Information technology and societal development
Title:
Information technology and societal development
Author:
Targowski, Andrzej.
ISBN:
9781605660059
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Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (xvi, 444 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital files.
Contents:
1. The civilization grand model -- 2. Civilization life cycle : introduction -- 3. The civilization index -- 4. (A) Liberating the future from the past -- 5. (B) Liberating the past from the future -- 6. Will wisdom save the human project? -- 7. From global to universal-complementary civilization -- 8. Theory of critical total history of civilization -- 9. The information wave of civilization -- 10. Information and organization -- 11. Service science and automation laws -- 12. Information laws -- 13. The electronic global village -- 14. Information societies -- 15. Asymmetric communication / Andrew Targowski & Ali Metwalli -- 16. Civilization market integration -- 17. The future of civilization -- 18. The information architecture of the universe.
Abstract:
"This book investigates the role of information and communication in civilization's development, because it is information and communication that decide how human organization, knowledge, and wisdom are applied in decisions impacting human survival"--Provided by publisher.
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Electronic Access:
Chapter PDFs via platform: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-60566-004-2