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Information Society Dictionary
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What is the Information Society
Dictionary?
The Information Society Dictionary is a collaborative attempt to create a dictionary of terminology related to the information society, for use by diplomats and other involved in international relations, including information technology specialists involved in creating Internet policy. As the World Summit on the
Infor-mation Society (Geneva, 2003) ap-proaches, the need for clear
defini-tions of terms now in common use is becoming more apparent and urgent.
How can you contribute?
We invite you to be a part of this
project. Please
suggest terms
rela-ted to the information society and define them based on your
experi-ence or research. All contributions which are not already in the
dictio-nary and are of appropriate quality will be included. We reserve the right to edit contributions for English language.
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Access to information may be defined as the ability of the citizen to obtain information in the possession of the state. Some states provide for access in their constitutions and laws; many do not. Even where access is recognised, it is invariably subject to limitations. In addition, states may impose fees, and require the payment of administrative costs before citizens actually obtain the information they are seeking. It has been argued that access to information is an essential element of democratic government. That is, if democracy is to flourish, citizens must be adequately informed about the operations and policies of their government. As a recent report prepared for the Government of India noted: It is now widely recognised that openness and accessibility of people to information about the government's functioning is a vital component of democracy.
Source: Copyright © 1998 Robert Martin and Estelle Feldman and Transparency International Date entered: 6/24/2003 7:05:53 PM | Despite the incredible growth of the Internet since the early 1990s, many citizens still do not have easy access to basic IT tools, whether it's access to hardware, software, or the Internet itself. Access is an issue that affects people at home, at school and in the community at large. Neighborhoods with less technology access are at a disadvantage in contrast to those neighborhoods with more access when it comes to seeking better education, better jobs, even higher levels of civic participation.
Source: Digital Divide Network Date entered: 6/27/2003 7:54:01 AM | Advertising is the activity of attracting public attention to a product or business, with paid announcements in the print, broadcast, or electronic media.
Source: Interactive Marketing Inc. Date entered: 6/27/2003 3:20:12 PM | African Information Society Initiative (AISI) The AISI is an action framework to build Africa's information and communication infrastructure. It addresses specifically the role of information, communication and knowledge in shaping an African information society to accelerate socio-economic development.
Source: African Information Society Initiative (AISI)
Contributed by: Assefa Bahta
Link: http://www.uneca.org/aisi/ Date entered: 9/4/2003 11:27:52 AM | A person who speaks each of two languages as well as a monolingual native speaker would speak each one.
Source: "Multilingualism in the World" by Lindsay Jones (University of Oregon) Date entered: 6/21/2003 5:50:40 PM |
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