Global Networks And Local Values

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee to Study Global Networks and Local Values
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780309073103

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Global Networks and Local Values by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee to Study Global Networks and Local Values Pdf

Whether you call it the third wave, the information revolution, or the virtually connected world, the implications of a global information network are profound. As a society, we want to forestall the possible negative impacts without closing the door to the potential benefits. But how? Global Networks and Local Values provides perspective and direction, focusing on the relationship between global information networks and local values-that is, the political, economic, and cultural norms that shape our daily lives. This book is structured around an illuminating comparison between U.S. and German approaches toward global communication and information flow. (The United States and Germany are selected as two industrialized, highly networked countries with significant social differences.) Global Networks and Local Values captures the larger context of technology and culture, explores the political and commercial institutions where the global network functions, and highlights specific issues such as taxation, privacy, free speech, and more. The committee contrasts the technical uniformity that makes global communication possible with the diversity of the communities being served and explores the prospects that problems resulting from technology can be resolved by still more technology. This thoughtful volume will be of interest to everyone concerned about the social implications of the global Internet.

Author : National Research Council (États-Unis). Committee to Study Global Networks and Local Values
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Computer networks
ISBN : OCLC:77359329

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Global Networks and Local Values by National Research Council (États-Unis). Committee to Study Global Networks and Local Values Pdf

Author : Christoph Engel,Kenneth H. Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1375974005

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Understanding the Impact of Global Networks on Local Social, Political and Cultural Values by Christoph Engel,Kenneth H. Keller Pdf

Opportunities and risks are twins. There are few to deny the opportunities of global networks in general and of the Internet in particular. But many fear for the concomitant risks, or what they perceive as a risk. Racist speech, pornography and personality profiling rank highest in public awareness. Some concerns are quasi universal, like child pornography. But for others there are at least differences of degree. Following its history, Germany has tabooed right wing publications. And Americans, in their majority, feel hurt by nudity, which most Germans find quite inoffensive. Such examples lure into a simplistic opposition: global values threaten local values. The reality of global networks, and of their interrelation with local values, is much more complex. This volume explores different paths for understanding global networks, local values, and their reciprocal impact. It streches from social philosophy to technology forecasting, from cultural theory to law, from systems theory to economic history, from sociology to external relations studies, from economics to political sciences. The volume collects the following papers: W. Kersting, Global Networks and Local Values -- D. Farber, Predicting the Unpredictable - Technology and Society -- P. David, The Internet and the Economics of Network Technology Evolution -- M. Hutter, The Commercialization of the Internet -- D. Baecker, Networking the Web -- M. Thompson, Global Networks and Local Cultures: What are the Mismatches? -- K. Keniston, Cultural Diversity or Global Monoculture -- M. Kahler, Information Networks and Global Politics -- R. Werle, The Impact of Information Networks on the Structure of Political Systems -- S. Sassen, The Impact of the Internet on Sovereignty -- C. Engel, The Internet and the Nation State -- L. Muller, Discussion Report.

Author : Christoph Engel,Kenneth H. Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Computer networks
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060446106

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Understanding the Impact of Global Networks on Local Social, Political and Cultural Values by Christoph Engel,Kenneth H. Keller Pdf

Author : Christoph Engel,Kenneth H. Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Computer networks
ISBN : STANFORD:36105061118506

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Governance of Global Networks in the Light of Differing Local Values by Christoph Engel,Kenneth H. Keller Pdf

Author : Josef Wieland
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031507182

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Cooperation in Value-Creating Networks by Josef Wieland Pdf

Author : R. J. Holton
Publisher : Red Globe Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124092052

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Global Networks by R. J. Holton Pdf

Global network research is an exciting new area of social analysis. This book is the first to provide a thorough investigation of global network links across time and space. Robert Holton demonstrates the way in which technological and interpersonal networks organise global society, providing vivid examples from the present and the past. This text gives practical advice on how to research global networks, and brings together leading theory and new evidence on the subject for all students learning about globalisation and contemporary social change.

Author : Marcella Milana
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317385769

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Global Networks, Local Actions by Marcella Milana Pdf

Global Networks, Local Actions: Rethinking adult education policy in the 21st century examines public policy developments in adult education, exploring the policy framing of adult education practice in a range of socio-cultural contexts, and contributing to the development of policy research from global and comparative perspectives. Drawing from multidisciplinary fields such as adult education, comparative and international education, and sociology, chapters analyse empirically grounded studies from the US, Italy, Argentina and Brazil. Each study helps to identify how political agents interact at international, regional, national and local scales, and what the implications are for publically-funded interventions in adult education. While this book recognises the complexity of adult education policy, it argues for the need to deconstruct the false belief that what is global in adult education may be intrinsically distinct from the characteristics of geographical or social territories in which adult education occurs. Instead, it points to localised norms and ideas on Adult Basic and Secondary Education as ultimately contained in, and constituting, what is at times perceived as global, or abstracted from definite geographical or social territories. This book calls for a global sociology of adult education in response to global challenges, and makes an important contribution to our understanding of developments in public adult education policy. As such, it will be of key interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of adult education, comparative and international education, education policy and politics, sociology of education, and global studies.

