The Routledge Handbook of Smart Technologies An Economic and Social Perspective [#376466]

English | 2022 | ISBN: 0367369230 | 713 pages | True PDF | 59.07 MB
ThisHandbook provides a thorough discussion of the most recent wave of technological (and organisational) innovations, frequently called "smart" and based on the digitisation of information. The acronym stands for "Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology". This new wave is one in a row of waves that have shaken up and transformed the economy, society and culture since the first Industrial Revolution and have left a huge impact on how we live, think, communicate and work: they have deeply affected the socioeconomic metabolism from within and humankind's footprint on our planet. TheHandbook analyses the origins of the current wave, its roots in earlier ones and its path-dependent nature; its current forms and actual manifestations; its multifarious impact on economy and society; and it puts forward some guesstimates regarding the probable directions of its further development. In short, theHandbook studies the past, the present and the future of smart technologies and digitalisation.