‘The information society’ refers to a constellation of developments arising from the growing use of communication technologies in the acquisition, storage, and processing of information, and the role of information in supporting the creation and exchange of knowledge. Research on information societies really began to take off in the 1970s when Daniel Bell wrote about ‘the information age’. While there were earlier works that focused on the growing importance of information in the economy, it was not until the mid-1990s and the spread of the Internet that this field of study...
‘The information society’ refers to a constellation of developments arising from the growing use of communication technologies in the acquisiti...
Standards and standardization policies increasingly influence innovation and competitiveness. As well as examining how standards are developed and applied, this text considers whether technical standards function as effective public policy instruments and components in the process of industrial globalization.
Standards and standardization policies increasingly influence innovation and competitiveness. As well as examining how standards are developed and app...
The production and consumption of Information and Communication Technologies (or ICTs) has 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) has become embedded within our societies. The influence and imp...
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...
The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social and cultural consequences.
Provides the most up to date and comprehensive collection of essays from top scholars in the field
Includes contributions from western and eastern Europe, North and Central America, Africa and Asia
Offers new conceptual frameworks and new methodologies for mapping the contours of emergent global media and communication policy
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The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important,...
