The global course of the information revolution : : recurring themes and regional variations / / Richard O. Hundley ... [et al.].
Advances in information technology are heavily influencing ways in which business, society, and government work and function throughout the globe, bringing many changes to everyday life, in a process commonly termed the ""information revolution."" This book paints a picture of th...
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xliv, 174 pages) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; WE ADDRESSED A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS; GLOBALIZATION AND THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION ARE CLOSELY LINKED; SOME TOPICS WE DID NOT ADDRESS-DELIBERATELY; THE COURSE OF THIS EFFORT; THIS REPORT; MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE BEGAN THIS EFFORT; NOTES; PART I. RECURRING THEMES; Chapter Two NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS WILL CONTINUALLY DRIVE THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION; IT IS USEFUL TO DISTINGUISH AMONG DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES
- SOME TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS CAN BE FORESEEN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS WILL ALLOW INFORMATION DEVICES TO BE UBIQUITOUS, WEARABLE, AND IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT; SERVICES DEVELOPMENTS WILL GREATLY EXTEND ACCESS TO, AND THE USEFULNESS OF, INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MARKETS WILL DECIDE WHAT POSSIBLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BECOME ACTUAL AND WIDESPREAD; SOME TENSIONS ARISING FROM THESE DEVELOPMENTS WILL AFFECT THE GROWTH AND SPREAD OF IT-RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; A PERIOD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSOLIDATION IS BOTH LIKELY AND HEALTHY; NOTES
- Chapter Three THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IS ENABLING NEW BUSINESS MODELS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL WORLDS MANY NEW BUSINESS MODELS ARE ARISING; NOTES; Chapter Four THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IS AFFECTING MECHANISMS OF GOVERNANCE AND EMPOWERING NEW POLITICAL ACTORS; SOME TRADITIONAL MECHANISMS OF GOVERNANCE ARE BECOMING PROBLEMATIC; NEW GOVERNMENTAL MECHANISMS ARE BEING ENABLED; NEW POLITICAL ACTORS ARE BEING EMPOWERED; THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION COULD OVER TIME CHANGE THE ROLE OF THE NATION-STATE: THE JURY IS STILL OUT
- DIFFERENT NATIONS WILL TAKE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO DEALING WITH THESE CHANGES THE EVENTS OF 9/11 MAY LEAD TO INCREASED GOVERNMENTAL INTERVENTION INTO IT DEVELOPMENTS; NOTES; Chapter Five THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION BOTH SHAPES AND IS SHAPED BY SOCIAL AND CULTURAL VALUES IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS; THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IS BEING ENABLED BY TECHNOLOGY BUT DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY NONTECHNICAL FACTORS, INCLUDING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS; DIGITAL DIVIDES WITHIN AND BETWEEN NATIONS WILL PERSIST, BUT THEIR FUTURE SCOPE, DURATION, AND SIGNIFICANCE ARE SUBJECT TO DEBATE
- ABILITY TO ACQUIRE AND USE KNOWLEDGE WILL BE CRITICAL FOR SUCCESS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY: DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL APPROPRIATELY IS KEY GLOBALIZATION, BOOSTED BY THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION, WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MULTI-VALENCED SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EFFECTS; WILL IT-ENABLED GLOBALIZATION LEAD TO GREATER HOMOGENEITY OR GREATER HETEROGENEITY IN SOCIOCULTURAL TERMS? THE ANSWER IS "YES" TO BOTH; THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION RAISES SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL-CULTURAL QUESTIONS FOR WHICH WELL GROUNDED RESEARCH ANSWERS ARE UNAVAILABLE; NOTES; Chapter Six MANY FACTORS SHAPE AND CHARACTERIZE A NATION'S APPROACH TO THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION