Learn all about the major trends and future advancements in
ICT!
ICT Futures provides an insightful introduction to the
major technology trends in Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT), and to the economic, commercial and societal
environment which is shaping them.
The experienced author-team, consisting of experts from both
industry and academia, addresses:
The interaction between people and technology - how ICT
affects every day social practices; the rise of social computing;
how the way we interact with information and the devices we use are
changing; and how trust can be assured over the Internet.
The underlying ICT infrastructure - the semantic web and
the semantic intranet; the real-time service-oriented
infrastructure; the future optical network; self-managing networks
and agents; P2P technologies; pervasiveness; mobility and wireless
technology; and how all this infrastructure can be made
secure.
ICT technology and how it is affecting industries as
diverse as health, finance, retail and law.
The book covers a vast wealth of material, with a strong focus
upon the impending changes to the way ICT operates.This reference
is a valuable tool for people in managerial roles, CIOs, CTOs,
business and technology strategists, and students undertaking
technology MBAs, or technology modules in general MBAs.
Professionals working in ICT will also find this book
valuable.
Product code: 9780470997703