Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques

世界経済・社会統計 = World development indicators

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Development as Freedom

Sustainable Development Goals

The Rise of the Creative Class

It appears that the divide between the Native American communities and the mainstream population is multifaceted. The social divide affects the perception of and the ability to use Information and Communication Technology to bring about improvements in the lives of people living in Native American communities. While the technology may be available in some parts and not in others, its effects on the development of these communities appears to be important. The purpose of the paper is to investigate how information and communication technology is communicated in Native American communities. Following a framing analysis of tribal newspapers, this paper develops key concepts and relationships that explain how the digital divides take place. The contribution of this paper is in a model that provides insight into the perceptions and use of ICTs to bring about development.

Transcending the Digital Divide: A Framing Analysis of Information and Communication Technologies News in Native American Tribal Newspapers

Governments that want to connect with their citizens through online media can potentially implement their policies more effectively and increase their influence on citizens more directly. The delivery of public sector information and services to citizens through the Internet is considered to be e-government. While the benefits of e-government are compelling, it is worth noting that the countries that are taking advantage of this trend are those that have a high concentration of Internet hosts per thousand inhabitants. The benefits of e-government may indeed materialize in countries where a majority of the electorate uses the Internet frequently. At the same time, GSM-based mobile (wireless) phones are replacing land line connections in many developing countries because of the cost and unreliability of land connections—this has an impact on Internet viability for e-government. A study conducted by West (2003) on global e-government of 2,166 national government websites in 198 countries around the world paints an interesting picture. While most of the government Web sites offer primarily informational content, only 16% offer services that are fully executable online. While West’s definition of services included only those services that were fully executable online, he found that interactive features, such as information provision over e-mail, enabled public outreach. Such outreach is achieved when citizens register on the website and receive information on a particular subject, such as a newsletter highlighting a prime minister’s views, as it becomes available (West, 2003). West (2003) found that the country with the largest number of online services was Singapore, with an average of 7.8 services across its government agencies. This was followed by the United States (4.8 services), Turkey (3.2 services), Hong Kong (3.1 services), and Taiwan (2.4 services). It is interesting to note that many of the countries in which e-government is the most developed are those that were considered developing countries only a few decades ago. Have investments in e-government combined with concerted IT policy measures enabled these governments to inject momentum into their economies? The connection between national policies and development appears to be an illusive one. However, an understanding of what constitutes this link can provide governments with powerful tools to bring about economic growth (Easterly, King, Levine, & Rebelo, 1991). There appears to be a sense that Information Technology (IT) can bring about economic growth. Baliamoune-Lutz (2003) suggest that income and government trade policies influence

E-government and IT policy: choices for government outreach and policy making

There is a sense that information and communications technologies (ICT) have the potential to give people the freedom they need to lead the lives they value. Papers published in this journal consid...

As the global digital divide narrows, who is being left behind?

Trends In World Communication, On Disempowerment And Self- Empowerment

As successful organizations recognize that they need to convert their intellectual resources into customized services, the value of electronic collaboration has increased. Current efforts in managing knowledge have concentrated on producing; sharing and storing knowledge while business problems require the combined use of these intellectual resources to enable organizations to provide innovative and customized services. This paper argues that knowledge management and collaboration have common, mutually interdependent purposes and practices. It develops a framework that demonstrates this interdependence, mapping collaboration technologies to knowledge management activities. It concludes with a call for the convergence of these two streams for the benefit of researchers, practitioners, and organizations.

Sajda Qureshi

Papers

Transcending the Digital Divide: A Framing Analysis of Information and Communication Technologies News in Native American Tribal Newspapers

E-government and IT policy: choices for government outreach and policy making

As the global digital divide narrows, who is being left behind?

Trends In World Communication, On Disempowerment And Self- Empowerment

On the Convergence of Knowledge Management and Groupware