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Creating A New Civilization: The Politics of The Third Wave
... 35-36) (Figure 1). (1) dominance: giving knowledgeamong other accumulated resourcespriority and strategic importance, as it influences the competitiveness of enterprises (market position) and favors the achievement of the set objectives, (2) inexhaustibility: a resource that does not decrease with use but, on the contrary, the more often it is used, the more its value increases, as the availability of knowledge favors the synergy effectthe greater the number of people using the knowledge resource, the more new elements are added during the interaction of the process, (3) simultaneity: the same knowledge can be used by many individuals at the same time and in many places simultaneously, taking into account the risk that the organization may not be the only one to possess and use it, (4) non-linearity: there is no strict correlation between the amount of knowledge possessed and the benefits derived from its use, as the knowledge accumulated does not determine the organization's leading position in the market, but the ability to use it appropriately, which will be able to be explored by all participants of a project constructed in this way, enabling efficient translation of experience gained in other parts of the globe to local needs and crisis foci (Toffler, 1995a;1995b;1990;1980;1970;Małecka, 2019a, pp. 47-57;2019b, pp. ...
... Therefore, in view of such numerous interpretations of the choice of a possible path for the realization of sustainable development (SD) goals, does the "future shock" defined by Alvin Toffler assuming in the third wave the emergence of new technologies enabling "unlimited communication between individuals through the development of services and the move away from mass production" become another path (Toffler, 1995a;1995b;1990;1980;1970). ...
... The different cultural characteristics of societies are reflected in unique attitudes towards values. Values are mostly subjectively and individually experienced by people, which makes possible a certain degree of flexibility and adaptation of people in different situations and contexts (Toffler and Toffler, 1995). Today it is possible to openly express personal values, which are important when analyzing the daily life of the population of countries. ...
This study aims to evaluate theories and ideas about social values and determine the high quality of virtues that potentially change social practices, thinking, self-awareness, and behavior of the individual and society. The relevance of the study of value components is determined by the fact that such values as "spirituality and morality", "responsibility", "justice", "rationality", and "security" are capable of capturing the greatest value of many interests, which allows for the integration of society. An experimental study was conducted using sociological research methods based on developed questionnaires with questions touching on the parameters of sustainable development of society, determining the high quality of virtues and behavior of the individual and society. The study was conducted from May to June 2023 (N = 1387). Based on Demoethical values, special attention is paid to global problems related to climate change and inefficient use of energy and water resources, thereby achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. As a result of the study, Demoethical values are revealed in interaction with the economic components of demography, democracy, and demoeconomics as a tool for social transformation, as they shape the harmonious vision of the world, human behavior, decisions, and relationships with other people.
... Alvin Toffler. (1996). Creating a New Civilization: The Politics of the Third Wave. Shanghai: Joint Publishing House ...
... It, thus, broadens the focus on digital differentiation, which includes more information on the quality of broadband provision (Riddlesden and Singleton 2014). This aspect is particularly informative given that, according to Alvin and Heidi Toffler, economies of speed are a very important dimension and can replace economies of scale (Riddlesden and Singleton 2014;Toffler and Toffler 1994). ...
Urbanisation and digitalisation are two of the megatrends characterising contemporary human society. Digital broadband access is an essential enabler, and despite its large growth potential, it can differ across territories. Taking a comparative approach from a global perspective, this chapter studies the relationship between urbanisation and digitalisation by looking at the quality of broadband access in urban centres using geospatial data processing. It is based on a combination of open and free data sourced from earth observation (Copernicus and Landsat programmes) to map and classify human settlements, with social sensing data to assess broadband quality with open data released by Ookla® at the grid level. We analyse the database in a stratified way to identify whether urban centres in high-income countries are better in terms of broadband connectivity compared to those in developing economies; whether urban centre population size is an advantage in the regions of the world where connectivity is low; and whether urban centres that have experienced stronger population growth in recent years display an advantage in terms of digitalisation. This work sheds light on the nature and type of deprivation related to uneven access to infrastructure, especially digital ones. The results indicate significant geographical and income disparities in terms of internet download speeds across the world. The performance of mobile and fixed broadband connectivity is different, and mobile connectivity offers a higher performance alternative to fixed networks in less affluent countries.
... 3. Social criteria that determine the impact of the development of the knowledge economy on the driving force of this economy -people, whose main ability generates the main factor of production of the new period -knowledge Alvin and Handy Toffler [8]. ...
