Open AccessSociocultural Environment of the Internet: New Values and Communicative Meanings
Author(s) -
Olga V. Shlykova
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
observatoriâ kulʹtury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-0047
pISSN - 2072-3156
DOI - 10.25281/2072-3156-2015-0-4-86-98
Subject(s) - sociocultural evolution , the internet , informatization , globalization , context (archaeology) , sociology , phenomenon , information society , information and communications technology , cultural heritage , digital divide , political science , public relations , knowledge management , world wide web , computer science , epistemology , geography , anthropology , philosophy , archaeology , law
The article discusses the phenomenon of the Internet, the dynamics of its development, and the features of cultural policy in the context of information society. A certain part of the article is dedicated to the programs of informatization and internetization of our country, programs of removal of the digital divide and providing the country with the Internet access to its cultural heritage. The author presents the results of the information readiness monitoring of several regions of Russia, the results help to reveal the threats concerned with the globalization and with the implementation of information and communication technologies as well as to open the prospects and trends for future development of the Electronic Russia and the culture of “new opportunities”. The article’s publications review covers more than 50 sources. There are monographs, textbooks, dissertation abstracts, which allows to see who and how explores the new reality.