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Computers and Telecommunications. A Survey of the Status, Characteristics and Implications of the Information Society. An Element of the Accreditation Self-Study at College of the Mainland, Texas City, Texas.

Vaughan, Jerry L. – 1982

Prepared as part of the College of the Mainland's reaffirmation of accreditation, this report describes international interest in the information society concept, and defines an information society as the evolutionary outcome of the progressive development and decentralization of computing technology and communications technology. The…

Descriptors: Computers, Delivery Systems, Futures (of Society), Global Approach

Unesco Regional Meeting of Computer Centre Directors in Africa (Arusha, Tanzania, April 14-18, 1980). Final Report

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Nairobi (Kenya). Regional Office of Science and Technology for Africa. – 1980

The main points on the agenda of this meeting attended by eight chief participants from seven member states of UNESCO in the African Region and several observers were: (1) presentations by participants on their experiences in the application of informatics (i.e., computer applications in information dissemination) in the region; (2) problems in…

Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computers

Communication and Participation: Freedoms and Constraints of the Audio-Visual. Proceedings of the Colloquy (Charleroi, Belgium, March 1981).

Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1981

Papers and reports are presented from a colloquy that was a culminating project of the European Council for Cultural Cooperation. In "Public Participation, Self Expression of Groups and Individuals," Paul Beaud discusses the concepts of community media and the new media. "The Evolution of the Great Communication Networks," by…

Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Community Programs, Computers, Cultural Activities