Author: Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information society
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Benchmarking the Plan of Action of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Latin America and the Caribbean (version 3.0)
Author: Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information society
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information society
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Handbook of Research on Global Diffusion of Broadband Data Transmission
Author: Dwivedi, Yogesh K.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1599048523
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 922
Book Description
Explores broadband adoption and the digital divide through a global perspective. Presents research on constructs such as relative advantage, utilitarian outcomes, hedonic outcomes, and service quality. Provides multicultural insight into what factors influence consumers' decisions to adopt broadband.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1599048523
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 922
Book Description
Explores broadband adoption and the digital divide through a global perspective. Presents research on constructs such as relative advantage, utilitarian outcomes, hedonic outcomes, and service quality. Provides multicultural insight into what factors influence consumers' decisions to adopt broadband.
The Millennium Development Goals
Author:
Publisher: Santiago, Chile : United Nations
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This publication examines the progress made on development issues and related challenges in the Latin American and Caribbean region five years after the Millennium Development Goals and associated targets were agreed by the international community. Focusing on the key theme of inequality, seven chapters consider the following issues: combating poverty and hunger; access to educational opportunities as a pillar of human development; gender equality and women's empowerment; health-related targets; ensuring environmental sustainability; financing aspects of the MDGs and international development assistance.
Publisher: Santiago, Chile : United Nations
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This publication examines the progress made on development issues and related challenges in the Latin American and Caribbean region five years after the Millennium Development Goals and associated targets were agreed by the international community. Focusing on the key theme of inequality, seven chapters consider the following issues: combating poverty and hunger; access to educational opportunities as a pillar of human development; gender equality and women's empowerment; health-related targets; ensuring environmental sustainability; financing aspects of the MDGs and international development assistance.
Road Maps Towards an Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (short Version)
Road Maps Towards an Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Jorge M. Katz
Publisher: Santiago, Chile : United Nations, ECLAC, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
This publication studies the way information technology can be used to achieve broader developmental goals and integrate the region into the global information society. It addresses three main questions: what kind of information society is desirable; what are the specific regional traits of the move towards an information society; what policies are needed to support the transition. The book also contains the text of the Bavaro Declaration, which lays out some guiding principles.
Publisher: Santiago, Chile : United Nations, ECLAC, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
This publication studies the way information technology can be used to achieve broader developmental goals and integrate the region into the global information society. It addresses three main questions: what kind of information society is desirable; what are the specific regional traits of the move towards an information society; what policies are needed to support the transition. The book also contains the text of the Bavaro Declaration, which lays out some guiding principles.
Draft Plan of Action for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2015).
The World Summit on the Information Society
Author: Daniel Stauffacher
Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN: 9789211045437
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This book is a collection of more than fifty short papers, providing readers with first hand insights from key players who participated in the making of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Declaration of principles and the WSIS Plan of Action. The contributors represent a broad variety of individuals and institutions, from major stakeholder groups, and thus showcase a diversity of perspectives. The publication directs attention to three main areas: Part I: Policy and Diplomacy describes the relations at the Summit between the international agencies, national governments, and the private and non-governmental public sectors. Part II ndash; Principles and Actions delves into the core issues from the perspectives of mainly non-governmental stakeholders. Part III ndash; Looking Ahead faces the hopes and challenges of the second phase of the Summit.
Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN: 9789211045437
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This book is a collection of more than fifty short papers, providing readers with first hand insights from key players who participated in the making of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Declaration of principles and the WSIS Plan of Action. The contributors represent a broad variety of individuals and institutions, from major stakeholder groups, and thus showcase a diversity of perspectives. The publication directs attention to three main areas: Part I: Policy and Diplomacy describes the relations at the Summit between the international agencies, national governments, and the private and non-governmental public sectors. Part II ndash; Principles and Actions delves into the core issues from the perspectives of mainly non-governmental stakeholders. Part III ndash; Looking Ahead faces the hopes and challenges of the second phase of the Summit.
Road Maps Towards an Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Jorge M. Katz
Publisher: Santiago, Chile : United Nations, ECLAC, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ISBN: 9789211213898
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This publication studies the way information technology can be used to achieve broader developmental goals and integrate the region into the global information society. It addresses three main questions: what kind of information society is desirable; what are the specific regional traits of the move towards an information society; what policies are needed to support the transition. The book also contains the text of the Bavaro Declaration, which lays out some guiding principles.
Publisher: Santiago, Chile : United Nations, ECLAC, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ISBN: 9789211213898
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This publication studies the way information technology can be used to achieve broader developmental goals and integrate the region into the global information society. It addresses three main questions: what kind of information society is desirable; what are the specific regional traits of the move towards an information society; what policies are needed to support the transition. The book also contains the text of the Bavaro Declaration, which lays out some guiding principles.
Integration of Science and Technology with Development
Author: D. Babatunde Thomas
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483279308
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Integration of Science and Technology with Development: Caribbean and Latin American Problems in the Context of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development discusses the science and technology (S&T) problems in developing countries of the Western hemisphere. This book is organized into five part encompassing 20 chapters. The five parts deal with the issues arising from the basic propositions of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD), such as the problems involving building up S&T capability, infrastructure and technology transfer, technological problems in the Caribbean. Other issues discussed include the science and technology policies in Latin America, and the UNCSTD symposium preparations. The book ends with a presentation of a brief debate on the topics of research on science and technology in Latin America and the Caribbean, and with a report of the Symposium.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483279308
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Integration of Science and Technology with Development: Caribbean and Latin American Problems in the Context of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development discusses the science and technology (S&T) problems in developing countries of the Western hemisphere. This book is organized into five part encompassing 20 chapters. The five parts deal with the issues arising from the basic propositions of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD), such as the problems involving building up S&T capability, infrastructure and technology transfer, technological problems in the Caribbean. Other issues discussed include the science and technology policies in Latin America, and the UNCSTD symposium preparations. The book ends with a presentation of a brief debate on the topics of research on science and technology in Latin America and the Caribbean, and with a report of the Symposium.
Toward a Conceptual Framework and Public Policy Agenda for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Martin R. Hilbert
Publisher: Santiago, Chile : CEPAL=ECLAC, Division of Production, Productivity and Management, Restructuring and Competitiviness Network
ISBN: 9789211213744
Category : Information society
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America's sport and America's music moved from the fringes to the mainstream, gaining exposure and building heroes, first via radio broadcasts and then on the television screen. Both evolved with American society through wartime, the Civil Rights movement, and into the age of multimillion dollar superstars. Don Cusic offers an engaging and insightful analysis that addresses race, gender, class, ethnicity, business practices and marketing, performance, media, and the cult of celebrity.
Publisher: Santiago, Chile : CEPAL=ECLAC, Division of Production, Productivity and Management, Restructuring and Competitiviness Network
ISBN: 9789211213744
Category : Information society
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America's sport and America's music moved from the fringes to the mainstream, gaining exposure and building heroes, first via radio broadcasts and then on the television screen. Both evolved with American society through wartime, the Civil Rights movement, and into the age of multimillion dollar superstars. Don Cusic offers an engaging and insightful analysis that addresses race, gender, class, ethnicity, business practices and marketing, performance, media, and the cult of celebrity.