Tryggvi Thayer, Ph.D.
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The information society in China
It’s funny how things happen to fall into your lap at just the right moment. Here I am pondering the nature of the information society, wondering what are the characteristics of an information society and when can we say that … Continue reading
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More on the “information society”
I’ve been thinking some more about the “information society”, something I’ve thought about in the past. I thank Ajit K. Pyati’s paper for re-piquing my interest because I think this is an important issue, since it is something that we … Continue reading
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What’s an “information society”?
(Feb 13, 2006 – fixed the link to Pyati’s paper. Feb 19, 2006 – fixed a typo.) I recently came across a paper written by Ajit K. Pyati titled “WSIS: Whose vision of an information society?”. It’s not exactly brand … Continue reading
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WSIS: Much more could have been done
I haven’t had time to read through the entire report, but I agree with the basic conclusions as stated in the intro. For now I’m just going to post this link. I may comment more later. “Much more could have … Continue reading
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ICTs and indicators
Note on the sudden flurry of activity: I’m cleaning up on my desktop and finding a few things that I should’ve posted a long time age. So, there’ll be a few entries today, and probably over the next couple of … Continue reading
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Good quote on “information literacy”
Anita Givens, senior director for instructional materials and educational technology at the Texas Education Agency, is quoted in an article on CNN as saying, “… what is the educational value of accessing a lot of information?” and “Having a lot … Continue reading
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