1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788551403321

Autore

Hill Michael (Michael W.)

Titolo

The impact of information on society : an examination of its nature, value and usage / / Michael W. Hill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

München [Germany] : , : K.G. Saur, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

3-11-093534-1

Edizione

[Second revised and updated edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Classificazione

MS 7850

Disciplina

352

Soggetti

Information society

Information resources - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- About the author -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO. The nature of information and knowledge -- CHAPTER THREE. The quality and reliability of information -- CHAPTER FOUR. Comprehending -- CHAPTER FIVE. Communicating -- CHAPTER SIX. Some aspects of information, knowledge and document management -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Information ethics: expectations and rights -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Information ethics: duties and responsibilities -- CHAPTER NINE. Information ethics: intellectual property, privacy and data protection -- CHAPTER TEN. Some social and cultural issues -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Economic factors -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Information and the environment -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Education now and in the next decade -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Information in politics and government -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. An information society? if so, where is it heading? -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Die Neuauflage berücksichtigt eine Anzahl neuerer Entwicklungen, die die Rolle von Information in unserem Leben betreffen. Aktuelle Beispiele veranschaulichen, was wir aus viel diskutierten Ereignissen lernen können: so ist der in der ersten Auflage noch als einzubringender Entwurf skizzierte "UK Freedom of Information Act" inzwischen Gesetz. Die vorliegende Ausgabe trägt dieser und anderen Veränderungen Rechnung. Auch die gewachsene, große Bedeutung, die



Wissensmanagement heute hat, erfordert eine erneute Auseinandersetzung mit diesem Bereich und seiner Relevanz für das Informationsmanagement. Im Rahmen der kritischen Neuauflage des Titels wurde eine Reihe von Bereichen erweitert, umgestellt und - wo immer erforderlich - mit aktuellem Material ergänzt. Um nur einige wenige Stichpunkte zu nennen: Seit der ersten Auflage kam es zu Veränderungen in der Rechtssprechung zum Thema Urheberrecht, zum Datenschutz und zu den Menschenrechten. Auch die Auswirkungen der bereits heute enormen und stetig wachsenden Nutzung von Internet, E-Mail und Mobiltelefonen (einschließlich SMS) müssen neu bewertet werden.

This new edition of Impact of Information on Society takes account of a number of new developments affecting information's impact on our lives. It also incorporates lessons to be learnt from prominent events. For example, a 'UK Freedom of Information Act', forecast in the 1st edition, is now law and so updating is necessary. The growing significance of knowledge management today requires a closer look at this field and clarification of its relation to information management. The first edition has been reviewed critically and sections have been amplified and rearranged, with new material being added where necessary. To mention just a few points: since the 1st edition, there have been amendments to copyright, data protection legislation and human rights legislation. The consequences of the enormous and growing level of use of the Internet, eMail and mobile phones (including text messaging) also requires reassessment.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910616399303321

Titolo

Economic Challenges for Europe After the Pandemic : Proceedings of the XXXII Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar, Rome, Italy, 2021 / / edited by Luigi Paganetto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9783031103025

9783031103018

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 pages)

Collana

Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, , 2198-7254

Disciplina

929.374

338.9409052

Soggetti

Macroeconomics

Economic development

Economic policy

International economic relations

Development economics

Power resources

Environmental economics

Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Economic Growth

Economic Policy

International Economics

Development Economics

Resource and Environmental Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Creating an Epistemic Community: The Experience of the Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar -- Chapter 2. Will the EU Grow Faster Than in the Past Decade After Covid-19? -- Chapter 3. Covid-19 and the Golden Rule of Social Distancing -- Chapter 4. The New European Industrial Policy and the Case of ‘pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology’ Industry -- Chapter 5. Assessing Next Generation EU --



Chapter 6. Globalisation in Europe: Consequences for the Business Environment and Future Patterns in Light of Covid-19 -- Chapter 7. A Framework for a New Nature-based Economic Paradigm -- Chapter 8. Public Policies and Long-run Growth in a Model with Environmental Degradation -- Chapter 9. Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy -- Chapter 10. The Covid-19 Shock and a Fiscal-monetary Policy Mix in a Monetary Union -- Chapter 11. Policy Mix During a Pandemic Crisis: A Review of the Debate on Monetary and Fiscal Responses and the Legacy for the Future -- Chapter 12. Next Generation EU, GreenDeal and Sustainable Growth.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the recovery and new normal in a post-Covid scenario, drawing important lessons from the pandemic and proposing new ideas for sustainable development, endogenous dynamism, and inclusive growth. The book presents different ideas and perspectives about the present and the future, reflecting on four main fields of our economic reality: macroeconomics, governments, technology, and society. It discusses important topics for future economic scenarios, beginning with an estimation of the economic consequences of the absence of an equitable distribution of vaccines. Further topics discussed include the government’s debts sustainability, the probability of an inflation/deflation or of a stagflation scenario, as well as the impact of US and European economic policies on economic growth. The book further investigates the economic costs of the pandemic, which have fallen most heavily on those least able to bear them. It examines governments subsidies, which supported people and firms through wage subsidies, unemployment benefits, and other fiscal measures, and discusses the question of whether more investment in health care, education, and other public services will still be needed. In a time of immense change and global challenges, this book is a must-read for scholars, researchers, and students of economics, as well as policy-makers interested in a better understanding of economic growth, energy, environment, migration, development, digital transformation, and demography.