Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects

This book offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on the ethics of 'artificial intelligence' - autonomous, intelligent, (and connected) systems, or AISs, applying principles of social cognition to understand the social and ethical issues associated with the creation, adoption, and implementation of AISs.

The Internet has been transformed in the past years from a system primarily oriented on information provision into a medium for communication and community-building.

In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, Microsoft project veteran Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects.

Overviews of interdisciplinary research partnerships applying AI, IE, and OR to societal and operational problems in healthcare settings.

As education becomes more dependent on data-intensive algorithmic systems, private corporate power continues to grow.

Virtual reality has introduced what is literally a new dimension of reality to daily life.

This book is the first to directly address the question of how to bridge what has been termed the "e;great divide"e; between the approaches of systems developers and those of social scientists to computer supported cooperative work--a question that has been vigorously debated in the systems development literature.

Leaders in the field of serious games share practical guidelines and lessons learned from researching and developing learning games.

This book provides rare insights into the nature of contemporary, technologically-facilitated government.

Provides academics, journalists, and general readers with bird''s-eye view of data-driven practices and their impact in politics and media.

This book provides a long-overdue account of online technology and its impact on the work and lifestyles of professional employees.

Modern neuroscience is providing profound insights into nature's most mysterious puzzle -- the human brain -- while applications of information and computer science are transforming the way people interact with each other and with the world around them.

At last - the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers.

Handbook of Inclusive Knowledge Management: Ensuring Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity in Knowledge Processing Activities examines the role that diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) plays in the field and discipline of knowledge management (KM).

A resource for social scientists on how Twitter data can be used to study individual behavior and social interaction.

Trust and Records in an Open Digital Environment explores issues that arise when digital records are entrusted to the cloud and will help professionals to make informed choices in the context of a rapidly changing digital economy.

In the 1960s, it became increasingly clear that more and more information was going to be stored on computers, not on pieces of paper.

This book provides extensive research into the use of augmented reality in the three interconnected and overlapping fields of the tourism industry, museum exhibitions, and cultural heritage.

In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness?

The purpose of this book is to avail students of the many different reasons and back-stories equated with the advent of interaction design and its effect on our world.

This comprehensive volume introduces the nature and the impact of the new information and communication technologies on business and society.

Massive changes are taking place in society surrounding the delivery of information to individuals and the way they process this information.

This book offers a detailed exploration of the transformative potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain in reshaping industries.

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th IFIP WG 11.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third IFIP WG 13.

AI in and for Africa: A Humanistic Perspective explores the convoluted intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) with Africa's unique socio-economic realities.

What is artificial intelligence?

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Security, IWSEC 2019, held in Tokyo, Japan, in August 2019.

Digital technologies should be making life easier.

This book presents a set of models, methods, and techniques that allow the successful implementation of data governance (DG) in an organization and reports real experiences of data governance in different public and private sectors.

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Financial services institutions like international banks and insurance companies frequently need to adapt to changes in their environments, yet manage risk and ensure regulatory compliance.

This guide to tackling the gender imbalance in technology professions offers expertise, initiatives and true stories to support those wishing to bring greater gender diversity into the workplace.

You will find in this book a fascinating critical analysis about digital technology from a humanistic perspective.

What is "e;misinformation"e;?

This book sets out to define and consolidate the field of bioinformation studies in its transnational and global dimensions, drawing on debates in science and technology studies, anthropology and sociology.

Winner of the "e;Outstanding Academic Title"e; recognition by Choice for the 2020 OAT Awards.

In the past two decades, the Internet has come to dominate every aspect of everyday life.

Edited by three of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of technology, this new handbook provides a thoughtful and evidence-driven examination of contemporary technology's impact on society and human behavior.

This book aims to bring to the reader an overview of different applications of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on more than 20 years of experience working on these interfaces.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th IFIP WG 8.

"e;Made me look at the industrial revolution, invention, sleeping beauties, contexts and the forces that shape our societies differently.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th CCF Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, ChineseCSCW 2018, held in Guilin, China, in August 2018.

New technologies are radically changing the way that families connect with one another: we can text our teenagers from work, eat dinner with far-away parents via video link, and instantly upload and share photos after a family day out.