Commissions and committees of enquiry into educational matters in developing countries hate advanced over 150 years from fact‐finding missions undertaken by visitors to…
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Commissions and committees of enquiry into educational matters in developing countries hate advanced over 150 years from fact‐finding missions undertaken by visitors to locally‐based investigations intended to guide government policy. In the course of time a mythology has grown up critical of such bodies which factual rebuttals can do little to dispel. Effective judgements must be based on a consideration of all relevant factors. When evaluating the degree of success of enquiries, account must be taken of both intrinsic and extrinsic influences including those beyond the education system itself. The existance of standing committees has proved valuable in ensuring the effective implementation of many recommendations. Despite their defects commissions and committees provide the best instrument available to governments to acquire specialist advice and consult with the public at large.
WHEN the Public Library was in its infancy it was looked upon as being a mere storehouse, and the librarian a distributor of books. The librarian of today, however, must not only…
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WHEN the Public Library was in its infancy it was looked upon as being a mere storehouse, and the librarian a distributor of books. The librarian of today, however, must not only guard and preserve the books in his charge, but make them and their contents, as far as possible, accessible to all those who desire to consult them.
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the extent of the use of the internet by terrorist organisations to achieve their strategic and operational objectives.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the extent of the use of the internet by terrorist organisations to achieve their strategic and operational objectives.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology adopted consisted of an extensive literature review on topics to include Islamic terrorism, cyber crime, globalisation, and financial crime, supported by field work to verify findings.
Findings
Al‐Qaeda has become a radical Islamic phenomenon held together through its global network of communities, both virtual and physical. One significant enabler has been the internet, which enables anonymous communication, aids recruitment, encourages the sharing of knowledge, as well as playing a significant role in the spreading of propaganda. The understanding of the use of internet‐based technologies, not only as a potential target for terrorist attack, but as a tool to achieve its ideological and operational goals, remains a neglected area of study requiring further focus.
Originality/value
This paper serves as a useful guide to alert and educate counter‐terrorism professionals, law enforcement and policy makers of the significance of the extent of the use of the internet for purposes such as operational planning, recruitment, psychological operations and fund raising. It is essential that these subjects should not be viewed as a peripheral issue to cyber‐terrorism, but instead, should be considered to be central to the existing counter‐terrorism effort.