期刊名称：International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
电子版ISSN：1814-0556
出版年度：2008
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：2-4
出版社：University of the West Indies
摘要：Welcome to Volume 4 Issue 1 of the International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT). This issue brings articles on the use of ICT in education from and/or about Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Sultanate of Oman and USA. It also brings a blog byone of the editors ¨C"CEDICT: Communication, Education and Development using ICT" -http://cedict.blogspot.com/The discourse attending the diffusion of network technologies into developing countries has oftenpresented the new media as a utopian, egalitarian and empow ering tool with the potential of ushering in a new era of development, democracy, and positive cultural change. In "The Internet in developing countries: A medium of economic, cultural and political domination", Abdulkafi Albirini examines the economic, cultural, and political effects of the Internet within the historical context of developing countries. The article traces the politically-inspired evolution of the Internet, its transfer into developing countries, and the economic, cultural, and political consequences of this transfer. The article proposes alternative approaches to Internet adoption, where Internet initiatives are embedded and placed in the service of the general development goals ofdeveloping countries
