New Technologies in Developing Societies From Theory to Practice

New Technologies in Developing Societies examines critically, and from theoretical, practical and policy perspectives how new technologies are transforming day-to-day human activities in Africa and other developing regions. In particular it addresses how technologies are harnessed to enhance socioeconomic conditions, and how people use technologies to empower themselves and to foster a strong deliberative democracy. It also studies how they deal with the challenges that new technologies pose to the protection of intellectual property rights of indigenous people, and the struggles between tradition and modernity in the HIV/AIDS prevention campaign.

Levi Obijiofor (PhD) is Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the School of Journalism and Communication, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. His research focuses on the impact of technologies on journalistic practices, foreign news reporting across cultures, journalism education, and the impact of technologies on developing countries. He teaches journalism and communication courses.

1. Introduction
2. New Technologies And Socioeconomic Development Of Africa
3. Public Service Broadcasting For Economic Growth And Language Development
4. Indigenous Knowledge And Intellectual Property Rights In A New Age
5. The African Public Sphere In The Electronic Era
6. Changing Technologies And Changing Role Of Citizens
7. Tradition Versus Modernity In HIV/AIDS Prevention
8. Ethnographic Research In 'Offline' And Online Worlds
9. Mobile Phones Transforming Public Communication In Africa