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Book SynopsisThe information revolution has been described as ''the biggest technological juggernaut that ever rolled'' and every day we hear more about the Global Information Infrastructure. The information and communications technologies (ICTs) of the 1990s enable the electronic production and consumption of increasingly vast quantities of information. They affect business, consumer, education and leisure activity. The consequences of these changes are unpredictable and contradictory, raising issues for governments, business, organizations and individuals.This book gets to grips with recent developments and offers a new understanding of their likely effect. Because of the pervasive and quite unique characteristics of ICTs as a technology system, the authors argue that it is only through an interdisciplinary approach that we can fully grasp the implications and explore the uncertainties of the inter-relationship between the technical and the socio-economic.Moving from economics to sociology and po
Trade ReviewCommunication by Design can be seen as a stimulating and innovative work drawing out some of the complexities in the design of modern telecommunications systems. * Journal of Economic Issues *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; The Domestication of ICTs: Households, Families, and Technical Change ; The Characteristics of Software and Systems Development Processes, Structures, and Agencies ; Electronic Networking: Designing New Inter-firm Relationships ; Designing Surveillance into the Public Switches Network ; Standards and Communication Technologies: The Mediation of Institutions and Technical Complexity ; Governance Institutions and ECT Regulatory and Trade Regimes ; Conclusion
