Improved internet connectivity has been a consistent aim of Japanese telecommunications policy in the past decades, however, despite the high availability of high speed and ultra-high speed broadband services, actual use has yet to match network capacity. This study hopes to explore this paradox...

This paper aims to investigate the existence of "data network effects" in data platform services such as Big Data, Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their influence on the diffusion of the services. It intendsto present a preliminary formal analysis ofthe effects of...

Prior studies show that both mass and social media have played an influential role after the Great East Japan Earthquake, in particular, media information can affect a person's perception of the disaster as well as their behavioural intention of post-disaster activities. However, currently the...

The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the smart revolution, including its social and economic impacts. It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can contribute to societies as a whole. The authors...