scholarly journals Toward People’s Community Control of Technology: Race, Access, and Education

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderic Crooks ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Scientific Progress ◽  
Community Control ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Digital Inequality ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
Assisted Instruction

This field review explores how the benefits of access to computing for racialized and minoritized communities has become an accepted fact in policy and research, despite decades of evidence that technical fixes do not solve the kinds of complex social problems that disproportionately affect these communities. I use the digital divide framework—a 1990s policy diagnosis that argues that the growth and success of the internet would bifurcate the public into digital “haves” and “have-nots”—as a lens to look at why access to computing frequently appears as a means to achieve economic, political, and social equality for racialized and minoritized communities. First, I present a brief cultural history of computer-assisted instruction to show that widely-held assumptions about the educational utility of computing emerged from utopian narratives about scientific progress and innovation—narratives that also traded on raced and gendered assumptions about users of computers. Next, I use the advent of the digital divide framework and its eventual transformation into digital inequality research to show how those raced and gendered norms about computing and computer users continue to inform research on information and communication technologies (ICTs) used in educational contexts. This is important because the norms implicated in digital divide research are also present in other sites where technology and civic life intersect, including democratic participation, public health, and immigration, among others. I conclude by arguing that naïve or cynical deployments of computing technology can actually harm or exploit the very same racialized and minoritized communities that access is supposed to benefit. In short, access to computing in education—or in any other domain—can only meaningfully contribute to equality when minoritized and racialized communities are allowed to pursue their own collective goals.

Digital Divide

2008 ◽  
pp. 74-90
Author(s):  
Liudmila Burtseva ◽  
Svetlana Cojocaru ◽  
Constantin Gaindric ◽  
Galina Magariu ◽  
Tatiana Verlan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technical Problem ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Short History ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

In this chapter the authors introduce the digital-divide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the monitoring of the country’s advancement on the way to bridging the digital divide are stated. The main purpose for the authors was to show that the digital divide is not only (and not as much) a technical problem, but rather a social and political one. Hence, the approaches to this problem decision, both in the world community as a whole and in separate countries, are described.

Digital Divide

2011 ◽  
pp. 21-36
Author(s):  
Liudmila Burtseva ◽  
Svetlana Cojocaru ◽  
Constantin Gaindric ◽  
Galina Magariu ◽  
Tatiana Verlan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technical Problem ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Short History ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

In this chapter the authors introduce the digitaldivide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the monitoring of the country’s advancement on the way to bridging the digital divide are stated. The main purpose for the authors was to show that the digital divide is not only (and not as much) a technical problem, but rather a social and political one. Hence, the approaches to this problem decision, both in the world community as a whole and in separate countries, are described.

Digital Divide

2011 ◽  
pp. 57-76
Author(s):  
Liudmila Burtseva ◽  
Svetlana Cojocaru ◽  
Constantin Gaindric
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technical Problem ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Short History ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

In this chapter the authors introduce the digital-divide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the monitoring of the country’s advancement on the way to bridging the digital divide are stated. The main purpose for the authors was to show that the digital divide is not only (and not as much) a technical problem, but rather a social and political one. Hence, the approaches to this problem decision, both in the world community as a whole and in separate countries, are described.

scholarly journals Digital Means for Reducing Digital Inequality: Literature Review

10.28945/4117 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 269-287
Author(s):  
Elena Maceviciute ◽  
Thomas D. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital Inequality ◽  
Digital Interventions ◽  
Information And Communication

Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is to identify the possibilities for reducing the second and third levels of the digital divide (or inequality) through conscious application of digital technologies, especially through the promotion of digital means for information, enlightenment, and entertainment. Background: This article reviews studies carried out between 2000 and 2017, which investigate the social benefits of digital technology use for disadvantaged user groups and, especially, of their outcomes in terms of increasing digital skills and motivation to use information and communication technologies. Methodology: The literature review of the selected texts was carried out using thematic content analysis. The coding scheme was open but based on the theory of three levels of digital divide by van Dijk. Contribution: The results of the analysis show the difficulties related to the attempts of reducing the digital divide on the second and third level using only digital interventions, but also reveal the potential of these interventions. Findings: The literature review confirms the connection of different levels of digital divide with other relational and structural inequalities. It provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of digital interventions aimed at the reduction of digital inequalities. Their success depends on the consideration of the context and participants needs as well as on carefully planned strategies. The paper summarizes and demonstrates the shortcomings and limitations of poorly designed interventions in reducing the digital divide but emphasizes the possibilities of raising the motivation and benefits for the participants of strategically planned and implemented projects. Recommendations for Practitioners: While planning a digital intervention with the aim of reducing digital inequalities, it is necessary to assess carefully the context and the needs of participants. Educational interventions should be based on suitable didactic and learning strategies. Recommendation for Researchers: More research is needed into the factors that increase the effectiveness of digital interventions aimed at reducing the digital divide. Future Research: We will apply the findings of this literature review in an intervention in the context of Lithuanian towns of different sizes.

