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Global Transformation and Design Principles in the Knowledge Society

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We live in a communication and information society that has become a global and evolutive force in our everyday lives.

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Harvey, PL. (2017). Global Transformation and Design Principles in the Knowledge Society. In: Community Informatics Design Applied to Digital Social Systems. Translational Systems Sciences, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65373-0_1

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