04201oam 2200469K 450 991076586800332120190503073428.01-55250-569-3(CKB)5400000000000558(OCoLC)927400713(OCoLC-P)927400713(MaCbMITP)9807(EXLCZ)99540000000000055820151103d2015 uy 0engurcnu---unuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPublic access ICT across cultures diversifying participation in the network society /edited by Francisco J. ProenzaCambridge, Massachusetts :The MIT Press ;Ottawa :International Development Research Centre,[2015]1 online resource (xiv, 476 pages)Shared public access to computers and the Internet in developing countries is often hailed as an effective, low-cost way to share the benefits of digital technology. Yet research on the economic and social effects of public access to computers is lacking. This volume offers the first systematic assessment of the impact of shared public access in the developing world, with findings from ten countries in South America, Asia, and Africa. It provides evidence that the benefits of diversified participation in digital society go beyond providing access to technology. Public access venues -- most often Internet cafš in cities and state-run telecenters in rural areas -- are places for learning, sharing, working, empowerment and finding opportunities.The book documents the impact of public access on individuals, on society and networks, and on women. Chapters report findings and examine policy implications of research on such topics as users' perceptions of the benefits of Internet caf ̌use in Jordan; ICT job training in Rwanda; understanding user motivations and risk factors for overuse and Internet addiction in China; the effect of technology use on social inclusion among low-income urban youth in Argentina; productive uses of technologies by grassroots organizations in Peru; use of technology by migrant ethnic minority Burmese women in Thailand to maintain ties with their culture and their family and friends; and women's limited access to the most ubiquitous type of venue, cybercafš, in practically all countries studied -- and quite severely in some places, e.g. Uttar Pradesh, India. Contributing Editors Erwin A. Alampay, Roxana Barrantes Cc̀eres, Hernan Galperin, Abiodun Jagun, George Sciadas, Ramata Molo Thioune, Kentaro ToyamaChapter authorsAli Farhan AbuSeileek, Carolina Aguerre, Oluwasefunmi 'Tale Arogundade, Nor Aziah Alias, Sebastiǹ Bent̕ez Larghi, Jorge Bossio, Juan Fernando Bossio, Marina Laura Calamari, Nikos Dacanay, Jean Damascn̈e Mazimpaka, Laurent Aristide Eyinga Eyinga, Mary Luz Feranil, Ariel Fontecoba, Omar Fraihat, Martin S. Hagger, Jianbin Hao, Sulaiman Hashim, Izaham Shah Ismail, Haziah Jamaludin, Xuemei Jiang, Laura Len̤, Guoxin Li, Balwant Singh Mehta, Nidhi Mehta, Marina Moguillansky, Marhaini Mohd Noor, Avis Momeni, Thǒdomir Mugiraneza, Jimena Orchuela, Patricia Peą Miranda, Alejandra Phillippi, Jimena Ponce de Len̤, Ghaleb Rabab'ah, Saif Addeen AlRababah, Wei Shang, Ryan V. Silverio, Sylvie Siyam Siwe, Efenita M. Taqueban, Olga Balbine Tsafack Nguekeng, Xiaoguang Yang.Information societyEconomic aspectsInformation technologyDeveloping countriesDigital divideDeveloping countriesInformation technologyEconomic aspectsINFORMATION SCIENCE/Technology & PolicyINFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet StudiesINFORMATION SCIENCE/Communications & TelecommunicationsInformation societyEconomic aspects.Information technologyDigital divideInformation technologyEconomic aspects.303.48/33Proenza Francisco J1452583OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910765868003321Public access ICT across cultures3654474UNINA