The article proposes a new methodology for determining the level of the knowledge economy of countries in terms of the possibilities of using Industry 4.0 technologies. The relevance of the study is due to the transition to a new technological structure – “Industry 4.0” in the world. The aim of the study is to analyze data on the main sub-indices of the knowledge economy associated with Industry 4.0 for countries around the world based on the author’s methodology. As a tool for this analysis, the k-means++ clustering method was used to classify countries according to their characteristics. The assessment of the potential of Industry 4.0 is determined on the basis of 5 criteria characterizing various aspects of the development of countries at the level of economic knowledge. In the calculation process, determining the extent to which the indicators used describe the level of the knowledge economy, and the use of the aggregation formula and multi-criteria optimization, constitutes the scientific novelty of the study. It was concluded that as a result of clustering the countries of the world using the formula Aggregation and Multicriteria Optimization, the number of clusters decreased and the distribution of countries between clusters began to more adequately reflect reality. The results of the study can be used in the process of assessing the competitiveness of countries during the transition to the Industry 4.0 economy, as well as in developing strategies and concepts for countries.
... The documentary, through authentic footage, enhances and shapes a positive national image. While cleverly incorporating Chinese cultural symbols, it also presents the contemporary China -a China that is rising peacefully, a China with many endearing people and things, and a China that bridges the gap between tradition and modern development [8] . ...
The New Year is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation, not only carrying the collective consciousness and spiritual world of the Chinese nation, but also an important symbol for the external dissemination of Chinese culture, with a wide influence worldwide. Using Python to obtain and analyze barrage comments of the documentary Chinese New Year in Bilibili with a focus on Chinese themes. Through text analysis of the barrage comments, it is essential to investigate its dissemination effectiveness, uncover successful cross-cultural communication experiences within the realm of empathy, and provide insights for effectively telling the Chinese story through documentaries, fostering empathy between Chinese culture and the world.
... Aj reklama, doteraz slúžiaca ako základ masového obchodu (letáky predajní, reklama v masmédiách), sa postupne zameriava na menšie segmenty trhu (propagačný materiál oslovuje priamo zákazníka cez jeho osobné údaje a adresu, je šitý doslovne na jeho "mieru"). Takýto informatizačný systém vytvára predpoklad, že predávajúci budú schopní zameriavať sa na potenciálnych kupujúcich s ešte väčšou presnosťou (Toffler a Tofflerová, 1995). Nasledovnú etapu vo vývoji maloobchodu preto možno označiť ako etapa demasifikácie. ...
... The transition from the industrial to the post-industrial economy has also been interpreted in social sciences using a wave model when an older wave is not yet exhausted as a new wave is arriving. Individual countries of the world may sense the impact of both waves combined, and thus the industrial and knowledge economy operate side by side (Toffler et al., 1995). Giving the new incoming society a common name has been a great challenge so far. ...
The paper’s primary goal is to analyse the development of Knowledge Economy (KE) measurement methods ranging from those based on national income to indices identifying and combining the relevant indicators. The paper focuses on four current global and European KE level indices: Global Innovation Index (GII), Global Knowledge Index (GKI), European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), and Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), highlighting persistent significant differences in the perception of the very essence of KE, as there is no clear interdisciplinary definition of the initial concept of knowledge, leading to further problems with ambiguous and insufficiently specific definitions and measurement of KE. Tacit aspects of knowledge are rarely part of KE definitions or measurements, excluding a large part of the knowledge system from KE measurements. The results of the analysis show that the set of KE indicators used by the individual KE indices is heterogeneous, with the set of intersecting indicators having different weights in terms of importance. Frequent interventions in the indices by their authors were observed, such as changes in index methodology, the indicators used, main pillars (subindices), etc. Despite the high heterogeneity in the approach to measuring KE, we identified the pillars, which can be viewed as the core pillars of KE. These include, for example the level of ICT, R&D, human resources, innovation, patents, and education.
... В тоже время, существуют «позиционные интересы» конфликтов, и в этом случае стороны полны решимости отстаивать свои интересы, чтобы победить [4, с. 8]. Тоффлер считал, что окончание холодной войны ознаменуется началом нового мирового порядка [5]. По мнению Фукуямы, конец холодной войны будет отмечен концом глобальных переворотов и войн [6, с. 8-9]. ...
... В тоже время, существуют «позиционные интересы» конфликтов, и в этом случае стороны полны решимости отстаивать свои интересы, чтобы победить [4, с. 8]. Тоффлер считал, что окончание холодной войны ознаменуется началом нового мирового порядка [5]. По мнению Фукуямы, конец холодной войны будет отмечен концом глобальных переворотов и войн [6, с. 8-9]. ...
RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ESTABLISHING ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF NEW REGIONAL REALITIES // The article examines the risks and opportunities for establishing Armenian-Turkish relations in the context of the evolving processes around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The expected outcomes of unblocking communications in the region considered are from the perspective of preserving Armenia's national security. Based on the analysis, it was determined that the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is linked to the Turkish and Azerbaijani sides by the potential process of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations and unblocking communications in the region. The "price" of such a peaceful agenda could be the loss of control over certain parts of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, including the possible political and economic expansion of Turkey, as well as other challenges to the national security of Armenia.
... La representación como defensa de los intereses de cada uno de los electores no es viable en las democracias actuales porque las atribuciones del Estado son mucho más amplias que hace tres siglos. Exige a los representantes atender a una cantidad y variedad de intereses imposibles de abarcar por la falta de disponibilidad de tiempo y de recursos (Matthews, 1960;Tacheron y Udall, 1966;Toffler and Toffler, 1996). Como señalaba Burke en su célebre discurso a los electores de Bristol de 1774: ...
La escasa capacidad de las instituciones democráticas actuales para responder a los intereses de la ciudadanía y cumplir con sus expectativas está generando una crisis de representación. En este escenario, el objetivo del presente artículo es comprobar si la representación política, entendida como defensa de intereses, sigue siendo viable en el momento histórico actual. Para ello, se busca cuantificar el tiempo en términos de horas que cada uno de los miembros del parlamento requeriría para atender la cantidad y variedad de intereses de los ciudadanos que votaron por él o ella en un año. Se argumenta que, en muchas ocasiones, las preferencias de cada uno de los electores de un distrito son contradictorias entre sí y esto lleva a concluir que la representación, como defensa de intereses, es una función que, no solo desborda el tiempo disponible del parlamentario, sino que además es insoluble desde el punto de vista lógico.
... Even with regard to wild raging bush fires, we have shown our incompetence and incapacity of dousing such random wild fire outbreaks that cover millions of hectares. COVID-19 has exposed the frailty of human-made institutions, and has also pointed out to us that we live in a world of interdependence, complementarity, and that we are fast-moving towards global convergence, which will one day bring a New World Order of one world government that is controlled by the internet, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) (Kissinger, 2015;Huttington, 2007;Toffler, 1995) ...
Abstract- In this paper, we survey the topic of pandemics with specific reference to the Global Corona Virus pandemic which is dubbed COVID-19, and we trace the background of pandemics in the past. Our objective in this paper is to share our experiences as well as to examine the impact of the pandemic on businesses, especially the educational sector, and also on other sectors. In this paper, we take a multidisciplinary approach as well as a compendious approach of surveying a broad swathe of issues. At the same time, we use a narrative approach, providing commentaries and descriptive analysis, and a flashback of history in the literature review. We rely mainly on secondary data for the discussion and analysis as the nature of the topic is still fresh and delicate for us to conduct primary research. Besides, we believe that the problem at hand is on-going, all encompassing, and it may be premature at this stage for us to come to some definitive conclusions. The theoretical model which we use in the analysis is the macro-environmental model which is popularly and variously called the PEST, PESTLE, PESTEL, SLEPT, or STEEPLE model, popular in management studies and used by Social Scientists in their exegesis and discourses. Keywords: climate change, recession, depression, quantitative easing, leadership, politics, human rights, ethics, strategic communication, pandemics, statesmanship, interdependence, malthusian spectre, unemployment, doomsday, keynesian economics, welfare economics, new world order, PESTEL, capitalism.
... Talán nem túlzott elvárás az akadémiai és kiadói világtól azt remélni, hogy előbb-utóbb a tetralógia minden kötetének legyen teljes magyar fordítása és kiadása. Meg kell jegyeznünk végül, hogy létezik olyan megközelítés, ami szerint a Hatalomváltás-kötetnek van egy "ikre", a túlélés, a konfliktusok és a háborúk kérdését tárgyaló War and Anti-war című kötet (Toffler 1993), a Harmadik hullámnak pedig egy karcsúbb "utóirata", kiegészítése, amelyben a Toffler-házaspár annak politikai dimenziót elemzi (Toffler 1995). csalás áldozatai vagyunk. ...
