EDRD 3160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: World Summit On The Information Society, The Contours, Neoliberalism
23 Jan 2017
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We will look at the major institutions influencing international communication in the latter half of the 20th century and on into the 21st century. This period is often referred to as the global information society. In addition, there is a range of international institutions involved in shaping global policy for information, communication and media. The importance of these institutions is their influence over what happens in and across the sector, for example, enforcing regulations and setting standards. While information and communication technologies (icts) are rapidly developing across the world, the international institutions have had varying degrees of success in taking action to ensure information, communication and media contribute to more equitable and sustainable global development. Fighting for and losing the new world information and communication order. 1970s, world of international communication and media was highly divided. The world had a wide range of attitudes and policies towards an ever-growing range of media agencies and technologies.
