Communications and global intellectual property rights: ICTs and development in Africa.
The arrival of the digital era provides great opportunities for developing countries in accessing information and knowledge. The development of digital libraries and archives, Internet-based distance learning programmes and the ability of scientists and researchers to access a sophisticated on-line...
| Publicado en: | Critical Arts: A South-North Journal of Cultural & Media Studies Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 83 - 96 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2006
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