Industrial Revolution 4.0, Tech Giants, and Digitized Societies
Industry 4.0 explores the emergence of disruptive digital technologies such as robotics, blockchain, nanotechnology and 3D printing and their impact on human lives and jobs in globalized 21st century societies. Incorporating a cutting edge area studies perspective, it considers the challenges and lo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019. |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Part A Section on Industrial Revolution 4.0, Tech giants, and Digitized societies
- Tech Giants, Digitized Workplaces and Societies: Comparative area studies analyses of North American and East Asian responses to Industrial Revolution 4.0
- Digital Disruptions and the Workplace
- The Internet of Things (IoT)
- The Rise of Smart Cities
- Conclusion
- Part B Section on Specific Case Studies
- Case Study 1 - Japan's Foreign Talent Policy and the Future of Robot Replacements
- Case Study 2 - Service Learning
- Case Study 3 - The Rise of Smart Cities in China - Domestic development and comparative perspectives
- Case Study 4 - 'Active Aging' and 'Healthy Aging': a comparative survey of coping mechanisms for greying populations in Japan and Hong Kong
- Case Study 5 - Cashless Convenience in China - A survey of its development and a case study of the political economics behind the Mechanism
- Case Study 6 - A Traditional SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) in Singapore Turns to Digital Technologies for Boosting Retail Business
- Part C Section on Quizzes
- Quiz 1: Tech Giants, Digitized Workplaces and Societies Quiz
- Quiz 1: Digital Disruptions and the Workplace Quiz
- Quiz 1: IoT
- Quiz 1: Rise of Smart Cities
- Quiz 1: Section A: Drawn from Chapter A5 Conclusion
- Quiz 1: Section A: Drawn from Chapter B4 Case Study 4.
