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Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society

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Editors:
  1. Wesley Shrum

    1. Sociology Dept., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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  2. Keith R. Benson

    1. Green College, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  3. Wiebe E. Bijker

    1. Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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  4. Klaus Brunnstein

    1. Faculty for Informatics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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  • Current and cutting-edge technologies and trends in the utilization of information technology for science and engineering
  • Examines science, technology, and engineering in the origin and development of the Internet
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Learning from the Past, Present and Future

    • Wesley Shrum
    Pages 1-11

  3. ICT for Development: Illusions, Promises, Challenges, and Realizations

    • Alvaro de Miranda, Dirk-Jan Peet, Karel F. Mulder, Paul Arthur Berkman, Thomas F. Ruddy, Werner Pillmann et al.
    Pages 13-31

  4. History of ICT

    • Rick Duque, Martin Collins, Janet Abbate, Celso Candido Azambuja, Mikael Snaprud
    Pages 33-45

  5. The Origin and Early Development of the Internet and of the Netizen: Their Impact on Science and Society

    • Ronda Hauben, Jay Hauben, Werner Zorn, Kilnam Chon, Anders Ekeland
    Pages 47-62

  6. ICT and Development

    • Dipak Khakhar, Bernard Cornu, Jan Wibe, Paolo Brunello
    Pages 63-73

  7. Roles of ICT in the Information Society

    • Dmitris Gritzalis, Klaus Brunnstein, Jacques Berleur
    Pages 75-95

  8. International Collaborations Through the Internet

    • Gary M. Olson, Paul A. David, Johan Eksteen, Diane H. Sonnenwald, Paul F. Uhlir, Shu-Fen Tseng et al.
    Pages 97-114

  9. University Relations for Capacity Building—Highlights of HP’s Program

    • Barbara Waugh, Russel C. Jones, Lueny Morell, Bess Stephens, Didier Philippe, Iulia Nechifor et al.
    Pages 115-133

  10. Women & ICT: Education and Employment Issues and Opportunities in Developing Countries

    • Claudia Morrell, Barbara Waugh, Reem Obeidat, Nancy Hafkin, Chat Garcia Ramilo, Margarita Salas et al.
    Pages 135-157

  11. Promise and Practice of Open Access to E-Science

    • Paul Wouters, Christine Hine, Kirsten A. Foot, Steven M. Schneider, Subbiah Arunachalam, Raed Sharif
    Pages 159-171

  12. Gaining and Sustaining Access to Science Findings

    • Carol Priestley, Margaret Ngwira, Dina El Halaby, Maurice Long, Augustin Gaschignard, Emilija Banionyte et al.
    Pages 173-181

  13. Publishing and Disseminating Science Findings

    • Steven Rudgard, Enrica Porcari, Noha Adley, Leslie Chan, Michael Jensen
    Pages 183-187

  14. Information Access and Issues of Bandwidth

    • Mike Jensen, Martin Belcher, Pauline Ngimwa
    Pages 189-192

  15. Global Internet Research

    • William H. Dutton, Rick B. Duque, Jeremy Hunsinger
    Pages 193-211

  16. Science and ICT in China

    • Zhiyong Liu, Qiao Guo, Tao Xiaofeng, Xu Xiaodong, Zhang Ping, Kai Nan et al.
    Pages 213-224

  17. ICT and the Kerala Model

    • Antony Palackal, Aruna Sundararajan, P. H. Kurien, Govindan Parayil, R. Sooryamoorthy, B. Paige Miller
    Pages 225-244

  18. Research Process and Connectivity in the Information Society

    • R. Sooryamoorthy, Paul Nyaga Mbatia, Wayne Johnson, George E. Okwach, Daniel Schaffer, Carthage Smith et al.
    Pages 245-270

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 271-274
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Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society examines the role of research and the production of knowledge in the information society, with special emphasis on developing areas of the world.

Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society is based on a three day conference that immediately precedes the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), in Tunisia (November 2005). Core issues of the conference lie at the intersection of computer science and engineering, information and communication technologies, the world wide web and development.

Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society is designed for a professional audience, composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable for graduate-level students in computer science, engineering and sociology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Sociology Dept., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

    Wesley Shrum

  • Green College, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Keith R. Benson

  • Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Wiebe E. Bijker

  • Faculty for Informatics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Klaus Brunnstein

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