Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Shrum, Wesley (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Benson, Keith R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bijker, Wiebe E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Brunnstein, Klaus (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Θέματα: Computer science.; Computers.; Computers and civilization.; E-commerce.; Social sciences.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Computer Science.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; e-Commerce/e-business.; Computers and Society.; Information Systems and Communication Service.

Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society examines the role of research and the production of knowledge in the information society, with special emphasis on developing areas of the world. Core issues of the book lie at the intersection of computer science and engineering, infor...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Learning from the Past, Present and Future
• ICT for Development: Illusions, Promises, Challenges, and Realizations
• History of ICT
• The Origin and Early Development of the Internet and of the Netizen: Their Impact on Science and Society
• ICT and Development
• Roles of ICT in the Information Society
• International Collaborations Through the Internet
• University Relations for Capacity Building—Highlights of HP’s Program
• Women & ICT: Education and Employment Issues and Opportunities in Developing Countries
• Promise and Practice of Open Access to E-Science
• Gaining and Sustaining Access to Science Findings
• Publishing and Disseminating Science Findings
• Information Access and Issues of Bandwidth
• Global Internet Research
• Science and ICT in China
• ICT and the Kerala Model
• Research Process and Connectivity in the Information Society.