Global networks and local values : a comparative look at Germany and the United States / Committee to Study Global Networks and Local Values, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Study Global Networks and Local Values.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series Global networks and local values

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks--Social aspects--Case studies.

Computer networks.

Computer networks--Social aspects--Germany.

Computer networks--Social aspects--United States.

Computer networks--Political aspects--Case studies.

Computer networks--Political aspects--Germany.

Computer networks--Political aspects--United States.

Computer networks--Economic aspects--Case studies.

Computer networks--Economic aspects--Germany.

Computer networks--Economic aspects--United States.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. ; [Great Britain] : National Academy Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Whether you call it the third wave, the information revolution, or the virtually connected world, the implications of a global information network are profound. As a society, we want to forestall the possible negative impacts without closing the door to the potential benefits. But how? Global Networks and Local Values provides perspective and direction, focusing on the relationship between global information networks and local values-that is, the political, economic, and cultural norms that shape our daily lives. This book is structured around an illuminating comparison between U.S. and German approaches toward global communication and information flow. (The United States and Germany are selected as two industrialized, highly networked countries with significant social differences.) Global Networks and Local Values captures the larger context of technology and culture, explores the political and commercial institutions where the global network functions, and highlights specific issues such as taxation, privacy, free speech, and more. The committee contrasts the technical uniformity that makes global communication possible with the diversity of the communities being served and explores the prospects that problems resulting from technology can be resolved by still more technology. This thoughtful volume will be of interest to everyone concerned about the social implications of the global Internet.

Contents:

Introduction and context The evolution of global networks Understanding local values and how they are affected by global networks Democracy and political institutions Free speech and the Internet Privacy and freedom of information The impact of global e-commerce on local values Governance in cyberspace : multi-level and multi-actor constitutionalism Information networks and culture Principles and conclusions

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9786610185108

9780309171298

0309171296

9781280185106

1280185104

9780309511308

0309511305

OCLC:

52824108