DocumentCode
3025681
Title
Theories of technology and the making of public policy-taking local action in a global information society
Author
Cawood, John ; Simpson, Seamus
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. & Commun., Manchester Metropolitan Univ., UK
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
297
Lastpage
302
Abstract
Case studies of community informatics in North West England are used to assess the capacity of theories from the social studies of technology to inform public policy making. Our findings prompt us to look at models which link local action with global developments
Keywords
information technology; social aspects of automation; community informatics; global information society; information technology; public policy; social studies; Biological system modeling; Communication industry; Communications technology; Cultural differences; Environmental factors; Global communication; Industrial relations; Informatics; Local government; Public policy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Technology and Society, 2000. University as a Bridge from Technology to Society. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Rome
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5803-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISTAS.2000.915657
Filename
915657
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