Andreasson Digital Divides

The New Challenges and Opportunities of e-Inclusion
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-1660-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten

Reihe: Public Administration and Public Policy

The digital divide refers to the social and economic inequalities that arise among populations due to inclusion or exclusion in digital resources. In the United States, for example, one quarter of the population is still offline. As the digital age advances, public policy officials must determine where the gaps are, and how to maneuver closure of these gaps. Divided into sections ranging from defining the issues, geographic and multilevel trends, stakeholder perspectives, best practices, and future developments, this book explores how governments can bridge the digtial divide.

Zielgruppe

Policy-makers at the federal/national level, Foundations and international organizations, such as the Ford Foundation and the United Nations, Corporate social responsibility (CSR) officers at large multi-national companies, Senior management at various technology-related companies, e.g. telecoms, mobile operators, hardware and software manufacturers, Academics and researchers in the field.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andreasson, Kim

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION. The new challenges and opportunities of e-inclusion. Importance of topic: Primarily focusing on new business and economic reasons. Recent developments. Examples of new international policies and trends, drawn from: America Asia Europe. The view from various stakeholders, including: Government policy. Private sector strategy. The role of NGOs and international organizations. Best practices and future developments. Conclusion. Is there an end to digital divides?

Über Autor(innen)

Kim Andreasson has advised the United Nations since 2003, most recently in preparation

for the global 2014 e-government survey, which will include measures of the digital divide. He is a Managing Director of DAKA advisory AB, a consultancy, and is regularly giving presentations around the world on cyber topics, including recent events on the digital divide in Moscow and at the United Nations in New York.

Kim has spent more than 10 years in consulting, including as interim Associate Director

and a Senior Editor at The Economist Group where he co-edited the annual report on the Digital Economy Rankings. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Information Technology and Politics and is an elected member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies and the Pacific Council of International Policy and is a John C. Whitehead Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association.

Kim is the editor and author of numerous publications and reports, including one on the

digital divide for the Economist Intelligence Unit. His book, Cybersecurity: Public Sector

Threats and Responses, was published in December 2011 by CRC Press. Kim received a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude with Honors, from New York University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.