ETHICS AND THE INTERNET IN WEST AFRICA Toward an Ethical Model of Integrationby Patrick Brunet Download Book (Respecting the intellectual property of others is utmost important to us, we make every effort to make sure we only link to legitimate sites, such as those sites owned by authors and publishers. If you have any questions about these links, please contact us.)
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Ethics and the Internet in West Africa The whole world is currently undergoing a period of profound change brought about by the development of the worldwide information and communications network, the Internet, which affects every sphere of social life. This book focuses specifically on ethical questions related to the use of the Internet in West Africa. It examines the manner in which the spread of the Internet in Africa raises serious ethical issues; issues that should be identified to ensure that, in the future, the adaptation and integration of Internet technology will be compatible with the development of Africa. The research behind this book which was carried out by means of field surveys, focuses on five nations in West Africa: two AnglophoneThe Gambia and Ghana, and three FrancophoneBurkina Faso, Cote dIviore, and Senegal. For each county, a portrait of Internet users ethical behaviors was successfully created. The book demonstrates how the Internet, by virtue of its content and technology, is creating an upheaval in the practice and modes of communication within African communities. The book concludes with a proposed ethical model for the assimilation of the Internet that could serve as a reference for development policies in each of the respective countries surveyed and, more broadly, throughout Africa. This work is the result of a research project initiated by the Dakar office of Canadas International Development Research Centre (IDRC), in collaboration with Ottawa Universitys Department of Communication. A Co-publication with IDRC.
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Patrick J. Brunet is Professor and Director of the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa. His current research focuses on the ethical and social issues of communication and the new media in Western and African societies. Oumarou Tiemtore is an analyst/programmer of computerized management systems and a consultant in the information technology sector. He is president of a software company that specializes in training, office automation, and communications consultancy in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso. Marie-Claude Vettraino-Soulard is Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Université de Paris 7-Denis Diderot, founder and Director of the National Research Seminar "Text, Graphics, Speech, and New Technologies," and president of the association Telematics Crossroads. Related Free eBooks - REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION IN WEST AFRICA A Multidimensional Perspective
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