Despite the significance and potential benefits of data-exchange standards, a void remains in literature of a research publication dedicated to its barriers and critical success factors. This book establishes factors related to the implementation and dissemination of data-exchange standards....

"This multi-volume book delves into the many applications of information technology ranging from digitizing patient records to high-performance computing, to medical imaging and diagnostic technologies, and much more"--

"This book provides high quality, effective approaches to design, develop, maintain, evaluate, and benchmark adaptive and dependable systems that are built to sustain quality of service and experience despite the occurrence of potentially significant and sudden changes or failures in their...

"This book provides diverse insights from researchers and practitioners around the world to offer their knowledge on the comparisons of international enterprises, to managers and practitioners to improve business practices and keep an open dialogue about global information management"--Provided...

Framework for e-government portal development -- E-government interoperability -- An explorative study of dynamic influences on ICT-led developmental impact at community level -- Tracking the digital divide -- Making ICT more meaningful for governance in rural areas -- Impact of e-government...

User acceptance and diffusion of innovations summarized -- Predicting internet use -- Understanding physician use of online systems -- Computer and stress in social and healthcare industries -- The UTAUQ questionnaire items -- Information systems success theoretical framework -- The dynamics of...

In the healthcare field, there is limited literature published on the subject of global deployment, diffusion, adoption, use, and impact of information communication technologies in the context of health informatics and electronic healthcare applications. Due to a lack of such literature, those...

Large investments have been made by various governments for the deployment of broadband within their respective nations; however, the citizens of such countries have demonstrated a slow adoption of this technology. This handbook explores broadband adoption and the digital divide through a global...