Ethics and the Internet in West Africa : toward an ethical model of integration /

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The research behind this book, carried out by means of field surveys, focuses on five nations in West Africa: two Anglophone - The Gambia and Ghana - and three Francophone - Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. For each country, a portrait of Internet users' ethical behaviours was su...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brunet, Patrick J., 1952-
Other Authors: Tiemtoré, Oumarou, Vettraino-Soulard, Marie-Claude
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Trenton, NJ : Ottawa : Africa World Press ; International Development Research Centre, ©2004.
Subjects:
Information society > Africa, West.
Internet > Moral and ethical aspects > Africa, West.
Internet > Africa, West.
Société de l'information > Afrique occidentale.
Internet > Aspect moral > Afrique occidentale.
Internet > Afrique occidentale.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Information society
Internet
Internet > Moral and ethical aspects
West Africa
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Identifying the Issues: Ethics and the Internet in Africa
  • The Internet in Africa: Divergent viewpoints
  • Internet problems and ethical issues
  • An axiological approach to Internet integration
  • Research hypotheses
  • Methodology
  • Toward the development of an ethical model of Internet integration
  • Chapter 2. Burkina Faso
  • Chapter 3. Ct̥e d'Ivoire
  • Chapter 4. The Gambia
  • Chapter 5. Ghana
  • Chapter 6. Senegal
  • Chapter 7. Results, Recommendations, and Conclusion
  • Results: The development of an ethical model of Internet integration
  • Recommendations
  • Conclusion: The Internet in Africa
  • paradoxes and challenges
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix 1: Statistics
  • Appendix 2: Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • References
  • Further Reading.

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