dc.description.abstract | The information revolution is calling for new imperatives in the way m which people throughout the world mobilize and utilize communication resources.This paper assesses the issues surrounding the democratization of access to the information society in Africa and attempts to offer strategies for harnessing information and communication technologies in support of development initiatives with particular emphasis on access for rural communities. | en |
dc.title | Democratizing access to the Information Society | en |
dc.title.alternative | African Development Forum I | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | "This paper was prepared for the Economic Commission for Africa by Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah". | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | Also available in French under the title : "Démocratiser l'accès à la société de l'information". | en |
ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa: | en |
ags.publisherName | UN. ECA, | en |
dc.coverage.spatial | AFR | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-07T17:18:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-24T13:08:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/359 | |
dc.format.extent | vii, 32 p. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.relation.isFormatOf | Also available on the World Wide Web. | |
dc.type | Policy paper | |
dc.relation.hasFormat | Also available on the World Wide Web. | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURE::DOCUMENTATION, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND REFERENCE WORKS::INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURE::COMMUNICATION AND MASS MEDIA::INFORMATION SOCIETY | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS::TELECOMMUNICATIONS::COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::DEVELOPMENT::DIGITAL DIVIDE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURE::DOCUMENTATION, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND REFERENCE WORKS::ACCESS TO INFORMATION | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURE::DOCUMENTATION, BIBLIOTECHONOMIE, SCIENCES DE L'INFORMATION, OUVRAGES DE REFERENCE::TECHNOLOGIE DE L'INFORMATION | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURA::DOCUMENTACION, BIBLIOTECOLOGIA, CIENCIA DE LA INFORMACION, MATERIAL DE REFERENCIA::TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURE::COMMUNICATION ET MOYENS DE COMMUNICATION DE MASSE::SOCIETE DE L'INFORMATION | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURA::COMUNICACION Y MEDIOS DE COMUNICACION DE MASAS::SOCIEDAD DE LA INFORMACION | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::TRANSPORTS ET COMMUNICATIONS::TELECOMMUNICATIONS::TECHNOLOGIE DES COMMUNICATIONS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::TRANSPORTE Y COMUNICACIONES::TELECOMUNICACIONES::TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET FINANCEMENT DU DEVELOPPEMENT::DEVELOPPEMENT::FOSSE NUMERIQUE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y FINANCIACION DEL DESARROLLO::DESARROLLO::BRECHA DIGITAL | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURE::DOCUMENTATION, BIBLIOTECHONOMIE, SCIENCES DE L'INFORMATION, OUVRAGES DE REFERENCE::ACCES A L'INFORMATION | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURA::DOCUMENTACION, BIBLIOTECOLOGIA, CIENCIA DE LA INFORMACION, MATERIAL DE REFERENCIA::ACCESO A LA INFORMACION | |
uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
ags.creatorPersonal | Opoku-Mensah, Aida | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
ags.creatorConference | UN. ECA African Development Forum (1st : 1999 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INFORMATION SOCIETY | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | DIGITAL DIVIDE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ACCESS TO INFORMATION | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TECHNOLOGIE DE L'INFORMATION | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SOCIETE DE L'INFORMATION | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SOCIEDAD DE LA INFORMACION | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TECHNOLOGIE DES COMMUNICATIONS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | FOSSE NUMERIQUE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | BRECHA DIGITAL | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ACCES A L'INFORMATION | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ACCESO A LA INFORMACION | |
ags.subjectClassification | 16.00.00 Science and technology | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 004 | |
ags.availabilityNumber | ADF1-O615 | |
ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
ags.rights.termsofuse | public | |
ags.RN | E/ECA/ADF/99/4 | |
ags.JN | 851 | |
uneca.language.supported | en | |