Title: The information revolution and the Arab world : its impact on state and society.
Authors: Markaz al-Imārāt lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-Buḥūth al-Istirātījīyah.
Publisher: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research ,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Telecommunication Social aspects Arab countries Congresses.; Telecommunication Political aspects Arab countries Congresses.; Telecommunication policy Arab countries Congresses.; Information technology Arab countries Congresses.
Contents: Introduction / Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi -- The information-communications revolution and the global economy / Lester Thurow -- What makes Arabian Gulf satellite TV programs? A comparative analysis of the volume, origin, and type of program / Abdellatif Aloofy -- The contribution of public opinion research to an understanding of the information revolution and its impact in North Africa and beyond / Mark Tessler -- Mass media and the policy process / David Morgan -- Triumph of the image and its aftermath : the Gulf War as media ecology / Hamid Mowlana -- The Arab World and the information age : promises and challenges / Mustapha Masmoudi -- Telecommunications trends and policies in the United Arab Emirates and their implications for national development / Muhammad I. Ayish -- The impact of the information revolution on society and state in Jordan / Saqer Abdel-Rahim -- The age of creation and communication / Michel Saloff-Coste.