A lap egykori alapító főszerkesztője azt vizsgálja, hová jutott az információs társadalom narratíva az indulás (2001) óta eltelt húsz év alatt. Úgy véli, hogy azokra az alapkérdésekre, amelyeket egykor az információs társadalom elméleti irodalma tett fel, ma a társadalmi makroevolúcióval és a civilizációs kihívásokkal foglalkozó elemzések válaszolnak. A jövőt fürkészve pedig nem a posztinformációs társadalom körvonalainak keresése zajlik, hanem a posztbürokratikus kontrollstruktúra lehetségességéé. Az információ-és tudásgazdaság mellé felzárkózik a humángazdaság, az információtechnológia és a humán technológia, az új kulcsszavak pedig a digitális transzformáció köré rendeződnek, élükön a mesterséges intelligenciával és az adatkultúrával. A japán Society 5.0 koncepciót, amely a technológiai apparátust eszköznek tekinti ahhoz, hogy elvezessen egy haladottabb, humánusabb, emberléptékűbb társadalmi állapot megteremtéséhez, a pragmatista Ipar 4.0.-ával veti össze. Befejezésül az információs társadalom elméletének közelmúltban elhunyt három testőrére (Tadao Umesao, Daniel Bell és Alvin Toffler) emlékezve gondolataik érvényességét és tartósságát fürkészi, hogy befejezésként Andrew Targowski egyre terebélyesebb életművére hívja fel a figyelmet.
... Имеющиеся исследования в этой области Фундамент современных исследований транспарентности органов власти был заложен Дж. Фитером [2], Д. Беллом [3], Й. Масу-дой [4], A. Тоффлером [5], М. Кастельсом [6] и др. Базовый пласт исследований в области развития информационного общества в России связан с работами А. В. Бахметьева [7], Т. П. Ворониной [8], И. С. Мелюхина [9] и др. ...
... Organizations (firms) were the regulatory system where workers had to repeat constantly and mechanically their work to reach the maximum efficiency given the technology that was key in economic growth. This view of the management, organization, and the role of works depended on the paradigm of society at that time and on the common philosophical and epistemological ideas and views in sciences and economics (Toffler and Toffler 1995). Since the way people behave is influenced by the most diffused ideas theories and concepts of the time, even the way people organize an organization like a firm through management is influenced at the same way (Khun 1962). ...
Responsible management is about the approach managers have towards sustainability, their vision, or way of thinking about the world and the capacities they develop to face challenges they meet in their work. Thus, responsible management is a process that finds its intellectual roots in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), business ethics, and sustainability and then it develops to include the ideas of stakeholder theory, shared value, and social responsiveness. An efficient responsible management refers, among the others, to the capacity of managers to foster responsible innovation, to engage in multiple stakeholder dialogue, to develop strategic CSR initiatives, to improve risk management, to improve financial performances, to build customer loyalty, to attract and engage the best employees.
... Sin embargo, se trata de la dimensión más alejada de representación política moderna porque obliga al representante a actuar en interés del representado, vulnerando así la prohibición del mandato imperativo (Pitkin, 1967). Esta forma de representación no es viable en las democracias actuales porque exigiría a los representantes atender a una cantidad y variedad de intereses individuales imposibles de abarcar por la falta de disponibilidad de tiempo y de recursos (Matthews, 1960;Tacheron y Udall, 1966;Toffler and Toffler, 1996;Losada, 2019). ...
... Even with regard to wild raging bush fires, we have shown our incompetence and incapacity of dousing such random wild fire outbreaks that cover millions of hectares. COVID-19 has exposed the frailty of human-made institutions, and has also pointed out to us that we live in a world of interdependence, complementarity, and that we are fast-moving towards global convergence, which will one day bring a New World Order of one world government that is controlled by the internet, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) (Kissinger, 2015;Huttington, 2007;Toffler, 1995) ...
Abstract- In this paper, we survey the topic of pandemics with specific reference to the Global Corona Virus pandemic which is dubbed COVID-19, and we trace the background of pandemics in the past. Our objective in this paper is to share our experiences as well as to examine the impact of the pandemic on businesses, especially the educational sector, and also on other sectors. In this paper, we take a multidisciplinary approach as well as a compendious approach of surveying a broad swathe of issues. At the same time, we use a narrative approach, providing commentaries and descriptive analysis, and a flashback of history in the literature review. We rely mainly on secondary data for the discussion and analysis as the nature of the topic is still fresh and delicate for us to conduct primary research. Besides, we believe that the problem at hand is on-going, all encompassing, and it may be premature at this stage for us to come to some definitive conclusions.
... "Üçüncü dalğa" əsərində cəmiyyətə təsir edən dəyişikliklərin istiqamətləri təhlil edilir. "Hakimiyyətin metamorfozları" əsəri isə dəyişikliklər dövrünün idarəetmə problemlərinə həsr olur [9][10][11]. ...
