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Broadband Technologies in Australia 1993-98: Developing the Social Shaping of Technology Approach
Andrews, John - In: Prometheus 24 (2006) 2, pp. 169-188
television and fast Internet access. A sequence of snapshots of sociotechnical relationships at critical times during the study …
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A New Research Programme on Information and Communication Technologies. The E-Society: Understanding the Restructuring of Practices and Institutions in the Digital Age
Economic, The - Social Research Council - In: Prometheus 19 (2001) 3, pp. 253-260
This is an advance notice of a new research programme, supported by Britain's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), investigating the restructuring of practices and institutions in the digital age. The call for applications is planned for November 2001; first projects are expected to commence...
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Modularity and Commonality Research: Past Developments and Future Opportunities
Fixson, Sebastian K. - Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of … - 2007
Research on modularity and commonality has grown substantially over the past 15 years. Searching 36 journals over more than the past 35 years, I identify over 160 references in the engineering and management literature that focus on modularity or commonality in the product and process...
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Modularity and Commonality Research: Past Developments and Future Opportunities
Fixson, Sebastian K. - Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of … - 2007
Research on modularity and commonality has grown substantially over the past 15 years. Searching 36 journals over more than the past 35 years, I identify over 160 references in the engineering and management literature that focus on modularity or commonality in the product and process...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005587423
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GM Crops for Food Security in Africa – The Path Not Yet Taken
Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Amy Orr; Orr, Amy - UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations … - 2012
There is little disagreement about investing in agricultural technology – and the need to reverse the decline experienced over the 1980’s and 1990s – as a priority for improving food security in Africa. Food security is not just about production or supply of food but access. In sub-Saharan...
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More than electronic toll booths: Singapore's electronic road pricing innovation
Parayil, Govindan; Yeo, Tien Ee Dominic - In: Prometheus 23 (2005) 2, pp. 209-226
This paper explores the dynamics of the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) innovation in Singapore, tracing its … (ANT) as a conceptual tool to analyse the dynamics of this innovation. Through a detailed examination of both human and non … technological innovation. In the process, we have observed issues arising from the differential power relationship that exists …
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Evaluacion del uso comercial de la World Wide Web por parte de las cooperativas de segundo grado espanolas
Jurado, Enrique; Moral, Adoracion - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2008) 219
presence in Internet of these companies is analyzed and it is identified the grade of presence of those factors, that according …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010921726
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The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Building Trust in Governance: Towards Effectiveness and Results
Avgerou, Chrisanti; Ciborra, Claudio; Cordella, Antonio; … - Inter-American Development Bank
In a world in which 50 percent of the population is virtually excluded from the benefits of information and communication technology, bridging the digital gap has become an imperative for the international community, particularly for the industrialized countries. The objective of this study is...
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L'impact d'Internet et des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication sur l'industrie de la musique enregistrée
Bourreau, Marc; Gensollen, Michel - In: Revue d'économie industrielle n° 116 (2006) 4, pp. 2-2
The effect of the Internet and Information and Communication Technologies on the Record Industry In this paper, we … analyze how the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and of the Internet affects the record … management of meta-information will migrate from the mass media to the Internet (e.g., on amateur blogs, online retailers …
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Northern Star; Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity
Klyuev, Vladimir; Mühleisen, Martin; Bayoumi, Tamim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account surpluses -- it's a record to be envied. These outcomes in Canada owe much to sound macroeconomic policies, as well as to a favorable external environment. This book focuses on these...
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