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Internet counts : measuring the impacts of the internet /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Office of International Affairs
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Internet Counts Measuring the Impacts of the Internet
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Executive Summary
  • 2. Introduction
  • ORIGIN OF THE STUDY
  • SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
  • 3. Impact Indicators
  • DIRECT AND INDIRECT IMPACTS
  • POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, INTENDED AND UNINTENDED IMPACTS
  • LEVELS OF IMPACTS
  • WHAT ARE INDICATORS AND WHY HAVE THEM?
  • QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE INDICATORS
  • LIMITATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF IMPACT INDICATORS
  • Causality
  • Impacts of Non-use
  • Qualitative Studies
  • 4. Indicators of Internet Impacts
  • FRAMEWORK OF INTERNET SUPPLY AND DEMANDINDICATORS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT FOR INTERNET USE
  • Supportive Economy and Infrastructure
  • Policy and Regulatory Environment
  • INDICATORS OF INTERNET SUPPLY
  • Quantity of Internet Service
  • Quality of Internet Service
  • Sustainability
  • INDICATORS OF INTERNET USE
  • Costs of Internet Use
  • Quality of Internet Use
  • INDICATORS OF INTERNET CONTENT
  • INDICATORS OF IMPACTS ON FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • Perceived Benefits of the Internet
  • Organizational Decision Making
  • OTHER INSTITUTIONS
  • INDICATORS OF SECTORAL IMPACTSSectoral Use and Diffusion of the Internet
  • INTERNET IMPACTS ON SECTORS AND THEIR RELATED DEVELOPMENT GOALS
  • Education
  • Sectoral Goals
  • Development Goals
  • Private Sector
  • Sectoral Goals
  • Development Goals
  • Government and Civil Society
  • Sectoral Goals
  • Development Goals
  • 5. Internet Diffusion or Paths of Impacts
  • 6. Conclusion and Call for Continued Research
  • Appendix A Committee on Indicators of Internet Impacts on Development
  • Appendix B List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Appendix C Indicators of Internet Impacts INDICATORS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT FOR INTERNET USE
  • Supportive Economy and Infrastructure
  • Policy and Regulatory Environment
  • INDICATORS OF INTERNET SUPPLY QUANTITY OF INTERNET SERVICE
  • Quality of Internet Service
  • Sustainability
  • INDICATORS OF INTERNET USE
  • Costs of Internet Use
  • INDICATORS OF IMPACTS ON FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • Perceived Benefits of the Internet
  • Organizational Decision Making
  • INDICATORS OF SECTORAL IMPACTS
  • Sectoral Use and Diffusion of the Internet
  • INTERNET IMPACTS ON SECTORS AND THEIR RELATED DEVELOPMENT GOALSEducation
  • Private Sector
  • Government and Civil Society
  • Appendix D Background and Context of the Internet in Africa
  • BACKGROUND ON SENEGAL
  • BACKGROUND ON GHANA
  • Appendix E Site Visits and Meetings in Senegal, Ghana, and Kenya
  • SENEGAL
  • GHANA
  • KENYA
  • Appendix F Agenda: A Meeting on Indicators for Measuring the Impacts of Internet on Development
  • Appendix G List of Participants