Məqalədə informasiya cəmiyyətinin formalaşmasının multidistiplinar problemləri araşdırılır və təsnif edilir. İnformasiya cəmiyyəti nəzəriyyəsi ilə bağlı müxtəlif baxışlar, yanaşmalar, konsepsiyalar analiz olunur. Beynəlxalq təşkilatların informasiya cəmiyyəti quruculuğu ilə bağlı fəaliyyəti, çağırışları şərh edilir. İnformasiya cəmiyyətinin mutidistiplinar problemləri ilə məşğul olan dünyanın nüfuzlu elmi tədqiqat mərkəzlərinin və jurnallarının fəaliyyət istiqamətləri tədqiq olunur.
... Toffler's insightful comment that in the chaos of such new spiritual supermarket seeds of a new 'culture' will sprout that will meet the requirements of times. (Toffler -Toffler, 1995) We have seen this 'new culture' emerge in what has been known as the postmodern times (postmodernity). The historically turbulent industrial culture, dominant and normative in the modern era, gives way to a post-industrial society. ...
... While there are a number of critics, the dominate theory is e-Democracy promotes citizen engagement and enhances e-Governance (examples include , Toffler 1994;Rheingold, 1994;Dyson 1998;Clift, 2004;Macintosh, 2006). In modern social theory such as the one presented in eParticipation [such as Web 2.0 technologies] is developed in response to societal demand, rather than promoted by government" (Rose et al, 2010, p. 7). ...
The primary objective of this dissertation is to challenge the orthodox view that ‘access’ should be the principle driver for promoting e-Participation. This author argues that a more citizen centric framework is necessary that factors in the political and social conditions in which e-Participation takes place, referred to as the environment in this dissertation. By doing so, citizens may find value in participating in the governance process through Web 2.0 technologies. This is accomplished by a) identifying a core set of determinants that can enhance citizen’s opportunities to achieve value through e-Participation; b) examining whether the use of Web 2.0 technologies are benefiting the government and the citizens they serve through a deepening of democracy by way of citizen engagement – specifically, in government systems where elite-dominated formal democracy is still firmly rooted; and c) developing a framework that alters the emphasis of the policy and development discourse away from resource based frameworks for promoting and encouraging e-Participation to one that accounts for the social conditions in which e-Participation takes place. By meeting these objectives, the central research question of this dissertation can be answered; namely, “despite the various attempts to encourage e-Participation, why have so many frameworks failed to achieve socially inclusive governance? More explicitly, what are the determinants affecting citizen’s opportunities to achieve value through e-Participation?” a question that has been suggested by academics and institutions working in the fields of e-Government and human development, yet neither supported with convincing evidence nor presented with any degree of theoretical rigor.
Too many colleges and universities continue to remain archaic in their outdated administrative structures anchored in faculties that are too self-satisfied and too self-centered to take a lead in bringing about mutual accountability systems and behaviors on their respective campuses. More specifically, numerous liberal arts colleges continue to spend too much time looking inward, planning too much from memory rather than from imagination, suffer from faculty hubris and indifference, and do not demonstrate the market sophistication needed to be viable and visible, let alone excellent, in the changed economic world of the past decade. Therefore, in order to accentuate the contextual anchors, communication techniques, practical realities, benchmark comparabilities, sophisticated interdependence, marketing concepts, and mutual accountability required to move beyond mere survival, this article will describe, develop, and delineate “perception management” as a strategic design and action agenda for turning passive reactions into proactive realities at liberal arts colleges in particular and the public sector in general.
У статті систематизовано сучасні теоретичні підходи щодо визначення сутності категорії «креативність», розкрито ключові чинники її формування та розвитку в умовах глобалізації. Доведено, що фундаментальні трансформації, яких зазнала світогосподарська система в останні десятиліття, охоплюють радикальні зміни у характері і формах організації економічної діяльності із втратою традиційними відтворювальними факторами виробництва своєї провідної ролі у конкурентному розвитку компаній, держав і цілих регіонів. Утримання ними високих конкурентних позицій на ринку вирішальною мірою визначається креативними ресурсами, котрі хоча й не можуть бути оцінені у традиційних вартісних категоріях, однак активно впроваджуються у процес суспільного відтворення на основі генерування економічними суб’єктами нових креативних ідей та їх масштабної ринкової комерціалізації. Уточнено гносеологічно-психологічну парадигму теоретичного дизайну креативної економіки. Актуалізовано, що різні форми і рівні креативної діяльності репрезентують принципово різні сфери суспільно важливої діяльності (технологічно-інноваційна (винахідництво), фінансово-економічна (підприємництво), мистецька і культурна діяльність), котрі хоча й розвиваються в автономному режимі, однак демонструють високий рівень конвергентності та акселерують розвиток одна одної.
