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Do virtual museums really provide added value to end-users, or do they just contribute to the abundance of images? Does the World Wide Web save endangered cultural heritage, or does it foster a society with less variety? These and other related questions are raised and answered in this book, the result of a long path across the digital heritage landscape. It provides a comprehensive view on issues and achievements in digital collections and cultural content.
This book features a selection of extended papers presented at the 6th IFIP WG 12.6 International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Knowledge Management, AI4KM 2018, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in July 2018, in the framework of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2018. The 11 revised and extended papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. They present new research and innovative aspects in the field of knowledge management such as machine learning, knowledge models, KM and Web, knowledge capturing and learning, and KM and AI intersections.
Human Choice and Computers: Issues of Choice and Quality of Life in the Information Society presents different views about how terrorist actions are influencing political and social discussions and decisions, and it covers questions related to legitimacy and power in the Information Society. Ethical principles are important guidelines for responsible behavior of IT professionals. But even under strong external pressure, long ranging aspects such as education and the roles of developing countries in the Information Society are important to discuss, especially to enable all to actively participate in information processes.
These volumes explore a number of significant and interdisciplinary questions relevant to the wider debate regarding the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in a variety of research fields, including management, education, science, and the media. Bringing together research from European countries currently in a state of transition, all three volumes mark a significant contribution to the wider discussion on the role of ICT in today’s world.
Recent advances in technology and new software applications are steadily transforming human civilization into what is called the Information Society. This is manifested by the new terminology appearing in our daily activities. E-Business, E-Government, E-Learning, E-Contracting, and E-Voting are just a few of the ever-growing list of new terms that are shaping the Information Society. Nonetheless, as "Information" gains more prominence in our society, the task of securing it against all forms of threats becomes a vital and crucial undertaking. Addressing the various security issues confronting our new Information Society, this volume is divided into 13 parts covering the following topics: In...
The first guide to developing user location applications You are walking down a street and suddenly, your cell phone display flashes the news that you are 70 feet from a Starbuck's and that you are entitled to a dollar off your next purchase. You have just witnessed an example of user location services, one of the exciting new generations of cell phone and handheld services. This book describes the architecture and operation of this technology. It also familiarizes readers with the new location services development standard, shows how to programming with GIS, provides GUI design guidelines, and uses real-world examples to teach valuable lessons on how to successfully develop and deploy user location applications for the wireless Web. CD-ROM contains a host of tools for developing positioning and location services.
This volume brings together poets from Scandinavia whose voices have not been widely heard in English translation. Denmark: Inger Christensen, Denmark's most celebrated contemporary poet, Lene Henningsen, and Willum Peder Trellund. Sweden: Katarina Frostenson, Birgitta Lillpers, and Birgitta Trotzig, translated into English for the first time. Iceland: Einar Mar Gudmundsson, and Didda, who has collaborated with her musician/friends Bjork and Magga Stina. Norway: Stein Mehren. Gordon Walmsley's latest poetry collection is Terebinthos.
Electronic government and electronic participation continue to transform the public sector and society worldwide and are constantly being transformed themselves by emerging information and communication technologies. This book presents papers from the 14th International Federation for Information Processing’s EGOV conference (IFIP EGOV 2015), and its sister conference, the 7th Electronic Participation (ePart) conference, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in August and September 2015 with the support and sponsorship of the University of Macedonia. Through the years, both of these conferences have established themselves as leading scientific events in their field, providing a forum for scholars ...
This volume draws together OECD work to date on measures for ensuring effective privacy protection on global networks while continuing to allow the transborder flow of personal data.
This book features a selection of extended papers presented at the 7th IFIP WG 12.6 International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Knowledge Management, AI4KM 2019, held in Macao, China, in August 2019, in the framework of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2019. The 8 revised and extended papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. They present new research and innovative aspects in the field of knowledge management such as machine learning, knowledge models, KM and Web, knowledge capturing and learning, and KM and AI intersections.