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The Internet Of Things And Wearable Technology: Addressing Privacy And Security Concerns Without Derailing Innovation, Adam D. Thierer
The Internet Of Things And Wearable Technology: Addressing Privacy And Security Concerns Without Derailing Innovation, Adam D. Thierer
Adam Thierer
This paper highlights some of the opportunities presented by the rise of the so-called “Internet of Things” and wearable technology in particular, and encourages policymakers to allow these technologies to develop in a relatively unabated fashion. As with other new and highly disruptive digital technologies, however, the Internet of Things and wearable tech will challenge existing social, economic, and legal norms. In particular, these technologies raise a variety of privacy and safety concerns. Other technical barriers exist that could hold back IoT and wearable tech — including disputes over technical standards, system interoperability, and access to adequate spectrum to facilitate …
Friedrich Nietzsche: The Abyss And Technology, Mary Willis
Friedrich Nietzsche: The Abyss And Technology, Mary Willis
Mary Willis
Friedrich Nietzsche, while being an extremely interesting man, shall only be a part of the focus of this thesis. Nietzsche was famous for an often misquoted quote which goes like this: “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” I would like to take this quote and borrow from Nietzsche’s philosophical ideas about life to compare modern technology to the abyss. Nietzsche claims that the principle of “life” is a more pressing and higher concern than that of “knowledge,” …
E-Government - Trends And Challenges From The Perspective Of Developing Nations With Focus On Pakistan, Shakeel Iqbal, Ijaz A. Qureshi
E-Government - Trends And Challenges From The Perspective Of Developing Nations With Focus On Pakistan, Shakeel Iqbal, Ijaz A. Qureshi
Shakeel Iqbal
Efforts to create e-governments are going on in different countries of the world at varying pace. Some countries are the leaders while others are followers of this technology. The promises made by the proponents of this system are yet to materialize. The spread and usage of this technology is uneven mainly because of the digital divide amongst the IT haves and have not’s. The cost-benefit equation is not yet clear even to the leaders of this technology. Developing countries face certain challenges which are not there at all or are very minimal in developed countries. Different hurdles on demand as …
Business Model Requirements And Challenges In The Mobile Telecommunication Sector, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, David Avison
Business Model Requirements And Challenges In The Mobile Telecommunication Sector, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, David Avison
Dr. Mutaz M. Al-Debei
The telecommunications business is undergoing a critical revolution, driven by innovative technologies, globalization and deregulation. Cellular networks and telecommunications bring radical changes to the way telecom businesses are conducted. Globalization, on the other hand, is tearing down legacy barriers and forcing monopolistic national carriers to compete internationally. Moreover, the noticeable progress of many countries towards deregulation coupled with liberalization is significantly increasing telecom market power and allowing severe competition. The implications of this transition have changed the business rules of the telecom industry. In addition, entrants into the cellular industry have had severe difficulties due to inexistent or weak business …
The Politics Of Technological Design And Implementation, Dirk Postma
The Politics Of Technological Design And Implementation, Dirk Postma
Dirk Postma
The paper draws on actor-network theory, as presented by Latour, to argue that technological design and implementation are not mere technical or neutral processes which aim at more efficient means towards predefined ends, but they are processes of an inherently political nature. In these political processes through which collectives are established both humans and technologies participate as actants in the definition of ends, identities and work practices and in the distribution of resources and opportunities. The significant effects of these political processes necessitate a critical reflection on the morality of the process of shaping a collective. The hybrid nature of …
Home-Based Internet Businesses Are Drivers Of Variety. Department Of Management And International Business Working Paper Series, Marco Van Gelderen, Janet G. Sayers, Caroline Keen
Home-Based Internet Businesses Are Drivers Of Variety. Department Of Management And International Business Working Paper Series, Marco Van Gelderen, Janet G. Sayers, Caroline Keen
Janet G Sayers
No abstract provided.
The Attitudes Of Educators To Information Technology Adoption In Schools Settings, Manoj Maharaj, Wesley Govender
The Attitudes Of Educators To Information Technology Adoption In Schools Settings, Manoj Maharaj, Wesley Govender
Manoj Maharaj
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A Provisional 'Thumbs Up' To New Zealand Bank Call Centres, Janet G. Sayers, Carole Page, Andrew Barney, Kogi Naidoo
A Provisional 'Thumbs Up' To New Zealand Bank Call Centres, Janet G. Sayers, Carole Page, Andrew Barney, Kogi Naidoo
Janet G Sayers
An investigation into the human reource practices in several New Zealand bank call centres show that they engage in many 'best practice' processes for their staff.