Bridging the Digital Divide [[electronic resource] ] : Technology, Community and Public Policy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145747203321
• Autore: Servon Lisa J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-31043-3; 9786611310431; 0-470-70613-9; 0-470-77352-9; 0-470-77528-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Collana: Information Age Series
• Disciplina: 303.4833; 303.48330973
• Soggetti: Digital divide; Information society; Information technology; United States; Sociology & Social History; Social Sciences; Social Conditions; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Special Recognition; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Series Editor's Preface; 1 Redefining the Digital Divide; 2 The Dimensions of the Digital Divide; 3 The Role of CTCs within the Community Technology Movement - with Marla K. Nelson; 4 Support for Bridging the Gap; 5 Community Technology and Youth; 6 Training Disadvantaged Workers for IT Jobs; 7 The Organizational Divide - with Josh Kirschenbaum and Radhika Kunamneni; 8 Building the Bridge: Learning from Seattle; 9 Toward a New Agenda; Appendix 1. Research Strategy and Methodology; Appendix 2. Community Technology SurveyAppendix 3. Analysis of ; Survey Results; Appendix 4. World Wide Web References; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Bridging the Digital Divide investigates problems of unequal access to information technology. The author redefines this problem, examines its severity, and lays out what the future implications might be if the digital divide continues to exist.Examines unequal access to information technology in the United States. Analyses the success or failure of policies designed to address the digital divide. Draws on extensive fieldwork in several US cities. Makes recommendations for future public policy. Series editor: Manuel Castells.