Perspectives and Policies on ICT in Society: An Ifip Tc9 (Computers and Society) Handbook

by Chrisanthi Avgerou

Governments, the media, the information technology industry and scientists publicly argue that information and communication technologies (ICT) will bring about an inevitable transition from "industrial" to "information" or "knowledge-based" economies and societies. It is assumed that all aspects of our economic and social lives, in both the public and private spheres, will be radically different from what they are today. The World Summit on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441938095
• ISBN13: 9781441938091
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"