Evaluating New Technologies

Author : Paul Sollie,Marcus Düwell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789048122295

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Evaluating New Technologies by Paul Sollie,Marcus Düwell Pdf

human practices? How are we to morally evaluate technology developments that have open horizons, encompass uncertainties, and lack control? Technology is in- uential on society; technological innovations act upon the perception of ourselves, the world, and our relation with fellow humans and other objects. Technology is changing everything we do by creating new entities (such as software, nanop- ticles, or Internet), by changing the scale of activities (e. g. vast amounts of data about people can be stored and analysed, and not infrequently without people - ing aware of this), by generating new kinds of knowledge (for instance about i- nesses, the human genome and so on). Technologies, as a consequence, impinge upon our morality and for this reason an ethics of technology should not wait passively until moral problems arise and not only focus on identi ed and exi- ing moral problems, but contemplate technology developments and possible - pacts proactively. However, this is easier said than done, because a prospective and proactive evaluation of technology developments is complicated by complexity and uncertainty. The uncertainty of technology development is closely related to one of the str- ing features of technology, namely what Jim Moor has coined logical malleability. (1985, 269) Technological devices are logically malleable in that they can be shaped to do any activity that can be characterised in terms of logical operations.

Author : Tugrul U Daim
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789811214646

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Digital Transformation: Evaluating Emerging Technologies by Tugrul U Daim Pdf

Selecting the right technology is one of the most critical decisions in technology driven enterprises, and no selection is complete without a thorough and informed evaluation. This book explores the digital transformation movement from three perspectives: the technological, the personal, and the organizational.The technical perspective analyses and evaluates new and up and coming technologies such as IoT and Cloud Technology. The personal perspective focuses on the consumer's attitude and experience in the adoption of technologies such as smart homes, smart watches, drones and wireless devices. And the organizational perspective focuses on evaluating how technology-driven an organization and their core activities or products are.This book is an ideal reference for managers who are responsible for digital transformation in their organizations and also serves a good starting point for researchers interested in understanding the trend. The book contains case studies that may be used by educators in MBA and Engineering and Technology Management MS programs covering digital transformation related courses.

Author : Ng, Eugenia M. W.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781466600331

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Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Learning, Teaching, and Designing Curriculum: Emerging Trends by Ng, Eugenia M. W. Pdf

"This book provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss the current and potential impact of online learning and training and to formulate methodologies for the creation of effective learning systems"--Provided by publisher.

Author : National Academy Of Engineering,National Research Council (U.S.) Staff,National Research Council (U S )
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0309294274

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Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations by National Academy Of Engineering,National Research Council (U.S.) Staff,National Research Council (U S ) Pdf

The nation turns to the National Academies-National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council-for independent, objective advice on issues that affect people's lives worldwide. Book jacket.

Author : Martin C.J. Elton,William A. Lucas,David W. Conrath
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 789 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475701753

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Evaluating New Telecommunications Services by Martin C.J. Elton,William A. Lucas,David W. Conrath Pdf

This book contains the proceedings of the first international symposium devoted to research on the evaluation and planning of new person-to-person telecommunication systems. It was sponsored by NATO's Special Programme Panel on Systems Science and took place, in September 1977, at the University of Bergamo in the north of Italy. Telecommunication systems which provide for communication be tween people, rather than computers or other instruments, are of two kinds. There are mass communication systems (broadcast radio and television) and interpersonal systems (for example, the telephone and Telex) which join together individuals or small groups. Here we have included in the interpersonal category certain systems for re trieving information from computers, essentially those systems in which the role of the computer 1s primarily to act as a store and to identify that information which best fits a user's request. (This excludes management information systems in which the computer performs important transformation functions. ) Distinctions between interpersonal and mass communication sys tems, and between these two and da ta communication systems, are increasingly breaking down for those who provide the services. (In the U. K. broadcasters are piloting information retrieval services and the British Post Office is competing with a more sophisticated sys tem which could also be used for the exchange of messages. Elsewhere computer da ta networks are increasingly employed for the exchange of personal messages.

Author : Zahir Irani,Peter Love
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136404863

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Evaluating Information Systems by Zahir Irani,Peter Love Pdf

The adoption of Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) represents significant financial investments, with alternative perspectives to the evaluation domain coming from both the public and private sectors. As a result of increasing IT/IS budgets and their growing significance within the development of an organizational infrastructure, the evaluation and performance measurement of new technology remains a perennial issue for management. This book offers a refreshing and updated insight into the social fabric and technical dimensions of IT/IS evaluation together with insights into approaches used to measure the impact of information systems on its stakeholders. In doing so, it describes the portfolio of appraisal techniques that support the justification of IT/IS investments. Evaluating Information Systems explores the concept of evaluation as an evolutionary and dynamic process that takes into account the ability of enterprise technologies to integrate information systems within and between organisations. In particular, when set against a backdrop of organisational learning. It examines the changing portfolio of benefits, costs and risks associated with the adoption and diffusion of technology in today's global marketplace. Finally approaches to impact assessment through performance management and benchmarking is discussed.

