Synopsis
The digital divide in tribal lands in north America, digital deras connecting farmers in rural Pakistan and offline underground internet in Cuba.
- Programme: Digital Planet
- Episode: Community Networks: Connecting the unconnected
- Channel: BBC World Service
- Broadcast year: 2022
- Sociology | What is the relationship between globalisation and digital forms of communication? | Definitions of globalisation and problems: digital revolution; global village; virtual communities; networked global society; social media. Applying sociological theories to digital forms of communication.
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