Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Development - Economic Development

Africa is the leading region in the world in the expansion of mobile money transactions, according to Global Findex. The book presents several significant themes and African states' efforts to address the political and economic factors influencing budget allocation to women-oriented programmes and projects in African communities. The book further investigates the impact of gender-responsive budgeting on women's empowerment and gender equality in these communities. The findings intend to analyse the effectiveness of the countries' approaches and share lessons that different African...

The e-commerce industry is growing year by year, with the COVID-19 pandemic having greatly accelerated this process. In response to the massive growth, this book analyses future trends in e-commerce, focusing on its importance in some parts of the economy as well key innovations, which include future logistics solutions such as automated delivery robots.

The most extensive part of the book is dedicated to exploring virtual reality in e-commerce, where the author presents research on the usage of VR goggles in online stores and discusses the potential advantages and threats. Also...

This book presents the proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2024), held on August 25-29, 2024. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, human biology and behavioral science, it provides researchers and practitioners alike with a comprehensive, timely guide on human factors and ergonomics. It also offers an excellent source of innovative ideas...

This book explores the global technological transformations that have shaped development of society for eons, from the emergence of Homo sapiens to the modern day. Looking at a potential future for all of this century and the beginning of the next, the book explores how society is changing as a result of the two most powerful trends: technological advances and global aging. It studies the forthcoming technological wave – the Cybernetic Revolution, which will encompass AI, medical technology and biotechnology, robotics, cognitive, nanotechnology etc. In turn, it shows why and how global...