The Smartness Mandate

by Robert Mitchell and Orit Halpern

Over the last half century, "smartness"--the drive for ubiquitous computing--has become a mandate: a new mode of managing and governing politics, economics, and the environment.

Smart phones. Smart cars. Smart homes. Smart cities. The imperative to make our world ever smarter in the face of increasingly complex challenges raises several questions: What is this "smartness mandate"? How has it emerged, and what does it say about our evolving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262544512
• ISBN13: 9780262544511
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"