The organizational and academic structure of engineering faculties must be updated. Changing socioeconomic conditions demand a new vision of engineering education. This work proposes four main focuses of action that must be managed harmoniously to achieve the evolution of engineering faculties towards a comprehensive education, centered on the human being, for the training of leaders, scientists and defenders of sustainability as the axis of the development.
The introduction of cyber-democracy in the 21st century has changed both national and global politics. Cyber-democracy, with its participatory democratic ideals, has enabled people to monitor, contribute and criticize government actions and other political happenings. Similarly, modern politicians are currently using internet for campaign purposes, which shows how cyber-democracy is rooted in our societies. However, there are lots of controversies surrounding the concept. While some writers argue that cyber-democracy is the core contributor to major political conflicts witnessed in many parts of the world, others are of the view that it has changed modern politics for better. This research evaluates the concept of cyber-democracy and its impacts on national and global politics. This was done based on readily available literature. Challenges facing cyber-democracy in developing countries were analyzed so as to determine its applicability. The study starts with an explanation of cyber democracy and cyber politics and how they differ from the representative democracy that has been practiced in different parts of the world. It then provides an all-inclusive discussion on the emergence of cyber democracy with clear illustration of the factors that led to its emergence. The study then delimits to the challenges facing cyber-democracy in developing countries. Both negative and positive impacts of cyber-democracy to national and global politics were analyzed. The findings from these formed the bases for the conclusion and recommendations proposed by the study.
This article explores the historical development of information technology (IT) in the context of possible negative consequences. It highlights the positive impact of IT on societal development, but at the same time, it underscores the problems associated with the emergence of negative influences, such as information warfare, hybrid warfare, and cyber threats. Emphasis is placed on the idea that operational readiness in countering these challenges can only be achieved through an understanding of the era's development driven by IT technologies, the nature of their dissemination, and the specifics of their application. The necessity of forming an understanding of the comprehensive impact of IT development on public safety is justified. The article acknowledges the early scholars who attempted to analyze the genesis of IT development and its historical and social implications, including E. Toffler, B. Castells, and D. Bell. It focuses on the thoughts of E. Messner regarding the possibilities of conducting information warfare through various information-psychological techniques and means, emphasizing the importance of understanding the development of the era. The research delves into the phenomenon of information warfare, which encompasses various forms of information warfare within the realm of the Internet. The threats posed by information wars are identified. The article describes the genesis of the concept of "information warfare" and establishes the dominant role of the information component, which influences worldviews, values, and societal consciousness through various information-psychological techniques and means, posing a real threat to nations, individuals, and humanity. The main elements of information warfare are delineated, including control over the global information space, influence on public opinion, shaping of the societal worldview, disinformation, manipulation, propaganda, and cyberattacks aimed at exposing confidential information and destabilizing critical infrastructures. The article also examines the danger of "hybrid wars," characterized by unconventional methods of warfare (such as terrorist acts, hacker attacks, and manipulation of public opinion) and a powerful information and propaganda component. It is established that research within the context of the defined problem, concentrating on understanding the historical and philosophical understanding of the issue and its consequences, enables predictions of future events with a high degree of probability, effective response to negative influences, and professional management of the process. The article identifies prospective research directions, including the analysis of psychological, social, and pedagogical aspects of IT development for the establishment of a secure existence in the information space for both states and individuals.
In the mid-century, Internet information technology began to flourish worldwide, and a dramatic revolution brought about the Internet information age. The Internet has changed the way of human political life. A staggering number of Internet users began to form a significant force to participate in and influence national politics and public policy. The Internet has transformed traditional public policy processes on a global scale. Citizen participation on the Internet has gained widespread attention in politics, public administration, and public policy issues. The staggering amount of politically relevant information posted by citizens on the Internet has begun to form a significant political force that involves and influences politics and government public policy decisions. This study discusses the Malaysian government's response to the flood event, the well-known "2021-2022 Malaysian Floods," to explore the current state of political modernization and digital democracy in Malaysia based on bottom-up participation mechanisms of citizens' Internet involvement in public policy processes. This paper argues that public participation in our public policy through effective Internet will have a broader democratic base and will be closer to the goal of democratic and scientific decision-making.
