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Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society

Buch | Softcover
274 Seiten
2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-4097-1 (ISBN)
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This book examines the role of research and the production of knowledge in the information society, with special emphasis on developing areas of the world. It contains cutting-edge technologies in the utilization of information technology for science and engineering.
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.


Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society is based on a three day conference that immediately precedes the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), in Tunisia (November 2005). Core issues of the conference lie at the intersection of computer science and engineering, information and communication technologies, the world wide web and development.


Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society is designed for a professional audience, composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable for graduate-level students in computer science, engineering and sociology.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.10.2010
Zusatzinfo 40 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 274 p. 40 illus.
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Datenbanken
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Netzwerke
Informatik Office Programme Outlook
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Web / Internet
Informatik Weitere Themen Hardware
Naturwissenschaften
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Empirische Sozialforschung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Makrosoziologie
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management
ISBN-10 1-4419-4097-9 / 1441940979
ISBN-13 978-1-4419-4097-1 / 9781441940971
Zustand Neuware
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