Friday, November 26, 2004

Internet & Civil Society

UNDP Chapter 4: Unleashing Human Creativity: National Strategies. http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~chan/istb01/readings/UNDP_report2001_ch4.pdf
:The funds of investment for technology could also be invested in Korea’s first venture capital fund, the Korea Technology Development Corporation, or in collaborative R&D efforts with public research institutes. The government has given tax credits, allowed accelerated depreciation for investments in R&D facilities and cut taxes and import duties on research equipment. It has also used other tax incentives to promote technology imports. Though South Korea’s strategy for promoting technology has created large conglomerates, South Korea is one of the most dramatic examples of rapid technological transformation

Lee, Hyeon Woo. Chonghbohwa sidae ui midio wa munhwa: Study on Social Communication of Internet Users. Hanguk Sahoe Hakhoe (1998): 470~486
: Alternative news media using the Internet plays a role of monitoring and reporting freely whether public officials and assemblymen represent the public's interest and responsibilities for Koreans.


Lee, H., O' Keefe, R.M., and Yun, K. The growth of broadband and electronic commerce in South Korea; Contributing factor. The Information Society 19.1 (2003): 81-93
: South Korea is noted for its rapid economic development over recent decades, joinging the OECD in 1996. The OECD noted that information of internet users in South Korea according to Korea Network Information Center (KRNIC).

Root, Hilton L. What Democracy Can Do For East Asia” Journal of Democracy 13.1 (2002) 113-126

Katz, Ellis. Responses to Change by State and Local Government: Contemporary Experiments in the Laboratories of Democracy. Issues of Democracy 8.2 (2003): 6-12

Steidel, Sharon Couch. Using E-Government: Effects of the Digital Revolution. Issues of Democracy 8.2 (2003): 13-18

Plusquellic, Donald L. Public Safety in an Unsafe World. Issues of Democracy 8.2 (2003): 19-21

Gree, Eric. Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation: A Case Study on Cyber Crime. Issues of Democracy 8.2 (2003): 27-31

Oliveira, Miguel Darcy de and Rajesh Tandon. The Emergence of Global Civil Society. Issues of Democracy 1.8 (1996): 18-21

: Civil movement sources from the spiritual, religious, moral or political inspiration but the common thread in this ever-changing quilt is to be found in the realm of values: solidarity and compassion for the fate and well-being of others, including unknown distant others; a sense of personal responsibility and reliance on one’s own initiative to do the right thing; the impulse toward altruistic giving and sharing; the refusal of inequality, violence, and oppression.

Slim, Randa. Need for citizen activism greater now than ever. Issues of Democracy 1.8 (1996): 22-24

Shanker, Albert. The Importance of Civic Education. Issues of Democracy 1.8 (1996): 25-26

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