Author : Henry H. Perritt
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Page : 1140 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0735517444

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Law and the Information Superhighway by Henry H. Perritt Pdf

New edition of a resource about the information superhighway, more formally known as the National Information Infrastructure (NII) and the "infobahn," or Global Information Infrastructure (GII) in Europe. Perritt (law, Illinois Institute of Technology and Chicago-Kent College of Law) presents 15 chapters that deal with the NII as a source of legal

Author : Valentina De Marchi,Eleonora Di Maria,Gary Gereffi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351723992

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Local Clusters in Global Value Chains by Valentina De Marchi,Eleonora Di Maria,Gary Gereffi Pdf

The international fragmentation of economic activities – from research and design to production and marketing – described through the lens of the global value chain (GVC) approach impacts the structure and performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) agglomerated in economic clusters. The consolidation of GVCs ruled by global lead firms and the recession of 2008-09 exacerbated the pressures on cluster actors that based their competitive advantage on local systems, spurring an increasing heterogeneity, both across and within clusters, that is still overlooked in the literature. Drawing on detailed studies of different industries and countries, Local Clusters in Global Value Chains shows the co-evolutionary trajectories of clusters and GVCs, and the role of firms and their strategies in organizing manufacturing and innovation activities in the context of ongoing technological shifts. The book explores the tension between place-based variables and global drivers of change, and the possibility for territories containing such clusters to prosper in the new global scenario. By adopting insights from the GVC framework and management studies, the book discusses how the internationalization strategies of firms create opportunities as well as constraints for adaptive upgrading in clusters. This book is of interest to both researchers and policy-makers who are interested in the dynamic sources of competitive advantage in the global economy.

Author : Fengru Cui,Guitang Liu
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128148488

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Global Value Chains and Production Networks by Fengru Cui,Guitang Liu Pdf

Global Value Chains and Production Networks: Case Studies of Siemens and Huawei presents theories and frameworks that facilitate the evolution of GPN studies, from macro perspectives based on territory and industry to the use of micro (firm-level) data. The book explores these theories and frameworks through detailed case studies of two major corporations, Siemens and Huawei. With the GPN/GVC structure of Chinese firms not well known outside China, despite the growing importance of Chinese firms in the global economy, this guide plays a pivotal role in facilitating the use of data that promise to unlock economic cooperation and value. Emphasizes micro-data analytical models and their methodological underpinnings Illustrates how these data illuminate the economic structures of two comparable GPNs within highly divergent institutional contexts Suggests how companies can cooperate with foreign partners to enhance their global management capacity and reshape their advantages in international competition

Author : Paul Schiff Berman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 981 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351154147

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Law and Society Approaches to Cyberspace by Paul Schiff Berman Pdf

During the past decade, the rise of online communication has proven to be particularly fertile ground for academic exploration at the intersection of law and society. Scholars have considered how best to apply existing law to new technological problems but they also have returned to first principles, considering fundamental questions about what law is, how it is formed and its relation to cultural and technological change. This collection brings together many of these seminal works, which variously seek to interrogate assumptions about the nature of communication, knowledge, invention, information, sovereignty, identity and community. From the use of metaphor in legal opinions about the internet, to the challenges posed by globalization and deterritorialization, to the potential utility of online governance models, to debates about copyright, free expression and privacy, this collection offers an invaluable introduction to cutting-edge ideas about law and society in an online era. In addition, the introductory essay both situates this work within the trajectory of law and society scholarship and summarizes the major fault lines in ongoing policy debates about the regulation of online activity.

Author : Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781107105591

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Confronting the Internet's Dark Side by Raphael Cohen-Almagor Pdf

This book outlines social and moral guidelines to combat violent, hateful, and illegal activity on the Internet.

Author : Peter Utting,Mario Pianta,Anne Ellersiek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136224546

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Global Justice Activism and Policy Reform in Europe by Peter Utting,Mario Pianta,Anne Ellersiek Pdf

Civil society activism around issues of global justice has proliferated in Europe during the past two decades. Has such contestation and advocacy made a difference? This book examines whether and how the organizations, networks and campaigns involved have attained their policy objectives in the areas of debt relief, international trade, international taxation and corporate accountability. The analysis also considers the relationship between national and transnational activism. By comparing variations in the "activism-policy nexus" in France, Italy and the United Kingdom, it seeks to understand how such interaction and policy outcomes vary in different institutional and political contexts.

Author : Klaus Grewlich
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999-11-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789041112255

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Governance in "Cyberspace":Access and Public Interest in Global Communications by Klaus Grewlich Pdf

`Cyberspace' is the emerging invisible, intangible world of electronic information and processes stored at multiple interconnected sites. The digital revolution leads to `convergence' (of telecommunications, computer/Internet and broadcasting) and to dynamic multimedia value chains. Deregulation and competition are major driving forces in the new interactive electronic environment. This volume contains normative proposals for `cyber'-regulation, including self-regulation, grounded on developments in the EU, US and the Far East, in international organisations (WTO, OECD, WIPO, ITU), in business fora, in NGOs, in the `Internet community' and in academic research. The multi-actor (government, business, civil society) and multi-level analysis (subsidiarity) pertains e.g. to ex-ante and ex-post access-regulation, competition, network economics (external effects, essential facilities), public interest principles (human dignity, free speech, privacy, security), development and culture, consumer protection, cryptography, domain names and copyright. Lawyers, regulators, business executives, investment bankers, diplomats, and civil society representatives need shared essentials of plurilateral `governance' to safeguard both competition and public interest objectives, at a scale congruent to `cyberspace', in the transition to an `international law of cooperation'.