The Smart Revolution Towards the Sustainable Digital Society

Hitoshi Mitomo

ISBN 10: 1784710032 / ISBN 13: 9781784710033

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, GB, 2015

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The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the smart revolution, including its social and economic impacts. It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent information and communication technologies (ICTs) can contribute to societies as a whole.The authors offer a guide to how advanced network technologies have led to a greater variety of applications and social networking services. These allow people to connect with each other both at a more personal and global level, and will ultimately herald a new era of ICTs that will shape the 'digital society'.This essential resource will appeal to academics, government officials and practitioners in telecommunications and media.Contributors: H. Ahmad, E. Bohlin, T. Bunno, M. Cave, M. Ehrler, N. Freund, H. Fuke, T. Garín-Muñoz, C. Gijón, K. Hatta, A. Henten, H. Idota, T. Jitsuzumi, N. Kasuga, M. Kimura, C. Kongaut, Y.-L. Liu, R. López, M. Lundborg, G. Madden, H. Mitomo, K.-Y. Na, A. Nakamura, T. Otsuka, T. Pérez-Amaral, E.O. Ruhle, N. Sakurai, M. Shishikura, M. Sugaya, R. Tadyoni, K. Takachi, M. Tsuji, C.-H. Yoon.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Smart Revolution Towards the Sustainable Digital Society
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784710032
• ISBN 13: 9781784710033
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the smart revolution, including its social and economic impacts. It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent information and communication technologies (ICTs) can contribute to societies as a whole.

The authors offer a guide to how advanced network technologies have led to a greater variety of applications and social networking services. These allow people to connect with each other both at a more personal and global level, and will ultimately herald a new era of ICTs that will shape the 'digital society'.

This essential resource will appeal to academics, government officials and practitioners in telecommunications and media.

Contributors: H. Ahmad, E. Bohlin, T. Bunno, M. Cave, M. Ehrler, N. Freund, H. Fuke, T. Garín-Muñoz, C. Gijón, K. Hatta, A. Henten, H. Idota, T. Jitsuzumi, N. Kasuga, M. Kimura, C. Kongaut, Y.-L. Liu, R. López, M. Lundborg, G. Madden, H. Mitomo, K.-Y. Na, A. Nakamura, T. Otsuka, T. Pérez-Amaral, E.O. Ruhle, N. Sakurai, M. Shishikura, M. Sugaya, R. Tadyoni, K. Takachi, M. Tsuji, C.-H. Yoon

About the Author

Edited by Hitoshi Mitomo, Waseda University, Hidenori Fuke, Professor Emeritus, Komazawa University, Tokyo, Japan and Erik Bohlin, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden