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Toward an Information Society for All
Published in Constantine Stephanidis, User Interfaces for All, 2000
Constantine Stephanidis, Gavriel Salvendy, Demosthenes Akoumianakis, Nigel Bevan, Judy Brewer, Pier Luigi Emiliani, Anthony Galetsas, Seppo Haataja, Ilias Iakovidis, Julie A. Jacko, Phil Jenkins, Arthur I. Karshmer, Peter Korn, Aaron Marcus, Harry J. Murphy, Christian Stary, Gregg Vanderheiden, Gerhard Weber, Juergen Ziegler
One important issue, in this context, is that the goods likely to proliferate in the emerging information age (i.e., information-based commodities) should be made available to anyone, anywhere, and at anytime (Stephanidis, 1995b). This challenge not only applies to computers and their interfaces, but also to information itself, and how it is created, collected, represented, stored, transferred from one place to another, and used. The information society has the potential to improve the quality of life of citizens, and increase the efficiency of our social and economic organization. At the same time, it may lead to a “two-tier” society of “haves” and “have-nots,” in which only part of the population has access to the new technology, or is comfortable using it, and can thus fully enjoy the benefits (European Commission, 1994). It is in this context, that the principle of design for all becomes an important vehicle toward ensuring social acceptability of the emerging information society.
Sustainable Project Management from the IT Perspective
Published in Anna Brzozowska, Arnold Pabian, Barbara Pabian, Sustainability in Project Management, 2021
Anna Brzozowska, Arnold Pabian, Barbara Pabian
In modern times, distance is not an obstacle to transmitting any information, which is one of the most valuable resources. The society in the era of computerization and development of information technologies is more and more often referred to as information society, where information is the most important element of activity in the economic and social spheres and the changes taking place in them. Nowadays, it is increasingly common for all information (such as image, sound, etc.) to be saved and quickly shared through a computing cloud and this aspect should be used in and implemented for project management, especially in the context of sustainable development. Thanks to computerization, economic and social capital should also be built efficiently.
Service-oriented platform for smart operation of dyeing and finishing industry
Published in International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 2019
Kyu Tae Park, Sung Ju Im, Yong-Shin Kang, Sang Do Noh, Yong Tae Kang, Suk Gon Yang
The Internet of Things (IoT) is defined as ‘a global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting physical and virtual things based on the existing and evolving interoperable information and communication technologies’ (Mulani and Pingle 2016). This is an innovative technology that enables interconnectivity through the integration of sensors and devices to record, transmit, and share collected data (Ngai et al. 2008). In other words, IIoT is defined as IoT utilized in the industry and applied to the entire product lifecycle (Liao, Loures, and Deschamps 2018).