Information Technology Serving Society
- 1st Edition - October 22, 2013
- Editors: Robert Lee Chartrand, James W. Morentz
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 1 4 9 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 4 7 4 0 - 6
Information Technology Serving Society focuses on the potential roles of information technology in shaping society, including advances in the capabilities of computers, progress of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteInformation Technology Serving Society focuses on the potential roles of information technology in shaping society, including advances in the capabilities of computers, progress of processes in information transfer, and implementation of information technology control measures. The selection first discusses information transfer, as well as the benefits and risks of the relationship of computers and human, the need for information policy, and challenges in information technology. The book then takes a look at information policy and technology in transition. Topics include developments in information policy and technology, applications of computers to social functions, and use of data bases in time-sharing services. The publication examines the combination of computing power and human ingenuity, including the value of communications, role of automation, and voice command recognition. The text also underscores how the use of computers has improved the processes of information gathering, sharing, and retrieval in the congress and senate. The need for the government to impose regulations on information technology is emphasized. The selection is a must for readers interested in the developments and applications of information technology.
Contents
Guest Speakers
Participants
Special Observers
Foreword
Chapter 1
Information Transfer in a Gifted Age
Chapter 2
Information Policy and Technology in Transition
Comments
Chapter 3
Combining Computing Power and Human Ingenuity: A Study in Synergism
Chapter 4
"More" is Not Necessarily "Better"
Comments
Chapter 5
Providing Information to the Congress
Chapter 6
Decision Information and the Decision-maker
Comments
Chapter 7
Information Collection and Protection: A Governmental Dilemma
Chapter 8
Information Support for Citizens: The Role of Technology
Comments
Chapter 9
Legislative Information Needs: Dreams and Realities
Chapter 10
Where Information Technology is Taking Us
Two Seminars in Perspective
Information Technology Serving Society: Past, Present and Future
Comments
About the Speakers
Bibliography
Index
- No. of pages: 164
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483114989
- eBook ISBN: 9781483147406
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