This past year, 2013, was a busy year for me, and for SSIT. Some of this activity was highly visible…. Read More
Tag: March 2014
We’ve Got to Do Better
By Katina Michael on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Each year, thousands of film buffs gather at the Sundance International Film Festival in Park City, UT, U.S.A., to see… Read More
Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Implications
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
By Ahmed S. Khan. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), 2012. Reviewed by Karl D. Stephan Anyone who doesn’t know… Read More
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
By W. Bernard Carlson, Princeton University Press, 2013, 520 pages. Reviewed by Eric P. Wenaas. W. Bernard Carlson points… Read More
Geosocial Intelligence
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology
Social media, driven by the explosive uptake of mobile computing, has caused a systematic shift in the structure of personal… Read More
Appropriate Technologies in the Globalized World: FAQs
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Commentary, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Technological innovation over the past century has revolutionized our society’s ability to solve problems. A byproduct of this movement is… Read More
The Reinvention of Social Capital for Socio-Technical Systems
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Social capital has been defined by Ostrom and Ahn [1] as “an attribute of individuals that enhances their ability to… Read More
Smart Cities and Their Smart Decisions: Ethical Considerations
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
In many respects, information and communication technologies (ICTs) pose new challenges to society. It is worth recognizing what ICTs represent… Read More
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