ABOUT
The following key issues are explored under this
topic:
1. Introduction to the global information society
A) Technology B) Borderless communication
2. The social infrastructure
A) Network infrastructure B) Platform C) Applications
3. Fostering ICTs: a country-wise approach
A) Economically advanced countries B) Information- advanced
countries C) Developing countries D) Asian perspective
4. Increasing accessibility
A) Evolving notion of universal service B) Digital
empowerment C) Competition or government monopoly?
D) Sustainable infrastructure
5. Affordability
A) Choice of infrastructure B) Usage optimization C) Pricing
strategy for a fast penetration
D) Subsidy and WTO principle E) Affordability for whom?
6. Governance of the Global Information
Society
A) International telecommunications union B) Internet
engineering task force C) Convention on cyberspace
D) Sustainability and diversity
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