| Título: | Towards Regionalization of New Communication Services in the CARICOM: A Technological Free-For-All |
| Autores: | Brown, Aggrey; CARIMAC, University of the West Indies |
| Fecha: | 1995-03-01 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: | Communication |
| Descripción: | Abstract: The regionalization of new telecommunications and media services in the Caribbean has to be seen in the context of the history of a region which remains fragmented along the lines of antecedent colonial connections. While the inevitability of pan-Caribbean co-operation, if not integration, has to be acknowledged, the regionalization of new information/communication (infocom) services in the Caribbean proceeds along the traditional geopolitical lines. This paper focuses on the English-speaking Caribbean, which comprises the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The specific issues that are pertinent to the notion of regionalization of services are geopolitical, economic, and technological. More precisely, the region's proximity to North America, the emergence of a competitive global economy, and the role of infocom technologies in the global economy, both as a sector of that economy and as the cohesive element within it, are our main concerns. Résumé: Afin de bien comprendre pourquoi les nouveaux services de radiodiffusion et de télécommunication aux Caraïbes tendent à être régionaux, il faut se rappeler que les pays caraïbes demeurent divisés les uns des autres en conséquence de la diversité de leurs origines coloniales. Bien qu'il faille reconnaître que la coopération pan-caraïbe est inévita-ble, la régionalisation de nouveaux services d'information et de communication dans les Caraïbes se conforme aux alliances géopolitiques traditionnelles. Cet article se concentre sur les Caraïbes anglophones, composantes du "Caribbean Community" (CARICOM)--la "Communauté caraïbe". Les questions se rapportant spécifiquement à cette idée de régionalisation de services sont d'ordre géopolitique, économique, et technologique. Plus précisément, nos questions principales sont: l'effet de la proximité de l'Amérique du Nord sur les Caraïbes, l'émergence d'un marché concurrentiel global, et l'importance de technologies d'information et de communication dans l'économie globale, autant comme soutiens de celle-ci que comme produits marchandables. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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