Digital Inclusion: An International Comparative Analysis (Communication, Globalization & Cultural Identity) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498562124 ISBN 13: 9781498562126

Publisher: Lexington Books (UK), 2018

Synopsis

The volume examines the risks and opportunities of a digital society characterized by the increasing importance of knowledge and by the incessant rise and pervasiveness of information and communication technologies (ICTs). At a global level, the pivotal role of ICTs has made it necessary to rethink ways to avoid forms of digital exclusion or digital discrimination. This edited collection comprises of chapters written by respected scholars from a variety of countries, and brings together new scholarship addressing what the process of digital inclusion means for individuals and places in the countries analyzed. Each country has its own strategy to guarantee that people can access and enjoy the benefits of the information society. While this book does not presume to map all the countries in the world, it does shed light into these strategies, underlining what each country is doing in order to reduce digital inequalities and to guarantee that socially disadvantaged people (in terms of disabilities, availability of resources, age, geographic location, lack of education, or ethnicity) are digitally included.

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About the Authors

Massimo Ragnedda is senior lecturer of mass communication at Northumbria University.

Bruce Mutsvairo is professor of journalism at Auburn University. Cleophas Muneri is senior lecturer in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico.

Umut Yukaruç is lecturer at Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books (UK)
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498562124
• ISBN 13: 9781498562126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244
• Editor: Massimo Ragnedda, Bruce Mutsvairo