LEADER 04201oam 2200469K 450 001 9910765868003321 005 20190503073428.0 010 $a1-55250-569-3 035 $a(CKB)5400000000000558 035 $a(OCoLC)927400713 035 $a(OCoLC-P)927400713 035 $a(MaCbMITP)9807 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000000558 100 $a20151103d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu---unuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aPublic access ICT across cultures $ediversifying participation in the network society /$fedited by Francisco J. Proenza 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$cThe MIT Press ;$aOttawa :$cInternational Development Research Centre,$d[2015] 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 476 pages) 330 $aShared 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 cafs? 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, cybercafs?, in practically all countries studied -- and quite severely in some places, e.g. Uttar Pradesh, India. Contributing Editors Erwin A. Alampay, Roxana Barrantes Cc?eres, Hernan Galperin, Abiodun Jagun, George Sciadas, Ramata Molo Thioune, Kentaro ToyamaChapter authorsAli Farhan AbuSeileek, Carolina Aguerre, Oluwasefunmi 'Tale Arogundade, Nor Aziah Alias, Sebastin? Bent?ez Larghi, Jorge Bossio, Juan Fernando Bossio, Marina Laura Calamari, Nikos Dacanay, Jean Damascn?e 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 Len?, Guoxin Li, Balwant Singh Mehta, Nidhi Mehta, Marina Moguillansky, Marhaini Mohd Noor, Avis Momeni, Tho?domir Mugiraneza, Jimena Orchuela, Patricia Pea? Miranda, Alejandra Phillippi, Jimena Ponce de Len?, Ghaleb Rabab'ah, Saif Addeen AlRababah, Wei Shang, Ryan V. Silverio, Sylvie Siyam Siwe, Efenita M. Taqueban, Olga Balbine Tsafack Nguekeng, Xiaoguang Yang. 606 $aInformation society$xEconomic aspects 606 $aInformation technology$zDeveloping countries 606 $aDigital divide$zDeveloping countries 606 $aInformation technology$xEconomic aspects 610 $aINFORMATION SCIENCE/Technology & Policy 610 $aINFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies 610 $aINFORMATION SCIENCE/Communications & Telecommunications 615 0$aInformation society$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aInformation technology 615 0$aDigital divide 615 0$aInformation technology$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a303.48/33 701 $aProenza$b Francisco J$01452583 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910765868003321 996 $aPublic access ICT across cultures$93654474 997 $aUNINA