Towards the Information Society The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries
Information and knowledge play an increasingly important role in the implementation of public policies, in particular those of the Central and Eastern European Countries. In the context of conducting research on the consequences of scientific and technological advance, the Europäische Akademie Bad N...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2000, 2000
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2000 |
| Series: | Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Outline
- I Introduction
- The Genesis of the Project “TA-Eastern Europe”
- II The Concept
- Science, Democracy and Technological Risks
- Concepts of Information Society and the Social Function of Information
- The Way Towards a Knowledge Society. Some Barriers not only for Countries in Transition
- Problems of the Production and Application of Knowledge in a Societal Transformation. The Czech Republic’s Approach to Knowledge Society
- Innovation and Financial Intensity of R&D in Poland as the Polish Approach to the Knowledge Society
- Russian Way to Information Society and New Understanding of Information Security (Statement)
- III The Application Fields of TA
- Information Technology and Organisational Change. The Concept of Technological Practice
- Data — Information — Knowledge. A Trail of a Technological Enlightenment
- Information Technology. The Forgotten Dimension of Modernisation
- Threats of the Global Net-Internet. The State of Development and Inquiry over the Information Society in Poland
- Scientific and Technological Progress, Democracy, Participation and Technology Assessment in Russia
- Transformation of Society and Values in Slovakia
- IV The Judgement
- Rationality and the Use of Language. Technology Assessment for Shaping the Knowledge Society
- Knowledge-and Value-Prerequisites of Evaluation and Decision-Making
- Ethical Norms for the Selection and Transfer of Knowledge
- List of Authors