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Mobile Technology and Social Transformations: Access to Knowledge in Global Contexts book cover

1st Edition

Mobile Technology and Social Transformations Access to Knowledge in Global Contexts

Edited By Stefanie Felsberger, Ramesh Subramanian Copyright 2021
216 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book investigates the ways in which the mobile telephone has transformed societies around the world, bringing both opportunities and challenges. At a time when knowledge and truth are increasingly contested, the book asks how mobile technology has changed the ways in which people create, disseminate, and access knowledge. Worldwide, mobile internet access has surpassed desktop access, and... Read more

INTRODUCTION  1. Introduction: Mobile Technologies and Access to Knowledge, Ramesh Subramanian & Stefanie Felsberger  PART 1: ACCESS  2. Access: Mobile Technologies and A2K, Ramesh Subramanian  INDIA  3. Enhancing A2K through M-Learning: Reflections from a Study on Foreign Language Teaching in an Indian Metropolis, John B. Lourdusamy & Rishika Czarzasta  INDIA  4.. Pain of the Last Mile: Human to Human ICT Interface for the Poor and the Marginalized, Saji Matthew, Arun Kumar & Ramesh Subramanian BOTSWANA, 5. The Diffusion and Civic Application of Mobile Telephony: The Case of Botswana, William O. Lesitaokana  BRAZIL  6. The Blocking of Non-Approved Cell phones in Brazil: An A2K Perspective, Celina M.A. Bottino, Carlos Affonso Souza & Beatriz L.M. Nunes  PART 2: CONTROL  7. Control: Mobile Technologies and A2K, Stefanie Felsberger  SYRIA  8. The Tragic Dream of Autonomous Internet Access: The Case of Bassel Safadi and the Syrian Revolution, Harry Halpin  UNITED STATES, 9. Government-Provided Internet Access, Infrastructures of Free Expression, and the Role of the State, Enrique Armijo  BRAZIL  10. The Treasure Trove’s Tale: A Study on the Evolution and Popularization of Phones and Law Enforcement Access to Communications in Brazil, Dennys Antonialli & Jacqueline de Souza Abreu  PART 3: SOCIAL CHANGE & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY  11. Social Change, Economic Opportunity & Mobile Technologies, Stefanie Felsberger  HONG KONG  12. Mobile Social Media, Activism, and Social Change: Reflecting on the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, Colin Agur  SOUTH KOREA  13. A2K & Role of Mobile Technologies in South Korea’s Impeachment Scandal, Shubhangi Gokhale  EGYPT  14. An A2K Perspective on Ride Sharing Legislation: The Case of Uber in Egypt, Nagla Rizk  CONCLUSION  15. Contradictions and Tensions in Mobile Technologies and A2K, Stefanie Felsberger

Biography

Stefanie Felsberger is a Bartlett Fellow at the Access to Knowledge for Development Center, American University of Cairo, Egypt and PhD Researcher at the Center for Gender Studies, Cambridge University.

Ramesh Subramanian is the Gabriel Ferrucci Professor of Information Systems at the School of Business, Quinnipiac University, Connecticut, and A2K Fellow at the Information Society Project, Yale Law School.

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