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Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 411

Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-01-29
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The contemporary world is characterized by the massive use of digital communication platforms and services that allow people to stay in touch with each other and their organizations. On the other hand, it is also a world with great challenges in terms of crisis, disaster, and emergency situations of various kinds. Thus, it is crucial to understand the role of digital platforms/services in the context of crisis, disaster, and emergency situations. Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations presents recent studies on crisis, disaster, and emergency situations in which digital technologies are considered as a key mediator. Featuring multi- and interdisciplinary research find...

Handbook of Research on Digital Communications, Internet of Things, and the Future of Cultural Tourism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 587

Handbook of Research on Digital Communications, Internet of Things, and the Future of Cultural Tourism

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-01-28
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Digital communication is significantly expanding new opportunities and challenges in the tourism industry. Tourists, now more frequently than ever, bring their smartphones with them to every destination, and cultural tourists are particularly motivated to utilize a variety of services and platforms as they are especially open and interested in understanding in detail the places and heritage of the places they visit. Thus, researchers, educators, and professionals in the tourism and hospitality field should take advantage of this opportunity to propose new ways of presenting better content and creating a more immersive and optimized experience for tourists. The Handbook of Research on Digital...

Open and Social Learning in Impact Communities and Smart Territories
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 274

Open and Social Learning in Impact Communities and Smart Territories

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  • Published: 2018-08-24
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Impact communities are the places where individuals gather to contribute to the transformation of their territories by disseminating knowledge. As such, it is vital to research the use of open and social learning in contributing to the evolution of impact communities and smart territories. Open and Social Learning in Impact Communities and Smart Territories is an essential reference source that discusses the learning processes in impact communities and in smart territories through case studies and other research methods. Featuring research on topics such as learning processes, smart communities, and social entrepreneurship, this book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, managers, academicians, and researchers seeking coverage on the concept of impact communities and smart territories.

Managing Screen Time in an Online Society
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 393

Managing Screen Time in an Online Society

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  • Published: 2019-02-22
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The number of hours individuals spend in front of screens, such as smartphones, televisions, computers, and tablets, is enormous in today’s society because screen time plays a very important role in work contexts and an even more significant role in social interaction and cultural consumption. This almost compulsive relationship with screens is more evident in children and young people and can have a lasting impact on how a society approaches screen time. Managing Screen Time in an Online Society is a collection of innovative research on how screen time seduces the person to stay in the online interaction leaving her/him in a state of alienation from her/his face-to-face context. While highlighting the methods and applications of time management in the context of screen time, especially during leisure, social interaction, and cultural consumption, this book covers topics including media consumption, psychology, and social networks. This book is ideal for researchers, students, and professionals seeking emerging information on the relationship between online interaction and personal relationships.

Constitutional Knowledge and Its Impact on Citizenship Exercise in a Networked Society
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 332

Constitutional Knowledge and Its Impact on Citizenship Exercise in a Networked Society

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  • Published: 2019-03-15
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

National constitutions allow citizens to exercise full citizenship rights, leading to a growing importance in understanding these laws. This knowledge, more widespread thanks to the ever-growing use of digital networks, allows for more enlightened national citizens in every corner of the world. Constitutional Knowledge and Its Impact on Citizenship Exercise in a Networked Society is a pivotal reference source that analyzes how constitutional awareness occurs in various countries and how citizenship participation is encouraged through the use of digital tools. While highlighting topics such as mobile security, transparency accountability, and constitutional awareness, this publication is ideally designed for professionals, students, academicians, and policymakers seeking current research on citizens' lack of awareness of their rights.

Handbook of Research on Cultural Heritage and Its Impact on Territory Innovation and Development
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 447

Handbook of Research on Cultural Heritage and Its Impact on Territory Innovation and Development

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-11-13
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Cultural heritage is perceived as the glue that keeps individuals together and makes them feel a part of something larger. It is the past that allows individuals to understand their present and move towards the future. In networked society, it is impossible to think about cultural heritage and its preservation and maintenance without including the digital processes and ICT systems, as well as its impact on territorial innovation. The Handbook of Research on Cultural Heritage and Its Impact on Territory Innovation and Development is a critical and comprehensive reference book that analyzes how preservation and sustainability of cultural heritage occurs in countries, as well as how it contributes to territorial innovation. Moreover, the book examines how technological tools contribute to its preservation and sustainability, as well as its dissemination. Highlighting topics that include public policies, spatial development, and architectural heritage, this book is ideal for cultural heritage professionals, government officials, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.

Infocommunication Skills as a Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration Tool for Inmates
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 326

Infocommunication Skills as a Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration Tool for Inmates

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  • Published: 2018-08-31
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The prison population is a social group with a high level of digital divide. These individuals need to acquire digital skills for their future integration into society. As such, there is need for studies that can contribute with knowledge and intervention models to promote digital integration of prisoners in a system with very strict rules. Infocommunication Skills as a Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration Tool for Inmates provides innovative insights into the ways to promote digital literacy in a prison context to promote better social integration of inmates facing the end of their sentences. It also explores the work of intervention tools, social inclusion of female inmates, and policies of information literacy. It is designed for academicians, professionals, and graduate-level students seeking research centered on the promotion of digital literacy in prison systems.

Employees of Diplomatic Missions
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 982

Employees of Diplomatic Missions

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1978
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Perspectives on Design and Digital Communication
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 239

Perspectives on Design and Digital Communication

This book shares new research findings and practical lessons learned that will foster advances in digital design, communication design, web, multimedia and motion design, graphic design and branding, and other related areas. It gathers the best papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Digital Design and Communication, DIGICOM 2019, held on November 15–16, 2019, in Barcelos, Portugal. The respective contributions highlight new theoretical perspectives and practical research directions in design and communication, aimed at promoting their use in a global, digital world. The book offers a timely guide and a source of inspiration for designers of all kinds (Graphic, Digital, Web, UI & UX Design and Social Media), for researchers, advertisers, artists, entrepreneurs, and brand or corporate communication managers, and for teachers and advanced students.

Proceedings of Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 805

Proceedings of Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology

This book gathers selected high-quality research papers presented at the Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, held at Brunel University, London, on February 21–24, 2022. It discusses emerging topics pertaining to information and communication technology (ICT) for managerial applications, e-governance, e-agriculture, e-education and computing technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) and e-mining. Written by respected experts and researchers working on ICT, the book offers a valuable asset for young researchers involved in advanced studies. The work is presented in four volumes.