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Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT)
Conference series link(s): HCC: IFIP International Conference on Human Choice and Computers
Conference proceedings info: HCC 2008.
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Table of contents (26 papers)
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Front Matter
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Human choice and ICT policy: Introduction to the HCC8 Conference proceedings
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The shaping of national and international ICT policies and their effects
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Harnessing the empowering capacity and ICT
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The shaping of the institutions of the information society
About this book
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Human Choice and Computers held in Pretoria, South Africa.
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
Editors and Affiliations
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London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Chrisanthi Avgerou, Matthew L. Smith
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University of Amsterdam & Rathenau Institute, Netherlands
Peter Besselaar
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Dimensions of Information and Communication Technology Policy
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Human Choice and Computers (HCC8), IFIP TC 9, Pretoria, South Africa, September 25-26, 2008
Editors: Chrisanthi Avgerou, Matthew L. Smith, Peter Besselaar
Series Title: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84822-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-84821-1Published: 13 August 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4651-5Published: 23 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-84822-8Published: 27 August 2008
Series ISSN: 1868-4238
Series E-ISSN: 1868-422X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 368
Topics: Theory of Computation, Computers and Society, Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Information Systems and Communication Service