Today, the world is trying to maintain a global tendency in the development of a sustainable economy, responding to various threats, risks and challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic; political instability; wars; the formation of multipolarity of the world; spread of processes of technologization and digitalization, energy imbalances; demographic and environmental problems, etc. The purpose of the article is to study global tendencies in the development of the world economy, the influence of destabilizing factors, the selection of megatrends, which are caused by the formation of a post-industrial mode of production. It is specified that economic megatrends are formed as result of technological revolutions and changes in the mode of production. According to the content of these transformations, the current stage of society’s life represents the beginning of the development of post-industrial relations. This type of technical, economic and socioeconomic relations determines the long-term vectors of economic development, which are based on basic innovations – digital technologies, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, etc. It is stated that big trends, or megatrends, are manifestations of long-term vector changes. However, in the current periods of their objectification, megatrends are influenced by many factors – there is an adjustment of the current dynamics within the framework of the general determining trend of economic development. It is emphasized that the most significant in our time is the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to the weakening of international economic ties and the rupture of supply chains. This was followed almost immediately by the russian military invasion of Ukraine, the consequences of which affect the social (including economic) life not only of European countries, but also of the world in general. The cumulative and repeatedly enhanced due to their simultaneity, the negative impact of these factors significantly adjusts the parameters of global economic trends – temporal, structural and others – at present. It is found that in 2022 there is a decrease in the global economic growth rate to 2.9% compared to the growth rate in 2021 by 5.7%, and, according to the forecast, during 2023-2024 there will be no compensation. In such a situation, inflation will remain high, which could lead to a sharp global recession along with financial crises in some market-based and emerging economies. It is determined that the dynamics of GDP of the pre-pandemic and pre-war period highlighted the outstripping growth rate of the economy in developing countries, compared with the dynamics of GDP of developed countries. The carried out studies have shown that a larger share of world GDP is created in developed countries, and by 2032 the contribution by groups of countries (developed / developing) will not become equal, although it will gravitate towards this parity. The prognosticated paces of global economic growth by region in 2023–2024 are examined. The significant negative impact on the world economy of russia’s invasion of Ukraine in general and in certain regions in particular is emphasized. It is concluded that the harshest consequences of the war would be for Europe and Central Asia. A slowdown in growth this year is forecast in all regions other than the Middle East and North Africa – that is, in those regions where countries can benefit from energy prices. For all regions with a market and a developing economy, the following risks occur: increased geopolitical tensions; rising inflation and food shortages; financial stress and increasing the cost of loans; new outbreaks of COVID-19, etc. It is noted that the need to reduce the negative impact of these risks led to the search by society for such directions of development that would become an impetus for economic growth and restore market activity. In the period of formation of the post-industrial technological mode of production, nano-, bio-, info-, cognitive technologies became decisive. The carried out research provides grounds to assert that the six economies named by the UN (exabyte, welfare, carbon-neutral, closed cycle, biogrowth, impressions) are megatrends, since such transformations are the result of the formation of a post-industrial mode of production – a special type of relations: technical and economic (productive forces) and socioeconomic (production relations).
At Dartmouth College in the United States in 1956, John McCarthy and other scientists began to explore the use of machines to mimic human learning skills.
Processes of interchange and interaction between people, goods and services have always existed in human civilization. Though Globalization is a highly contested term, yet one cannot ignore its influence over every realm of human activity in its journey of evolution. The scale and nature of Globalization and its dynamics have been unprecedented in contemporary times. In the present parlance, when populism critiqued the ethos of establishment and institutions, which were driving forces of global interdependence, there were debates that why and how Globalization is irreversible regardless of all thorns. The paper presents an analysis of the idea of Globalization 4.0 when digital technologies and disruption have become the hallmark of global governance challenges. It attempts to underline the nuances of this idea with a focus on its likely impact on mechanisms of Global Governance. There is a need for better engagement with these new realms in order to factor in nuances of the changing contexts in a holistic way. The right approach to deal with the emerging situation on part of states with due comprehension of the policy challenges shall be useful for the sustainable future of the global arena also.
During the World Future Day on March 1, the Millennium Project (MP) organizes a 24-hour around-the-world conversation for futurists and the public joining at noon to discuss their views about challenges and opportunities for the futures of humanity for building a better future together. The short communication distills the main suggestions and solutions discussed during the 2021 WFD, setting a global agenda for further discussion.
