Beschreibung:
New technologies may have transformed human societies, but not much has been written on how they are impacting people in Africa and other developing regions, in terms of how they use technology to enhance their socioeconomic conditions in everyday life. This book critically examines these issues from theoretical, practical and policy perspectives.
1. Introduction 2. New Technologies And Socioeconomic Development Of Africa 3. Public Service Broadcasting For Economic Growth And Language Development 4. Indigenous Knowledge And Intellectual Property Rights In A New Age 5. The African Public Sphere In The Electronic Era 6. Changing Technologies And Changing Role Of Citizens 7. Tradition Versus Modernity In HIV/AIDS Prevention 8. Ethnographic Research In 'Offline' And Online Worlds 9. Mobile Phones Transforming Public Communication In Africa