The information and communication technologies (ICTs) of the 1990s enable the electronic production and consumption of increasingly vast quantities of information. The effects are likely to be both unpredictable and contradictory, and will have consequences for business, governments, organizations, and citizens. In this agenda-setting book, a highly experienced interdisciplinary team describe and analyze the impact of these developments. This book moves from economics, sociology, and political science in its study of information and communication and will be essential reading for all those in...
The information and communication technologies (ICTs) of the 1990s enable the electronic production and consumption of increasingly vast quantities of...
This book provides a critical assessment of progress towards the Information Society. Drawing upon unique empirical data, this book lays the foundation for more useful theories of the process of change, and more effective strategies and policies for increasing the benefits from the Information Society. The authors provide insights into the social, economic, and political forces that are structuring the pathway to the Information Society-and its consequences for business and individuals in their everyday lives.
This book provides a critical assessment of progress towards the Information Society. Drawing upon unique empirical data, this book lays the foundatio...
What does it mean to live and work inside the information and communication technology revolution? Drawing upon cognitive, economic, management, political, and sociological theories, this book focuses on the nature and significance of newly-emerging patterns of social and technical interaction as digital technologies become more pervasive in the knowledge economy.
What does it mean to live and work inside the information and communication technology revolution? Drawing upon cognitive, economic, management, polit...
The production and consumption of Information and Communication Technologies (or ICTs) have become embedded within our societies. The influence and implications of this have an impact at a macro level, in the way our governments, economies, and businesses operate, and in our everyday lives. This handbook is about the many challenges presented by ICTs. It sets out an intellectual agenda that examines the implications of ICTs for individuals, organizations, democracy, and the economy. Explicity interdisciplinary, and combining empirical research with theoretical work, it is organised around...
The production and consumption of Information and Communication Technologies (or ICTs) have become embedded within our societies. The influence and im...
What does it mean to live and work inside the information and communication technology revolution? Drawing upon cognitive, economic, management, political, and sociological theories, this book focuses on the nature and significance of newly-emerging patterns of social and technical interaction as digital technologies become more pervasive in the knowledge economy.
What does it mean to live and work inside the information and communication technology revolution? Drawing upon cognitive, economic, management, polit...
This book is an impressive survey of our collective and cumulative understanding of the evolution of digital communication systems and the Internet. While the information societies of the twenty-first century will develop ever more sophisticated technologies, the Internet is now a familiar and pervasive part of the world in which we live, work, and communicate. As such it is important to take stock of some fundamental questions--whether, for example, it contributes to progress, social cohesion, democracy, and growth--and at the same time to review the rich and varied theories and perspectives...
This book is an impressive survey of our collective and cumulative understanding of the evolution of digital communication systems and the Internet. W...
En los ultimos anos la internet y otras tecnologias de red se han convertido en un asunto central para el desarrollo de America Latina y el Caribe. Han demostrado su capacidad de aumentar la productividad y la competitividad de las economias, crear nuevas formas de ofrecer servicios de educacion y salud, y funcionar como fuerzas impulsoras para la modernizacion de la prestacion de servicios publicos.
Este libro examina algunas de las preguntas claves: Internet continuara siendo abierta durante la proxima decada? La vigilancia en linea desafiara cada vez mas la privacidad individual? Los...
En los ultimos anos la internet y otras tecnologias de red se han convertido en un asunto central para el desarrollo de America Latina y el Caribe....
In recent years the internet and other network technologies have emerged as a central issue for development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
They have shown their potential to increase productivity and competitiveness in the economy, to create new ways to deliver education and health services, and to be driving forces for the modernisation of the provision of public services.
This book examines some of the key unanswered questions:
Will the internet in Latin America and the Caribbean remain open over the next ten years? Will online surveillance increasingly challenge...
In recent years the internet and other network technologies have emerged as a central issue for development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
