Bridging the digital divide : technology, community, and public policy / Lisa J. Servon.

By:

Servon, Lisa J

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The Information Age seriesPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2002.Description: xix, 273 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

0631232419 (hbk : acidfree paper)
0631232427 (pbk : acidfree paper)

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DDC classification:

303.48/33/0973 21

LOC classification:

HN90.I56 S47 2002

Contents:

Redefining the digital divide -- The dimensions of the digital divide -- The role of CTCs within the community technology movement / with Marla K. Nelson -- Support for bridging the gap -- Community technology and youth -- Training disadvantaged workers for IT jobs -- The organizational divide / with Josh Kirschenbaum and Radhika Kunamneni -- Building the bridge: learning from Seattle -- Toward a new agenda.

Summary: This work investigates problems of unequal access to information technology in the United States. The author examines how the problem arose, how serious it is, and what the future implications might be if the gap in access continues to grow.

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Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	303.48 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		a00720693

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-260) and index.

This work investigates problems of unequal access to information technology in the United States. The author examines how the problem arose, how serious it is, and what the future implications might be if the gap in access continues to grow.

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