The Future Internet. Alternative Visions.
. Ed(S): Winter, Jenifer; Ono, Ryota
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Hardback. The Future Internet Editor(s): Winter, Jenifer; Ono, Ryota. Series: Public Administration and Information Technology. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: UBJ; UBW; UTF; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 537.
Readers seeking to gain a handle on the internet's global expansion will find this book rich in scholarly foundations combined with cutting-edge discussion of emerging ICTs and services and the complex societal contexts in which they are embedded. To explore possibilities to the fullest extent, a sociotechnical systems approach is employed, focusing on the interplay of technical, social, cultural, political, and economic dynamics to explore alternative futures (ones that are not part of the dominant discourse about the internet).
These shared perspectives are not well addressed elsewhere in current discussions. Awareness of these dynamics, and the fluidity of the future, ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
Series
Public Administration and Information Technology
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319229935
SKU
V9783319229935
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Winter, Jenifer; Ono, Ryota
Dr. Jenifer Sunrise Winter is an Associate Professor in the School of Communications at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her research focuses on communication policies in the context of so-called network societies, in particular privacy and network surveillance. She has twice been a fellow of the National Science Foundation’s Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST) Women’s Institute ... Read more
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