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The Foundations of Information Systems - Research and Practice (Hardcover)
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The Foundations of Information Systems - Research and Practice (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology
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Why does information technology disappoint or enslave us? Why do so
many information systems projects collapse? How can we do better?
There are many technical, social, economic and other aspects to
consider. How do we ensure we take all these into account as we
research ITC or employ them? ICT affects our lives and world more
profoundly than ever before. How may we understand it? This book
employs philosophy to lay foundations for understanding the
complexity of ICT, in five areas: The nature of information and
computers, and artificial intelligence; The use of ICT at work and
home, for serious and less-serious use; The ICT features that annoy
or delight us; Societal issues, such as surveillance, e-government,
ICT in developing countries, climate change, what technological
progress is and what is the role of ICT as a whole and of the
information systems field; ICT development - including computer
programming, knowledge engineering and project management. The
ideas in this book emerge from five decades of experience of the
author with ICT, across industry, the professions and academic
life. Information systems researchers will enjoy this book because
it offers them new ideas and fresh perspectives. On the 500th
anniversary of the European Reformation, this book introduces and
applies the Reformational Philosophy of mid-20th-century Dutch
thinker, Herman Dooyeweerd, to contemporary challenges of the 21st
century. Excitingly, this accessible philosophy is grounded in
everyday experience and yields a rich seedbed of ideas, which
researchers and practitioners can develop to their advantage.
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