T J Van Weert

Education and the Knowledge Society: Information Technology Supporting Human Development - Ifip Advances in Information and Communication Technology T J Van Weert

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; EBSCO complete collection. Table of Contents: A comprehensive synthesis of research.- A comprehensive synthesis of research.- Lifelong Learning in the Knowledge Society.- Lifelong Learning in the Knowledge Society.- Collective intelligence and capacity building.- Collective intelligence and capacity building.- ETampere.- ETampere.- Information: a strategic resource for technological change.- Information: a strategic resource for technological change.- Preserving information.- Preserving information.- Towards an Indigenous vision for the Information Society.- Towards an Indigenous vision for the Information Society.- Vulnerabilities of information technologies.- Vulnerabilities of information technologies.- Professional deontology, self-regulation and ethics in the Information Society.- Professional deontology, self-regulation and ethics in the Information Society.- Developments in the fields of Software Engineering.- Developments in the fields of Software Engineering.- The role of IEEE computer society in the Information Age.- The role of IEEE computer society in the Information Age.- Managing ICT skills profiles.- Managing ICT skills profiles.- Enabling ICT adoption in developing Knowledge Societies.- Enabling ICT adoption in developing Knowledge Societies.- Sustainable development and the Information Society.- Sustainable development and the Information Society.- The e-well .- The e-well .- Networked economy.- Networked economy.- Understanding and interpreting the drivers of the Knowledge Economy.- Understanding and interpreting the drivers of the Knowledge Economy.- Beyond technology.- Beyond technology.- Social engineering of the Internet in developing areas.- Social engineering of the Internet in developing areas.- Project Proposals.- The four pillars and e-education for all.- E-solidarity, a means of fighting against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation).- An indigenous approach to bridging the digital divide.- E-well: Multi-sectoral development of rural areas.- Cybertroc: A barter system for the Information Society.- Cyber inclusion through activity.- Exploring dilemmas: Ethics, social values and e-Society.- Network-blended education of tomorrow.- ICTs for education and development in rural communities.- Just in Time Support for Educational Leadership.- Declarations.- Unesco IFIP Youth declaration.- Vilnius declaration.- Carthage declaration.- Vienna Declaration."Publisher Marketing: Presents a cross-section of educational implications of the Knowledge Society (or Information Society), a society in which Information and Communication Technology plays an important role. This book addresses: lifelong learning and education, e-inclusion, ethics and social impact, the role of engineering, economy and e-Society.