DocumentCode :
2570753
Title :
From information-poverty to information-rich: ICT as enabler
Author :
Kamba, Manir Abdullahi ; Mansor, Yushiana
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Libr. & Inf. Sci., Bayero Univ., Kano, Nigeria
fYear :
2010
fDate :
13-14 Dec. 2010
Abstract :
This paper highlights on the issue of information poverty in the Muslim world and strategize the use of ICT in moving towards information-rich society. The potentials that can be derived from ICT in the development of Muslim world are discussed. The paper also outlined the challenges that deter the Muslim world from information-empowerment. Factors that hinder the Muslim world to migrate from digital gap to digital inclusion are discussed. Furthermore, the paper concludes that the developments of ICT and digital technologies if properly applied by Muslim world can lead them to be part of the information society and consequently become information power societies. This can also lead to digital inclusion, which will have impact on the empowerment of the Muslim ummah.
Keywords :
Digital Divide; information technology; societies; ICT; Muslim ummah empowerment; Muslim world; digital inclusion; digital technology; information empowerment; information poverty; information power society; information rich society; information technology; Educational institutions; Indexes; Systematics; Digital Gap; Digital Inclusion; Information-Poverty; Information-Rich; Muslim world;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jakarta
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7920-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7922-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICT4M.2010.5971926
Filename :
5971926
Link To Document :
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