{"product_id":"enabling-openness-fernando-perini-9781552505786","title":"Enabling Openness: The future of the information society in Latin America and the Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years the internet and other network technologies have emerged as a central issue for development in Latin America and the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They have shown their potential to increase productivity and competitiveness in the economy, to create new ways to deliver education and health services, and to be driving forces for the modernisation of the provision of public services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book examines some of the key unanswered questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill the internet in Latin America and the Caribbean remain open over the next ten years?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill online surveillance increasingly challenge individual privacy?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill open data, social media and new forms of participation improve democracy in the region?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill we be able to harness the collaborative potential of the internet to create more socially meaningful and sustainable economies?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWill digital education, science and creativity flourish in the region, reflecting the diversity and culture of its people?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe answers to these questions will be central to determining whether or not the internet will effectively contribute to a more open and developed society in our corner of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book builds on a seminar, \u003ci\u003eOpen Development: Exploring the future of the information society in Latin America and the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, held in Montevideo on 2-3 April 2013. Organised by Fundación Comunica and IDRC, and held alongside the \u003ci\u003eFourth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, the seminar was an opportunity to reflect on the direction of the changes happening in the region, to bring new themes to the table and to explore how they can better be addressed in regional efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The 25 chapters in the book include the reflections of many of the region's leading experts in the area. Rather than present a single consolidated perspective, the authors dive into the issues, explore new ways to frame the problems and seek new solutions. Despite the considerable diversity, the book highlights many emerging points of agreement about new opportunities and challenges for the information society in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fernando Perini,Bruce Girard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552505782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552505786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IDRC Crdi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.49d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fernando Perini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439752622335,"sku":"9781552505786","price":8.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0c00a30-d5d3-4db0-83b8-2984f597f232.jpg?v=1777179167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/enabling-openness-fernando-perini-9781552505786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}