Globalization, Linguistic Diversity, and Information Dissemination in Malawi

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Title:	Globalization, Linguistic Diversity, and Information Dissemination in Malawi
Author:	Kamwendo, Gregory H.
Year:	2008
Periodical:	Perspectives on Global Development and Technology (ISSN 1569-1500)
Volume:	7
Issue:	3
Pages:	271-280
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Malawi
Subjects:	information technology information dissemination globalization
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1163/156914908X370700
Abstract:	In a linguistically heterogeneous country, one of the critical challenges is to make information accessible to all people. Various communication media can be used: television, radio, telephone, the Internet and others. Malawi needs to embrace Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in order to achieve development in all spheres of human life. Malawi's use of ICTs ranks low. The critical challenge, therefore, is to promote an increased use of ICTs with the aim of improving people's access to information. Given that only a minority of Malawians have access to ICTs, that television has not significantly penetrated into rural areas where 80 % of the population lives, and that there is also a high illiteracy rate, the radio becomes the most accessible form of technology for information dissemination in Malawi.