India's Communication Revolution

Download or read book India's Communication Revolution written by Arvind Singhal and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2001-06-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the recent social changes in Indian society, resulting from the applications of new communication technologies such as satellites, cable television and the Internet. Though far from becoming an information society, it shows how India is making remarkable progress in that direction through an informatization strategy: the process through which communication technologies are used for furthering socio-economic development. The authors discuss the various processes at work at both the governmental level and in private enterprise, the rapid technological development and their impact on Indian society, the growth of software parks, the Internet revolution and the lessons learned so far.