Description
| Product ID: | 9781032130811 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge International Handbooks |
| Title: | The Routledge Handbook of Smart Technologies |
| Subtitle: | An Economic and Social Perspective |
| Authors: | Author: Heinz D. Kurz, Stella S. Zilian, Rita Strohmaier, Marlies Schutz |
| Page Count: | 688 |
| Subjects: | Library and information sciences / Museology, Library & information sciences, Economics of industrial organization, Labour / income economics, Political economy, Knowledge management, Production and quality control management, Research and development management, Sales and marketing, Information technology industries, Jurisprudence and general issues, IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations, Information technology: general topics, Artificial intelligence, Economics of industrial organisation, Labour economics, Political economy, Knowledge management, Production & quality control management, Research & development management, Sales & marketing, Information technology industries, Jurisprudence & general issues, IT & Communications law, Information technology: general issues, Artificial intelligence |
| Description: | The handbook discusses smart technologies, covering a broad range of technological trends such as artificial intelligence, advanced robotics and cyber-physical systems to shed light on the associated potentials and challenges for the economy and society from the perspective of social, economic, natural and political sciences. This Handbook provides a thorough discussion of the most recent wave of technological (and organisational) innovations, frequently called “smart” and based on the digitisation of information. The acronym stands for "Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology". This new wave is one in a row of waves that have shaken up and transformed the economy, society and culture since the first Industrial Revolution and have left a huge impact on how we live, think, communicate and work: they have deeply affected the socioeconomic metabolism from within and humankind’s footprint on our planet. The Handbook analyses the origins of the current wave, its roots in earlier ones and its path-dependent nature; its current forms and actual manifestations; its multifarious impact on economy and society; and it puts forward some guesstimates regarding the probable directions of its further development. In short, the Handbook studies the past, the present and the future of smart technologies and digitalisation. This cutting-edge reference will appeal to a broad audience, including but not limited to, researchers from various disciplines with a focus on technological innovation and their impact on the socioeconomic system; students across different fields but especially from economics, social sciences and law studying questions related to radical technological change and its consequences, as well as professionals around the globe interested in the debate of smart technologies and socioeconomic transformation, from a multi- and interdisciplinary perspective. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-25 |
