ICT-policy in a geographical context

Lorentzon, Sten

doi:10.4000/netcom.2476

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“…In particular, if information and communication technologies are attenuating the force of destiny towards opportunities for individuals and places (see Kellerman & Paradiso 2007 for a detailed discussion on the positive side of the coin; Lorentzon 1998, 2007), some applications and developers and market operations are concerned with how codes, practices in cyberspace shape our world negatively (Thrift & French 2002; Dodge & Kitchin 2005a, 2005b; Graham & Zook 2006).…”

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Benchmarking the Quality of Geoweb: Information and Tacit Knowledge About Restaurants in Three Italian Cities

Paradiso¹

2012

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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If information and communication technologies are contributing to the attenuation of the force of destiny towards opportunities for individuals and places, then some applications, together with practices of ranking, mapping and delivering the representation of place will be concerned with how codes or practices in cyberspace negatively or positively shape our world. This paper examines the quality of geo-web information from 'Google maps' applied to the empirical case of the Italian cities of Benevento, Bologna and Siena. It interprets data using a three-level benchmarking of information-listing generated by web queries of localised services: the Google geocoded Internet, Yellow Pages, and tacit knowledge. The implications of the on-line/off-line visibility of local enterprises for local development actions, and the implications of hidden filters and ranking within the framework of the contemporary global information society will be outlined. Furthermore, an assessment model of the 'geoquality' of geocoded Internet spatial information is developed.

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