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A number of countries especially those in the developed world and some in developing countries are putting in place policies and plans designed to transform their economies into an information and knowledge economy. Governments worldwide have recognized the role that Information and Communication Technologies could play in socio-economic development. The information revolution and the extraordinary increase in the spread of knowledge have given birth to a new era-one of knowledge and information which effects directly economic, social, cultural and political activities of all regions of the world, including Africa. This is why it is important for Africa, in general, and Nigeria, in particular, to be aware of the implications, prepare to avoid the most telling consequences and prepare to meet its challenges. The wide gap in availability and use of ICTs across the world and the influences ICTs exert on globalization at the expense of developing countries were carefully examined and suggestions and necessary policies were offered for developing countries to leap-frog the industrialization stage and transform their economies into high value-added information economies that can compete with the advanced countries on the global market. Globalization as one of the reasons for possible widening of the gap between the poor and the rich nations was examined and the emerging concept of "digital slavery" was carefully evaluated. The main goal of this paper is to examine the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) revolution and the concept of globalization as they effect developing countries. Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University Twenty-First Century "Digital Slavery" for Developing Countries-Myth or Reality?
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Information and Communication Technologies and the Effects of Globalization: Information and Communication Technologies Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship v.6 no.1-2 (Summer 2005)