| Description |
1 online resource (154 pages) |
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Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society |
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Routledge research in information technology and society.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Preface; 1 Visions of a way forward; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Major goals in the ICT society; 1.3 Effects on human beings; 1.4 Voices from around the world; 1.5 The Good ICT Society and actions to reach that society; Bibliography; 2 In search of quality of life and wisdom in the ICT society; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Work life and private life; 2.3 Humans to robots; 2.4 Stress; 2.5 Communication between people; 2.6 Children; 2.7 Summing up; Bibliography; Appendix (Chapter 2); 3 The convergence model: a path to the golden rule |
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3.1 What is convergence?3.2 The main parts of the convergence model; 3.3 Effects on human beings; 3.4 Dynamics of the model; 3.5 Societal self-production; 3.6 What is the Good ICT Society?; 3.7 From theory and visions to actions; Bibliography; Appendix 1 (Chapter 3); Appendix 2 (Chapter 3); 4 Toward peace on earth; 4.1 Some observations on ICT, war, cyber warfare, and infrastructure; 4.2 Researching and reporting on ICT and war; 4.3 Starting to study the problems; 4.4 A need for growth in alternative thinking and acting; 4.5 Constructive suggestions; 4.6 Emerging suggestions |
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4.7 AcknowledgementsBibliography; 5 Voices from around the world on quality of life and well-being in the ICT society; 5.1 Background to the survey; 5.2 Questions about the self and daily life; 5.3 Questions about life in general, human life, and people's lives; 5.4 Aspects regarded as the most positive and most negative with regard to ICT; 5.5 Direct quotes from respondents; 5.6 Some interviews in 2016; 5.7 Interviewing myself in 2013; 5.8 My answers in 2016; 6 The Good ICT Society; 6.1 What is a good quality of life? A vision |
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6.2 From an information society for all to quality of life for all6.3 The humane element -- humanization; 6.4 What is a Good ICT Society?; Bibliography; Appendix 1 (Chapter 6); 7 Tree of Action; 7.1 Trees of action; 7.2 Different manifestos; 7.3 Towards an information society for all; 7.4 Where do we go from here?; 7.5 Manifesto -- the top 10 principles for the Good ICT Society; 7.6 Manifesto -- the top 10 actions towards the Good and Sustainable ICT society; 7.7 Summary of the Good ICT Society -- from theory to actions; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Information society.
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Information technology -- Social aspects
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Information society.
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Information technology -- Social aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351865777 |
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1351865773 |
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