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An Ethical Global Information Society: Culture and democracy revisited

By Jacques Berleur , Jacques Berleur (auth.) , Diane Whitehouse (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
1997
ISBN
978-1-4757-5181-9, 978-0-387-35327-2
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-35327-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13203214 bytes)
Series
IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing
Edition
1
Pages
381\387
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computer

Description

Many challenges lie ahead in the development of a global information society. Culture and democracy are two areas which may be under particular threat. The book reflects on today's complex and uncertain cultural and democratic developments arising as a result of an increasingly global, technologically-connected world. In particular it focuses on the Internet, examining new metaphors for communication, defining the issues at stake and proposing options, actions and solutions. Among the issues discussed were: multi-cultural developments; cultural sensitivities and the involvement of cultural minorities; generation gaps; gender issues; technology access for the elderly and the disabled; technology transfer.

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