Information and Communication Technologies - Visions and Realities (Paperback)

Paperback. Information and Communication Technologies: Visions and Realities illuminates the social and economic implications of advances in information and communication technologies. It has been written and edited to reach a broad audience across the social sciences interested in constructive ways of thinking about the social dynamics of the revolution in digital media. Based on a decade of research undertaken by the UK's Programme on Information and CommunicationTechnologies (PICT), this book explains* how social factors influence technological innovation and convergence;* why organizations seek to transform work, services, andmanagement;* ways in which households domesticate new media;* how public policy andregulation shape the impact of technology on employment, media concentration, privacy, and access in an information society.The thirty contributors include leading figures in the field. A study of the social and economic implications of the digital revolution. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…