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Issue No 002
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The Internet in island communities in Croatia:
between government strategies and reality |
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by Tatjana Aparac-Jelušic |
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Language: English |
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abstract: The question of integrating
Internet into the every day life of people living in isolated areas
(e.g. islands and remote rural areas) has been of particular interest
to the Croatian Government. It has addressed this issue in its basic
strategic and action-plan documents which aimed to improve state
economy and living conditions of Croatia's citizens.... |
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"Social Information Science" - as a concept
for assimilating Smart Internet Usage in a Multi-Cultural Society
: The Case of Israel |
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by Shifra Baruchson-Arbib |
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Language: English |
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abstract: The present paper discusses
Social Information Science, an innovative field of study, which
can enhance assimilation of smart internet usage in multi-cultural
countries such as Israel. Social Information Science (S.I.) deals
with the development ,theory and applications relating to the retrieval
and processing of social and medical information... |
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Communication ethics and the internet: intercultural
and localising influencers |
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by Robert Beckett |
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Language: English |
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abstract: In the information-technology
powered twenty first century a general demand for more effective
communication is driving people to question the present, examine
the past and to prognosticate the future. The 'unique global media-information
system' - the Internet- is the central fact of a vast new complexity
of communication (mediated and unmediated)... |
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On Professional Informatical Action
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by Peter Bittner |
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Language: English |
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abstract: Our patterns of thinking
and acting (as "computer professionals") must be out in the open,
so as to expose informatical action to criticism by the society
as a whole. We are responsible for the provision of knowledge about
these patterns. This article criticizes the (defining) use of the
trait approach and the functional approach to "profession" in the
debate... |
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The Internet as Friend or Foe of Intellectual
Freedom |
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by Elizabeth A. Buchanan |
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Language: English |
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abstract: What a long strange
trip the Internet has had. From its inception and use by the American
military to the billions of users world-wide who log on daily, the
Internet is both the promise of access to information and the peril
of surveillance and a means of curtailing intellectual freedom.
This paper will review this continuum, paying close attention... |
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