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The Ecology of the New Economy - Sustainable Transformation of Global Information, Communications and Electronics Industries (Hardcover)
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The Ecology of the New Economy - Sustainable Transformation of Global Information, Communications and Electronics Industries (Hardcover)
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A "revolution" is taking place in the development of global
information and communications technologies. In slightly more than
a decade, the World Wide Web has gone from the idea of an obscure
English scientist to a consumer-oriented technology system with an
expected one billion users by 2005. The technologies that enable
this to happen are advancing rapidly, which is leading to both an
unprecedented number of start-up companies and a host of innovative
new alliances between companies. The growth has been so rapid and
unexpected that little research and analysis has yet been done on
what impact this transformation has had or will have on the ability
of companies to meet the global sustainability challenge. As
environmental strategy has traditionally been portrayed in terms of
risk cutting and resource efficiency, there is a danger that
critical business issues such as information technology, R&D
and e-commerce development are examined in isolation from the wider
sustainable business perspective. An important objective of the
book is to explore, document and raise awareness of sustainability
concerns arising from the emerging global information economy. The
information economy is defined in the broadest sense possible,
including software, hardware, telecommunication - traditional and
wireless - and advanced communication technologies. Some of the key
issues and questions that are examined include:Case studies on how
and to what degree sustainability concerns are being integrated
into the business model of electronic, telecommunication and
dot.com firms. The relationship between the diffusion of
information and communication technologies and the energy and
resource intensity of companies. The role of information and
communication technologies in the shaping of policies for
sustainability, its impacts on sustainable or unsustainable
lifestyles and its implications for the interaction between
companies and other actors. Corporations and the global digital
divide. The Ecology of the New Economy will be of interest to
academics, governments, businesses, and non-governmental groups who
are trying to understand the linkages and relationship between the
two of our greatest global challenges: the information revolution
and environmental sustainability.
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