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This chapter discusses the foundations of CogInfoCom from the historical perspective of the diffusion of information and communications technology (ICT)—a phenomenon resulting from the evolution of digital electronics and the convergence of telecommunications and information technology. A holistic overview of this digital convergence process is provided, with special focus on changes in technological background, changes in value chains, social-technological phases (in particular, the cognitive phase) as well as newly emerging applications. Through an understanding of this convergence process, the position of CogInfoCom within the Digital Ecosystem is clarified.
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The next step of the convergence is also outlined by the combination of infocommunications, cognitive science, quantum mechanics, nanotechnology and biotechnology
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On the usage of the term ICT, some additional remarks are in order here: (1) Originally, only “information and communications technology” (with communications in the plural) was considered correct since ICT refers to communications (in the sense of a technology of sending and receiving information), not communication (the act of sending or receiving information by speaking, writing, phoning, emailing, etc.). Nevertheless, recently, the single form “information and communication technology” is becoming increasingly common, and it is also used by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU 2009). In order to express these dual forms, we use “communication(s)” (Giles 2009); (2) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)—according to their own definition—deal with not only telecommunications, but also ICT issues; however, their relevant activity, their recommendations and standards resp. are focused on network-centric issues (ETSI 2011; ITU 2009). Some characteristic citations are from their web-sites: “ITU is committed to connecting all the world’s people. … We allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develop the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strive to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide.” “ETSI produces globally-applicable standards for ICT, including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast and internet technologies. … ETSI is the recognized regional standards body dealing with telecommunications, broadcasting and other electronic communications networks and services”; (3) The term infocommunications is also used in politics in a wider sense as a shorter form of information and communications technology or simply to interpret the abbreviation ICT.
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Baranyi, P., Csapo, A., Sallai, G. (2015). ICT-Based Foundations of CogInfoCom. In: Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19608-4_3
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