrying out research on ICT policies.

Social Dimensions of Information Technology
Social Dimensions of Information Technology

Author: G. David Garson

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781878289865

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This anthology brings together multiple viewpoints on the social dimensions of the revolution in information technology. The chapters cover social, political, educational, personal, and international dimensions of information technology impacts. Each chapter focuses on different aspects of the effects of computing and the new information technologies that have accelerated every area of human life. This book raises important issues with profound implications for public policy and societal development.

Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy
Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy

Author: Esharenana E. Adomi

Publisher: Engineering Science Reference

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781615208470

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"This book is a source book on information communication technology policies for those involved in ICT policy formulation, implementation, adoption, monitoring, evaluation and application"--Provided by publisher.

Media Access
Media Access

Author: Erik P. Bucy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-12-08

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1135638551

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In Media Access: Social and Psychological Dimensions ofNew Technology Use, editors Erik P. Bucy and John E. Newhagen present the latest work, theoretical explorations, and original research findings on media access from a team of internationally renowned media and technology researchers. Chapters develop expanded definitions and conceptual understandings of access to stimulate further research, offer new perspectives on policy discussions, and facilitate media participation among those at risk of being left behind. Broadening our understanding of information technology use, this collection offers: *Novel perspectives--chapters demonstrate new methods of addressing persistent questions regarding motivation, cultural context, socioeconomic resources, technical knowledge, and psychological skills required for effectual use of information and communication technologies. *Conceptual integration--each chapter addresses a vital aspect of media access and summarizes pertinent findings, weaving together results to provide much-needed integration across communication and technology studies. *Multidisciplinary approaches--chapters represent a variety of conceptual and methodological approaches, deriving social explanations from large-scale survey data, psychological explanations from experimental data, and cultural explanations from depth interviews and ethnographic methods. *Shifting the policy and research agenda--this volume extends and redirects aspects of the digital divide debate while elaborating the "media access" approach to studying new technology use. Taken as a whole, Media Access reveals complications associated with full access to new communication technologies and proposes analytical frameworks that open new avenues of scholarly investigation and policy consideration. It is intended for scholars and graduate students in journalism, mass communication, telecommunications, media studies, information science, public policy, psychology, sociology, informatics, human-computer interaction, and other disciplines concerned with the issue of media access.

Frameworks for ICT Policy: Government, Social and Legal Issues
Frameworks for ICT Policy: Government, Social and Legal Issues

Author: Adomi, Esharenana E.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-07-31

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1616920130

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Frameworks for ICT Policy: Government, Social and Legal Issues is a reference on ICT policy framework and a guide to those who are involved in ICT policy formulation, implementation, adoption, monitoring, evaluation and application. This comprehensive publication provides background information for scholars and researchers who are interested in carrying out research on ICT policies and promotes the understanding of policies guiding technology.

Understanding and Communicating Social Informatics
Understanding and Communicating Social Informatics

Author: Rob Kling

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781573872287

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Here is a sustained investigation into the human contexts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), covering both research and theory in this emerging field. Authors Kling, Rosenbaum, and Sawyer demonstrate that the design, adoption, and use of ICTs are deeply connected to people's actions as well as to the environments in which they are used. In Chapters One and Two, they define Social Informatics and offer a pragmatic overview of the discipline. In Chapters Three and Four, they articulate its fundamental ideas for specific audiences and present important research findings about the personal, social, and organizational consequences of ICT design and use. Chapter Five covers Social Informatics education; Chapter Six discusses ways to communicate Social Informatics to professional and research communities; and Chapter Seven provides a summary and look to the future.

The Social Dynamics of Information and Communication Technology
The Social Dynamics of Information and Communication Technology

Author: Dr Leslie Haddon

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2012-12-28

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1409491366

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What shapes the role of Information and Communication Technologies in our everyday life? Despite the speed with which information and communication technologies such as the PC, mobile telephone and internet have found their way into society, there remains a good deal of debate surrounding their adoption and use. Through empirical studies covering a broad range of everyday life and work settings, this volume provides grounded insights into the social dynamics influencing how ICTs are both shaped and experienced. Specifically, the book examines the contributions of diverse disciplines to our understanding of these processes, the symbolic nature of technologies, the influence of design on the experience of ICTs, the role of users in influencing that design, the social constraints affecting the use of those technologies, and strategies for evaluating the social consequences of ICT innovations.

Public Information Technology
Public Information Technology

Author: G. David Garson

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 1591400716

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Public Information Technology: Policy and Management Issues constitutes a survey of many of the most important dimensions of managing information technology in the public sector. Written by noted academics and public administration practitioners, this book addresses general policy and administrative issues in this arena as well as the information technology skills needed by public managers.