Digital Middle East : state and society in the information age /
In recent years, the Middle East's information and communications landscape has changed dramatically. Increasingly, states, businesses, and citizens are capitalizing on the opportunities offered by new information technologies, the fast pace of digital transformations, and enhanced connectivity...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
Oxford University Press,
[2018]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In recent years, the Middle East's information and communications landscape has changed dramatically. Increasingly, states, businesses, and citizens are capitalizing on the opportunities offered by new information technologies, the fast pace of digital transformations, and enhanced connectivity. These changes are far from turning Middle Eastern nations into network societies, but their impact is significant. The growing adoption of a wide variety of information technologies and new media platforms in everyday life has given rise to complex dynamics that beg for a better understanding. Digital Middle East sheds a critical light on continuing changes that are closely intertwined with the adoption of information and communication technologies in the MENA region. Drawing on case studies from throughout the Middle East, the contributors explore how these digital transformations are playing out in the social, cultural, political, and economic spheres, exposing the various disjunctions and discordances that have marked the advent of the digital Middle East. Assesses government and civil society responses to the digital revolution in the Middle East. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 335 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-315) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190934651 0190934654 9780190942977 0190942975 |