Digital Middle East

Digital Middle East
Author: Mohamed Zayani
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0190934875

In recent years, the Middle East's information and communications landscape has changed dramatically. Increasingly, states, businesses, and citizens are capitalizing on the opportunities offered by new information technologies, the fast pace of digitization, and enhanced connectivity. These changes are far from turning Middle Eastern nations into network societies, but their impact is significant. The growing adoption of a wide variety of information technologies and new media platforms in everyday life has given rise to complex dynamics that beg for a better understanding. Digital Middle East sheds a critical light on continuing changes that are closely intertwined with the adoption of information and communication technologies in the region. Drawing on case studies from throughout the Middle East, the contributors explore how these digital transformations are playing out in the social, cultural, political, and economic spheres, exposing the various disjunctions and discordances that have marked the advent of the digital Middle East.

Signal

Signal
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2009
Genre: Armed Forces
ISBN:

Education and Technology for a Better World

Education and Technology for a Better World
Author: Arthur Tatnall
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2009-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3642031145

Education and Technology for a Better World was the main theme for WCCE 2009. The conference highlights and explores different perspectives of this theme, covering all levels of formal education as well as informal learning and societal aspects of education. The conference was open to everyone involved in education and training. Additionally players from technological, societal, business and political fields outside education were invited to make relevant contributions within the theme: Education and Technology for a Better World. For several years the WCCE (World Conference on Computers in Education) has brought benefits to the fields of computer science and computers and education as well as to their communities. The contributions at WCCE include research projects and good practice presented in different formats from full papers to posters, demonstrations, panels, workshops and symposiums. The focus is not only on presentations of accepted contributions but also on discussions and input from all participants. The main goal of these conferences is to provide a forum for the discussion of ideas in all areas of computer science and human learning. They create a unique environment in which researchers and practitioners in the fields of computer science and human learning can interact, exchanging theories, experiments, techniques, applications and evaluations of initiatives supporting new developments that are potentially relevant for the development of these fields. They intend to serve as reference guidelines for the research community.

ENTERprise Information Systems, Part I

ENTERprise Information Systems, Part I
Author: Joao Eduardo Quintela Varajao
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2010-12-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642164021

This book constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on ENTERprise information systems, held Viana do Castelo, Portugal, in October 2010.

US Special Operations Forces in Action

US Special Operations Forces in Action
Author: Thomas K. Adams
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 0714647950

This work argues for a shift in expectations for "unconventional warfare" with a greater willingness to accept lengthy commitments and incremental progress.

Advances in Biometrics

Advances in Biometrics
Author: David Zhang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 814
Release: 2006-02-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3540311114

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Biometrics, ICB 2006, held in Hong Kong, China in January 2006. The book includes 104 revised full papers covering such areas of biometrics as the face, fingerprint, iris, speech and signature, biometric fusion and performance evaluation, gait, keystrokes, and more. In addition the results of the Face Authentication Competition (FAC 2006) are also announced in this volume.

Digital Privacy

Digital Privacy
Author: Alessandro Acquisti
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2007-12-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420052187

During recent years, a continuously increasing amount of personal data has been made available through different websites around the world. Although the availability of personal information has created several advantages, it can be easily misused and may lead to violations of privacy. With growing interest in this area, Digital Privacy: Theory, Technologies, and Practices addresses this timely issue, providing information on state-of-the-art technologies, best practices, and research results, as well as legal, regulatory, and ethical issues. This book features contributions from experts in academia, industry, and government.