Author : Albert N. Link,John T. Scott
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461556398

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Public Accountability by Albert N. Link,John T. Scott Pdf

Public Accountability: Evaluating Technology-Based Institutions presents guidelines for evaluating the research performance of technology-based public institutions, and illustrates these guidelines through case studies conducted at one technology-based public institution, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The aim of this book is to demonstrate that a clear, more precise response to the question of performance accountability is possible through the systematic application of evaluation methods to document value. The authors begin with a review of the legislative history of fiscal accountability beginning with the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and ending with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. A discussion of existing applicable economic models, methods, and associated metrics follows. The book concludes with evaluation case studies.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Developing a Research Agenda for Utilization of Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309483360

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Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams Utilization by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Developing a Research Agenda for Utilization of Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams Pdf

In the quest to mitigate the buildup of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere, researchers and policymakers have increasingly turned their attention to techniques for capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, either from the locations where they are emitted or directly from the atmosphere. Once captured, these gases can be stored or put to use. While both carbon storage and carbon utilization have costs, utilization offers the opportunity to recover some of the cost and even generate economic value. While current carbon utilization projects operate at a relatively small scale, some estimates suggest the market for waste carbon-derived products could grow to hundreds of billions of dollars within a few decades, utilizing several thousand teragrams of waste carbon gases per year. Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams Utilization: Status and Research Needs assesses research and development needs relevant to understanding and improving the commercial viability of waste carbon utilization technologies and defines a research agenda to address key challenges. The report is intended to help inform decision making surrounding the development and deployment of waste carbon utilization technologies under a variety of circumstances, whether motivated by a goal to improve processes for making carbon-based products, to generate revenue, or to achieve environmental goals.

Author : Colin Barlow,S. K. Jayasuriya,Edwin C. Price
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789711040796

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Evaluating Technology for New Farming Systems by Colin Barlow,S. K. Jayasuriya,Edwin C. Price Pdf

Background to the study; Farm level impacts of new technologies; The dynamics of technology adoption; Assessing the benefits of new technologies.

Author : Barbara Barbosa Neves,Frank Vetere
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 981133692X

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Ageing and Digital Technology by Barbara Barbosa Neves,Frank Vetere Pdf

This book brings together Sociologists, Computer Scientists, Applied Scientists and Engineers to explore the design, implementation and evaluation of emerging technologies for older people. It offers an innovative and comprehensive overview, not only of the rapidly developing suite of current digital technologies and platforms, but also of perennial theoretical, methodological and ethical issues. As such, it offers support for researchers and professionals who are seeking to understand and/or promote technology use among older adults. The contributions presented here offer theoretical and methodological frameworks for understanding age-based digital inequalities, participation, digital design and socio-gerontechnology. They include ethical and practical reflections on the design and evaluation of emerging technologies for older people, as well as guidelines for ethical, participatory, professional and cross-disciplinary research and practice. In addition, they feature state-of-the-art, international empirical research on communication technologies, games, assistive technology and social media. As the first truly multidisciplinary book on technology use among ageing demographics, and intended for students, researchers, applied researchers, practitioners and professionals in a variety of fields, it will provide these readers with insights, guidelines and paradigms for practice that transcend specific technologies, and lay the groundwork for future research and new directions in innovation.

Author : Todd Litman
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781642831450

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New Mobilities by Todd Litman Pdf

In New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies, transportation expert Todd Litman examines 12 emerging transportation modes and services that are likely to significantly affect our lives: bike- and carsharing, micro-mobilities, ridehailing and micro-transit, public transit innovations, telework, autonomous and electric vehicles, air taxis, mobility prioritization, and logistics management. Public policies around New Mobilities can either help create heaven, a well-planned transportation system that uses new technologies intelligently, or hell, a poorly planned transportation system that is overwhelmed by conflicting and costly, unhealthy, and inequitable modes. His expert analysis will help planners, local policymakers, and concerned citizens to make informed choices about the New Mobility revolution.

Author : Charles K. Davis
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1931777489

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Technologies & Methodologies for Evaluating Information Technology in Business by Charles K. Davis Pdf

"From the macro management level to the micro business detail, information technology (IT) is essential to modern business success and necessitates a new kind of knowledge application: IT evaluation. This academic analysis covers IT evaluation strategies for measuring its impact on individuals, organizations, and small, mid-size, and large businesses. Covered are the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), software measurement frameworks, the balanced scorecard, and project management."

Author : Dorothy Leonard-Barton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Industrial management
ISBN : OCLC:16286262

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Implementing New Technology by Dorothy Leonard-Barton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Medical technology
ISBN : PURD:32754066432133

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Tools for Evaluating Health Technologies by Anonim Pdf

This volume contains five background papers describing in greater detail some of the research techniques discussed in the report "Identifying health technologies that work: searching for evidence."

Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1995-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788118323

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Tools for Evaluating Health Technologies by DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

Contains 5 background papers describing health research techniques: using patients' reports; large administrative database analysis; large & simple randomized trials; meta-analysis; & clinical-economic trials. Describes new methods & new adaptations of health technologies that work best. Measures outcomes in competing medical technologies; which competing medical technologies are more effective. References & tables.