"This book will inspire people and enable them to use the insight
it provides to build on and exploit the changing IT landscape, in
the spirit of open innovation." - Matt Bross, Group Chief
Technology Officer, BT
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 the 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.
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