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来源类型 | Policy Briefs |
规范类型 | 简报 |
来源ID | CIGI Junior Fellows Policy Brief No. 4 |
Furthering Democracy in Libya with Information Technology: Opportunities for the International Donor Community | |
Chris Jones; Sharon Kennedy; Siobhan Kerr; Joseph Mitchell; Daniel Safayeni | |
发表日期 | 2012-09-13 |
出版年 | 2012 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Social media played a central and celebrated role in the uprisings that took place in the Arab world in 2011, facilitating the organization and coordination of popular resistance to dictatorial regimes in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. The use of social media channels to popularize and concentrate resistance was made possible, in part, by the recent growth of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in the region. While the lack of economic growth, job opportunities and political agency were fundamental driving forces behind the Arab revolutions, ICT and social media were critical tools that helped transform the deep-seated discontent into a widespread social movement. This CIGI Junior Fellows policy brief considers how the international donor community can support the development of the ICT sector to support democratization in Libya. Following an overview of ICT development and prospects for growth in Libya, the brief proposes technology recommendations in three areas that international donors can support to strengthen Libya’s transition to democracy, including: support for mobile election monitoring; increased Internet access and computer literacy training; and a broad “e-government” initiative. |
URL | https://www.cigionline.org/publications/furthering-democracy-libya-information-technology-opportunities-international-donor |
来源智库 | Centre for International Governance Innovation (Canada) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/180084 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Chris Jones,Sharon Kennedy,Siobhan Kerr,et al. Furthering Democracy in Libya with Information Technology: Opportunities for the International Donor Community. 2012. |
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