학술논문

Narrowing the digital divide: initiatives undertaken by the Association of South‐East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Program, 2002, Vol. 36, Issue 1, pp. 13-22.
Subject
review-article
General review
cat-IKM
Information & knowledge management
cat-LISC
Library & information science
cat-ICT
Information & communications technology
cat-IBRT
Information behaviour & retrieval
cat-LLM
Librarianship/library management
cat-INT
Internet
cat-MTD
Metadata
cat-LTC
Library technology
Information
Disadvantaged groups
ASEAN
Language
English
ISSN
0033-0337
Abstract
The purpose is to provide an understanding of the issue of the “digital divide” and to describe how the Association of South‐East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has attempted to address this issue at the regional level. It is not an attempt to provide an exhaustive treatment of initiatives undertaken by the ASEAN regional grouping, but aims to provide sufficient information as to where the region is heading and the limitations at the regional level in undertaking this mammoth task. Concludes with directions for libraries and information providers.