| Education and the Knowledge Society: Information Technology Supporting Human Development 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Van Weert, Tom J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402077556 ISBN-13: 9781402077555 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: This book presents a cross-section of educational implications of the Knowledge Society (or Information Society), an emerging society in which Information and Communication Technology plays an important role. The book addresses: Lifelong Learning and education, e-inclusion, ethics and social impact, the role of engineering, economy and e-Society. It also includes concrete project proposals to address these issues in educational practice. The book contains the contributions to the Forum "Engineering the Knowledge Society," one of the events of the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS), Geneva, December 2003. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Information Technology - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Computers | Computer Science |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2004056765 |
| Series: Ifip International Federation for Information Processing |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.39 lbs) 306 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Engineering the Knowledge Society (EKS) - Event of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) This book is the result of a joint event of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) held during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva, Switzerland, December 11 - 12, 2003. The organisation was in the hands of Mr. Raymond Morel of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW). Information Technology (or Information and Communication Technology) cannot be seen as a separate entity. Its application should support human development and this application has to be engineered. Education plays a central role in the engineering of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for human support. The conference addressed the following aspects: Lifelong Learning and education, - inclusion, ethics and social impact, engineering profession, developing- society, economy and e-Society. The contributions in this World Summit event reflected an active stance towards human development supported by ICT. A Round Table session provided concrete proposals for action |