scholarly journals From Hypotheses and Working Scenarios to Arguments Aimed at Alternating Traditional Training with Computer-Assisted Training

2020 ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Bogdan-Vasile Cioruța ◽  
Alexandru Lauran
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Decision Making Problem ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Knowledge Age ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Moment

Nowadays, the era that we live in can be described as the Information Age, sometimes even as the Knowledge Age. No matter what area of science and technology we look at, it is obvious that we are dealing with an ‘information overflow’ without precedent in the history of mankind. In this context, Educational Sciences are no exception, and recent advances in this field, considering Computer-Aided Training, would have been unthinkable, unmanageable, and unattainable without the support offered by modern information and communication technologies, in the sense of Learning Management Systems. In its turn, Computer-Aided Training via sustainability educational index is integrated into Knowledge Society, where it plays an important role, for educational data-dependent actors, in decision-making, problem-solving, analyzing trends, understanding their customers, and doing research, being closely linked with pedagogical requirements in decades. Through this paper we aim to show that, at the moment, it is appropriate not to rely only on classical training, or on the contrary to deviate too much from it, embracing only computer-assisted training. It is appropriate to be flexible and to choose to carry out the pedagogical act using both variants equally, by alternating them in a modular aspect.

Cultural Aspects and Digital Divide in Europe

MedienJournal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Maier-Rabler
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Policy Strategies

This paper aims to make a contribution toward an improvement of European e-policy practice. lt is inspired by the conviction that successfuJ e-policy strategies can lead to ba­lanced chances for all members in certain societies to aquire the absolutely indispensable capabilities for decision-making in the context of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Following the path of the development of e-policy papers it has to be stated that many goals have not yet been achieved. The techno-deterministic concepts 'access' and 'usage' seem not to reach far enough to get people really involved andin­formed. Many more aspects have tobe considered in order to create a clirnate for inno­vation where different choices made by different individuals according to their different social, economic or cuJtural backgrounds do not lead automatically to the well known either or not, connected or not-connected, haves or have-nots, but to a variety of pat­terns of involvement. In this paper, we argue for different e-policy strategies according to cultural aspects in certain societies. And hereby we will focus on the cultural aspects of information itself, on the notion of information in different information cultures. lt also seems important to mention at this stage that we believe that getting all members of society involved in the ICT-innovation process in order to provide the basis for in­formed decisions by each individual member is the most important task of e-policy.

Introduction to information and communication technologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Gagarina ◽  
Grigoriy Kuznecov ◽  
Evgeniy Portnov ◽  
Anna Doronina
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Multimedia Networks ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Network Operating Systems

The textbook examines the main milestones in the history of the development of information technologies, computing and computer technology abroad and in Russia. Special attention is paid to the methodology of scientific research in the field of infocommunications. The current sections of the development of telecommunications technologies in the field of multimedia networks and network operating systems are presented. In order to develop practical skills, a laboratory workshop is given. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For senior students of technical specialties, postgraduates, researchers, teachers of higher educational institutions, students of advanced training institutes.

scholarly journals Use of Russia’s Information and Communication Technologies in Political Instrumentalization of Ukraine’s History

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Serhiy Danylenko ◽  
Olena Shcherbatiuk
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Political ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Federation

The political instrumentalization of the history of Ukraine carried out by the Russian Federation in the framework of the information war against Ukraine is covered in this article. This instrumentalization is exercised through media communication employing historical and political myths and narratives to vindicate Russia’s aggressive actions. The latest information and communication technologies used by the Kremlin in the information war against Ukraine have been identified in this paper. Such destructive efforts often derail Ukrainian-Polish relations, which are particularly sensitive to historical and political issues. The reasons for the drawbacks of the Ukrainian authorities in counteracting the information aggression on the part of the Russian Federation are distinguished, and the measures that would contribute to an effective response to such aggression are outlined.

scholarly journals MEASURING DIGITAL DIVIDE IN KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-19
Author(s):  
Iqbal S. Alsaleh ◽  
Shaymaa M. Rashad
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Order Effects ◽  
Diffusion Of Technology ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
King Abdulaziz University ◽  
The University

Due to the undesirable effects of the gap between citizens to access and use information and communication technologies (ICT), most researchers have been paying much attention to the threat of a digital divide. Unfortunately an amazingly large number of people do not have the abilities to use the ICTs in a proper way and, therefore, cannot draw advantages from its usage. As a result, digital divide is commonly regarded as a potential barrier for participation in the information society. This study measure the digital divide in Saudi Arabia by analyzing the results of a small-scale study conducted at the University KAU, regarding students’ and university members’ perceptions toward the usage of ICT. This analysis measure the digital divide concerning some factors like gender, educational level using a questionnaire. The analysis shows that KAU has no digital divide. Key words: digital divide, information and communications technology, ICT, diffusion of technology, second order effects.

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