Government Technology

Plattformen wie YouTube, Facebook, Twitter oder Amazon sind die neuen sozialen Magneten - Clanbildner einer sich anbahnenden globalen digitalen Stammesgesellschaft. Während die herkömmlichen sozialen Bindungskräfte von Familien, Institutionen, Parteien, Verbänden und Staaten zunehmend schwinden, entstehen um digitale Plattformen wimmelnde Kollektive, die sich wie Schwärme oder Horden ausnehmen. Ihre Benutzer sind "Follower", digitale Gefolgschaft hält die neuen Clans zusammen.

It's a tough time to be a woman on the internet. Over the past two generations, the political map of human relations has been redrawn by feminism and by changes in technology. In Cybersexism, Laurie Penny goes to the dark heart of the matter and asks why threats of violence are being used to try to silence female voices, analyses the structure of online misogyny, and makes a case for real freedom of speech - for everyone.

The title of this publication is Addendum: Democracy and Information Communication Technology, and it follows the cases of sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, and of the ICT agenda in the US, focusing on ICT implementation the various paradoxes and challenges in a democratic society.

Ever wonder what the capital of Alaska is? Or how many states share a border with New York? Political maps show state and national boundaries. They include major cities and places created by people. But how do you use political maps? And what map features help you answer geographical questions? Listen to become a map genius!

Reflecting cultural, political, and technological changes, this detailed exploration of Canadian book publishing displays trends of the industry from the last 50 years. Against the backdrop of historical highlights, the book dives into modern events in book publishing, focusing on the explosion of national book publishing in the 1970s and detailing the sparring match between the industry and government during the 1970s through the 1990s.

"Hiding in Plain Sight" is a thrilling tale that blends elements of science fiction, espionage, and mystery. In the year 2049, humanity is enjoying the benefits of technological breakthroughs that were once only imagined in science fiction. With cold fusion as a universal power source and medical advancements extending lifespans, Earth is on a path of healing and prosperity. Yet, amidst this progress, an enigmatic mystery lurks within the very organization tasked with uncovering extraterrestrial life. Amidst the wonders of a technologically advanced world, a dangerous secret threatens to ...

With Share This! both regular folks of a progressive bent and committed activists can learn how to go beyond swapping movie reviews and vacation photos (not that there's anything wrong with that). At the moment, the same kinds of people who dominate the dialog off-line are dominating it online, and things will never change if that doesn't change. Progressives need to get on social networks and share their stories, join conversations, connect with others - and not just others exactly like themselves.

The Audacity to Spy, written by an attorney with an interest in privacy laws and legislation and her grandmother who is an experienced Information Analyst, reveals the ways in which your identity and personal data have been stolen by various sources.

Technological innovation is deeply woven into the fabric of American culture, and is no less a basic feature of American health care. Medical technology saves lives and relieves suffering, and is enormously popular with the public, profitable for doctors, and a source of great wealth for industry. Yet its costs are rising at a dangerously unsustainable rate. The control of technology costs poses a terrible ethical and policy dilemma. How can we deny people what they may need to live and flourish?

The internet is a network of physical cables and connections, a web of wires enmeshing the world, linking huge data centres to one another and eventually to us. All are owned by someone, financed by someone, regulated by someone. We refer to the internet as abstract from reality. By doing so, we obscure where the real power lies. In this powerful and necessary book, James Ball sets out on a global journey into the inner workings of the system.

Pravila pobediteley novaya audiokniga znamenitogo rossiyskogo biznes-trenera Nikolay Mrochkovskogo! Eto sbornik unikalnyih metodik, effektivnost kotoryih podtverzhdena tyisyachami lyudey, primenyayuschih rekomendatsii avtora na praktike. Stan nomerom 1 v svoYom dele! Prekraschayte tolko mechtat, pora deystvovat! VsYo, chto vam dlya etogo ponadobitsya, - eto izdanie, a takzhe zhelanie i gotovnost rabotat nad soboy!

V knige Peregovoryi. Metodiki spetssluzhb v dostupnoy forme izlozhenyi luchshie psihologicheskie priYomyi vedeniya peregovorov. Vyi uznaete, kak na praktike pri pomoschi takogo silnogo oruzhiya, kak slovo, dobivatsya svoih tseley. Ekspertyi i opyitnyie spetsialistyi dayut sovetyi, kak vesti ekstremalnyie peregovoryi, kak poluchit predlozhenie ruki i serdtsa i kak otkazat. Takzhe vyi uznaete, chto nuzhno dlya uspeshnogo karernogo rosta.

The problem of online disinformation is only getting worse. Social media may well play a role in the the US 2020 presidential election and other major political events. But that doesn't even begin to describe what future propaganda will look like. We may not be able to alter how the internet was used to challenge democracy in years past, but we can follow the signals to prevent manipulation in the future - and to use these powerful new tools not to control people but to empower them.