The volume provides analyses and evaluations of the continuing importance of Europe's autonomy in its access to space as a key driver in the development of European space capabilities. From a detailed historical analysis of some of the pitfalls of dependence in the space industry, experts...

Das Phänomen der sogenannten New Economy wird seit längerem unter verschiedenartigen Aspekten diskutiert. Dabei ist der Begriff nicht eindeutig definiert und wird zuweilen mit den Bezeichnungen Internet Economy, Network Economy, Digital Economy, E-Commerce oder auch Information Economy...

"As the current recession ends, many workers will not be returning to the jobs they once held -- those jobs are gone. In The New Division of Labor, Frank Levy and Richard Murnane show how computers are changing the employment landscape and how the right kinds of education can ease the transition...

"This book examines how use of open source software (OSS) is affecting society, business, government, education, and law,including an overview of the culture from which OSS emerged and the process though which OSS is created and modified. Readers will gain an understanding of the complexities...

Vom „Anthropomorphismus“ über das „Embodiment“ bis hin zur „Sprachsynthese“: Im Kontext der Sozialen Robotik gibt es unzählige Fachtermini. Das vorliegende Nachschlagewerk ist für alle geeignet, die einen schnellen Einstieg in das Gebiet suchen und sich für Fragen der...

Introduction / Claire A. Simmers, Murugan Anandarajan -- Iopts workplace : people -- Moving from the IoT to the iop : applying mary parker follett's circular response, integration, and law of the situation to the role and responsibilities of the user in the Iopts workplace / Lisa T. Nelson --...

1 ICT and social development. Conceptual considerations. 2 I ROBOT: between angel and evil 3 Next Generation Networks as General-Purpose technologies: the impact on economic development 4 After Access: The importance of social capital and Internet use for human development 5 The regional shaping...

"This book provides an overview of the multiple-case study methodology used to describe how various maker sites designed their learning methodology and supported learning communities from an European perspective"--

Exploring the new professional scenes in digital and freelance knowledge, this innovative book provides an account of the subjects and cultures that pertain to knowledge work in the aftermath of the creative class frenzy. Including a broad spectrum of empirical projects, The Reputation Economy...