Global Information Society

In today's networked societies, a key factor of the social and economic success is the capability to exchange, transfer, and share knowledge. In the wide-ranging area of knowledge management, the issue of knowledge exchange in networked environments emerges in several application fields, and is treated with different approaches. Building the Knowledge Society on the Internet: Sharing and Exchanging Knowledge in Networked Environments proposes a vast panorama of research on the topic while presenting a variety of viewpoints, approaches, and indications of the shared elements intended as the foundations of an emerging and fascinating multidisciplinary field....

The book shows a very original organization addressing in a non traditional way, but with a systematic approach, to who has an interest in using mathematics in the social sciences. The book is divided in four parts: (a) a historical part, written by Vittorio Capecchi which helps us understand the changes in the relationship between mathematics and sociology by analyzing the mathematical models of Paul F. Lazarsfeld, the model of simulation and artificial societies, models of artificial neural network and considering all the changes in scientific paradigms considered; (b) a part coordinated by Pier Luigi Contucci on mathematical models that consider the relationship between the mathematical models that come from physics and linguistics to arrive at th...

Whether youre new to telecommunications and IT or simply want an understandable, comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art, this book is for you. Leading telecommunications trainer and consultant Lillian Goleniewski combines clear explanations of fundamental principles with in-depth, up-to-the minute coverage of networking and the Internet. More than competitive guides, Telecommunications Essentials combines the global breadth and technical depth readers need to truly master telecommunications. Telecommunications Essentials covers the entire spectrum of telecommunications technology and services, current and emerging: telephony (voice networks), IP telephony, data networks, broadband, cable, xDSL, wireless, the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Netw...