In modernity, an individual identity was constituted from civil society, while in a globalized network society, human identity, if it develops at all, must grow from communal resistance.
Human Choice and Computers: Issues of Choice and Quality of Life in the Information Society presents different views about how terrorist actions are influencing political and social discussions and decisions, and it covers questions related to legitimacy and power in the Information Society.
Privacy and Technologies of Identity: A Cross-Disciplinary Conversation provides an overview of ways in which technological changes raise privacy concerns.
Governments, the media, the information technology industry and scientists publicly argue that information and communication technologies (ICT) will bring about an inevitable transition from "e;industrial"e; to "e;information"e; or "e;knowledge-based"e; economies and societies.
Technology Enhanced Learning is an essential reference for both academic and professional researchers in the field of institutional and home education.
Computing in the Nordic countries started in late 1940s mainly as an engineering activity to build computing devices to perform mathematical calculations and assist mathematicians and engineers in scientific problem solving.
Legal Programming: Designing Legally Compliant RFID and Software Agent Architectures for Retail Processes and Beyond provides a process-oriented discussion of the legal concerns presented by agent-based technologies, processes and programming.
Engineering the Knowledge Society (EKS) - Event of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) This book is the result of a joint event of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) held during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva, Switzerland, December 11 - 12, 2003.
International Federation for Information Processing The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication.
This collection of exclusive interviews provides a fascinating insight into the thoughts and ideas of influential figures from the world of IT and computing, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Donald Knuth, Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Wales, Grady Booch, Steve Wozniak, Vint Cerf, Karen Sparck Jones and Dame Stephanie Shirley.
So you've heard about Facebook-maybe your friends have invited you to join or it's the hot topic around the water cooler-but you're not sure what it's all about.
Industry officials and government policymakers have for some time decried the lack of a framework for establishing and defending Research and Development (R&D) policies.
Most contemporary accounts of the role of technology in world culture are alarmist and, at times, condemn many uses of technology without much effort to get beyond the surface of this worldwide phenomenon.
A wakeup call that shows us how to live our best and longest lives through the power of AIKey FeaturesDiscover how the latest cutting-edge developments in health and AI are helping us live longer, healthier, and better livesPersonalize your health, wealth and well-being using technology best suited to help you plan and build up your assets for a multi-stage lifeUnderstand how we can live our best lives in a post-COVID-19 world and equip ourselves for the next pandemic using technologyBook DescriptionLive Longer with AI examines how the latest cutting-edge developments are helping us to live longer, healthier and better too.
Cyber Minds brings together an unrivalled panel of international experts who offer their insights into current cybersecurity issues in the military, business, and government.
Reach more customers and grow your business with today's most powerful marketing tool: Word-of-MouthHighly Recommended shows the impact of customer recommendations on businesses--transforming how people buy, how you reach customers, how you improve products, and ultimately how you can grow your company by leveraging the power of recommendations.
Activity, Behavior, and Healthcare Computing relates to the fields of vision and sensor-based human action or activity and behavior analysis and recognition.
Full-color, concise coverage of Pinterest-the wildly popular virtual pinboardWith Pinterest Kickstart, you can kick back and start enjoying the cool features of the unique social networking site that connects you to other users worldwide based on shared tastes and interests.
Published in association with the Society of American Archivists Trusting Records in the Cloud presents key findings of InterPARES Trust, an international research project that has investigated issues of trust in, and trustworthiness of records and data online, with respect to privacy, accessibility, portability, metadata and ownership.
This edited collection approaches the field of social robotics from the perspective of a cultural ecology, fostering a deeper examination of the reach of robotic technology into the lived experience of diverse human populations, as well as the impact of human cultures on the development and design of these social agents.
Find out how to get the most out of iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD and use all these applications together to create customized content with your own digital media.
A New York Times bestselling author and tech columnist's counter-intuitive guide to staying relevant - and employable - in the machine age by becoming irreplaceably human.
'Devastating and urgent, this book could not be more timely' Caroline Criado Perez, award-winning and bestselling author of Invisible WomenDanielle Citron takes the conversation about technology and privacy out of the boardrooms and op-eds to reach readers where we are - in our bathrooms and bedrooms; with our families and our lovers; in all the parts of our lives we assume are untouchable - and shows us that privacy, as we think we know it, is largely already gone.
Whether it's Kim Kardashian uploading picture after picture to Instagram or your roommate posting a mid-vacation shot to Facebook, selfies receive mixed reactions.
Macromedia Flash is fast becoming the Web's most widely used platform for creating rich media with animation and motion graphics, but mastering Flash isn't easy.
