
…es, in defence of its Internet censorship policy. As a result 18,000 websites are blocked in China. This censorship of access creates a knowledge divide between the Chinese population and the rest of the world. Furthermore, Governments exercise their power by subjectification of their people. Foucault’s theor…
…litical content. Therefore, our use of the Internet is being subjected to control and surveillance. This Governmental control has a directly affects the use and quality of access of ICTs. It can be inferred that those belonging to a controlled atmosphere suffer with regards to the use…
…pact on the economic and social status of its people especially with regards to the digital divide. For example, the liberalisation policy adopted by Jamaica in the year 2000 opened the door to foreign telecom industries for a sector that was dominated by Cable & Wireless* for 128 years. The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) data shows that there were approximately 2.95 million cel…