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The interrelation of globalization, communication, and media has
prompted many individuals to view the world in terms of a new
dichotomy: the global "wired" (nations with widespread online
access) and the global "tired" (nations with very limited online
access). In this way, differing levels of online access have
created an international rift - the global digital divide. The
nature, current status, and future projections related to this
rift, in turn, have important implications for all of the world's
citizens. Yet these problems are not intractable. Rather, with time
and attention, public policies and private sector practices can be
developed or revised to close this divide and bring more of the
world's citizens to the global stage on a more equal footing. The
first step in addressing problems resulting from the global digital
divide is to improve understanding, that is, organizations and
individuals must understand what factors contribute to this global
digital divide for them to address it effectively. From this
foundational understanding, organizations can take the kinds of
focused, coordinated actions needed to address such international
problems effectively. This collection represents an initial step
toward examining the global digital divide from the perspective of
developing nations and the challenges their citizens face in
today's error of communication-driven globalization. The entries in
this collection each represent different insights on the digital
divide from the perspectives of developing nations - many of which
have been overlooked in previous discussions of this topic. This
book examines globalization and its effects from the perspective of
how differences in access to online communication technologies
between the economically developed countries and less economically
developed countries is affecting social, economic, educational, and
political developments in the world's emerging economies. This
collection also examines how this situation is creating a global
digital divide that will have adverse consequences for all nations.
Each of the book's chapters thus presents trends and ideas related
to the global digital divide between economically developed
countries and less economically developed nations. Through this
approach, the contributors present perspectives from the
economically developing nations themselves versus other texts that
explore this topic from the perspective of economically developed
countries. In this way, the book provides a new and an important
perspective to the growing literature on the global digital divide.
The primary audiences for this text would include individuals from
both academics and industry practitioners. The academic audience
would include administrators in education; researchers; university,
college, and community college instructors; and students at the
advanced undergraduate and graduate levels.
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