CMN2168 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Gilles Deleuze, Network Society, Optical Fiber
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Objectives: better understanding of how a network society works, a knowledge of the power dynamic within networks, a comprehension of icts networks impact on several sectors of society. Importance of information and technology of communication (ict) Globalization and the use of ict open up opportunities for promoting democracy and prosperity in poorer parts of the planet. Ict provide tools for disseminating information, participating in decision-making, and improving environmental conditions, gender equity, social justice, peace, and health (lelliott et al. Ict, as both a symbol and an aspect of globalization, is based on a developed-world perspective. 2: a nomad, like a rhizome is not rooted in an ordered space and time, and does not repose on an identity; instead it rides difference, the nomad knows no boundaries and wanders across diverse spaces. But only now have they become the most powerful form for organizing instrumentality, rather than expressiveness: the reason is fundamentally technological.