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Cultural imperialism and the Internet 文化帝国主义和互联网

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658913

J. Weckert, Douglas Adeney

引用次数: 3

The cyber battlefield-is this the setting for the ultimate World War? 网络战场——这是最终世界大战的背景吗?

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658867

S. Nitzberg

引用次数: 4

Technology and society: how information and communication technologies can enhance the lives of persons with a disability 技术与社会:信息和通信技术如何改善残疾人的生活

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658900

G. Busby, D. Whitehouse

{"title":"Technology and society: how information and communication technologies can enhance the lives of persons with a disability","authors":"G. Busby, D. Whitehouse","doi":"10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658900","url":null,"abstract":"Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can enhance the lives of people with a disability (who number over 500 million worldwide). For the information technology (IT) industry, there is an incredible potential to do more to adapt to this global market. The kinds of technologies that are useful to people with a disability are also useful to society as a whole. Designing for all kinds of people, whether able bodied or disabled, is simply good design. The paper's message is that universal design is do-able. To create this change in perception, we need to work with positive images of disabled people and to influence the attitudes of everyone working in the IT industry: from higher level managers and decision makers, to computer scientists, information and communications specialists, and systems designers and developers. Working within our professional associations and within the scope of changing legislation can both help in this regard. The cost of ignoring the potential offered to our communities and societies by involving disabled people in them, and the role that IT can play in this, is a price that cannot be allowed.","PeriodicalId":226458,"journal":{"name":"1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131213775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Outcomes, proxies and standards: performance-based environmental management approaches within arbitrary (political) boundaries 结果、代理和标准:在任意(政治)边界内基于绩效的环境管理方法

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658920

D. Hassenzahl

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Developing ethical practices to minimise computer misuse 制定道德规范，尽量减少电脑误用

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658896

Shalini Kesar, S. Rogerson

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Technologies of representation's relation to public opinion regarding the use of military force 关于使用武力的代表技术与公众舆论的关系

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658861

S. Weyker

引用次数: 1

The impact of technology enhanced education on a developing country: a South African perspective 技术提高教育对发展中国家的影响:一个南非的观点

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658917

T. V. Harmelen, C. Pistorius

引用次数: 3

Potential and limitations of biotechnology for socio-economic transformation in developing countries 生物技术促进发展中国家社会经济变革的潜力和局限性

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658890

M. Jabbar, M. Drake

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Intellectual property in cyberspace-what technological/legislative tools are necessary for building a sturdy global information infrastructure? 网络空间中的知识产权——建立一个稳固的全球信息基础设施需要什么样的技术/立法工具?

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658863

Jennifer C. Davis

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引用次数: 8

Sustainable development and engineering: ethical and public policy implications 可持续发展和工程:伦理和公共政策的影响

1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. Proceedings Pub Date : 1997-06-20 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658881

J. Herkert

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引用次数: 5