Desde la popularización de las tecnologías digitales en la década de los 90 del pasado siglo se ha destacado su incidencia en el ámbito político. Tres décadas después podemos detectar algunas tendencias generales que nos parecen de interés, aunque —como en todo proceso complejo— conviene matizarlas y atender a la multiplicidad de factores que convergen en ellas. En primer lugar, mientras que el ámbito del activismo en el seno de los movimientos sociales fue pionero, o al menos protagonista, en hacer un uso intensivo de las tecnologías digitales, los usos políticos de la tecnología se han expandido a otras esferas como la política institucional y partidista. Por otra parte, desde las primeras experiencias en el uso político de las TIC han convivido visiones que van desde el optimismo hasta el utopismo, o desde el pesimismo hasta el catastrofismo sobre el papel democratizador o liberador de las tecnologías digitales, evidentemente con toda una gama de posturas intermedias. No obstante, parece percibirse un hilo general en la dirección que va desde el optimismo inicialmente despertado hacia un creciente pesimismo, aunque con posturas cada vez más matizadas y complejas. Podemos simplificar estas tendencias como el paso desde el ciberactivismo a la tecnopolítica (Candón-Mena; Montero, 2021).
The article is devoted to the theoretical substantiation of a new social paradigm – risk economy. The current stage of society development and the economy is characterized by a critical increase in financial, technological and technological, political and economic, geo-economic and other uncertainties. It is impossible to understand their ontological nature and reveal the phenomenological specificity without a meaningful definition of the current stage of development of the economic system of society. The article consistently revealed the characteristics of current society, which allowed the author to present a new political and economic concept that characterizes the current stage of development of society and the economy – the risk economy. The risk economy is an economy of high-tech and knowledge-intensive industries, characterized by the highest degree of political, economic, technological, financial and environmental uncertainties and risks. These risks are becoming comprehensive, many of them are in principle unpredictable, and their possible negative consequences could lead Humanity to a global catastrophe. Understanding the nature of risk economics is critically important for developing effective political and economic mechanisms to counter these risks.
The article examines popular social networks from the standpoint of the gender specificity of the authors and the age profile of users with the aim of further qualitative consideration of the accounts of deputies the analysis of the accounts of the deputies of regional parliaments from a visual and linguistic discursive point of view in the era of the global trend for digitalization is carried out. In the course of the study, the main and gender features of the effective filling of accounts of social networks VKontakte, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Telegram are identified. The empirical basis for the study of the network image was the text and visual content of accounts, as well as threads of comments and user discussions in the accounts of the following regional deputies for the period September 2020 - February 2021. The analysis focuses on the gender specificity of the content of the studied accounts and the reaction of subscribers of both genders to various popular topics in the posts of MPs. For each of the selected social networks, the formed network image of the deputies is analyzed. Also, the article analyzes the gender specificity in the legislative bodies of power among the deputies of regional parliaments, fixes the tendencies of an increase in the number of women in power structures at the regional level. On the basis of the study, conclusions are drawn about the unequal ratio of the representation of women and men in legislative bodies, in contrast to foreign power structures. Gender specificity in the filling of accounts is noted: creation of the image of a “strong woman-deputy”; adherence to personal "family values" in the posts of male deputies. At the end of the article, the main conclusion is given about the low level of efficiency of communications of deputies in the Internet space on the most popular social platforms; recommendations are proposed for changing the indicators of the activity of deputies in social networks at the level of government and each individual deputy.
This concluding chapter of _Techno-Fixers: Origins and Implications of Technological Faith_ (McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, 2020) examines the continuing widespread overconfidence in present-day and proposed 'technological fixes', and provides guidelines - social, ethical and technical - for soberly assessing candidate technological solutions for societal problems.
Стаття присвячена формулюванню концепції інтелектуальної економіки як відповіді на необхідність систематизації і інтеграції існуючого наукового доробку з метою виявлення та пояснення закономірностей функціонування економічних агентів в нових техніко-індустріальних умовах на завершальному етапі трансформаційних перетворень четвертої науково-технічної революції. В результаті дослідження визначено, що ми сьогодні знаходячись наприкінці п’ятої довгої хвилі, одночасно перебуваємо в процесі переходу до шостого техніко-технологічно укладу – неоіндустріального, передумовами трансформації економічної системи в умовах якого є: інкрементальна ентропія техніки і технологій у всі сфери людського життя; завершення четвертої індустріальної (інформаційної) революції; глобалізація; інтелектуальна і технологічна трансформація продуктивних сил, обміну та грошового обігу; трансформація економічних агентів та закономірностей їх взаємодії тощо. А, нова структура вартості, новий ключовий ресурс розвитку, новий тип зв’язку і комунікації, нові суспільні цінності, а також трансформація споживчої поведінки тощо дають підстави заключати про становлення нової економічної системи – інтелектуальної економіки. При цьому вважаємо, що креативна економіка та економіка знань, є складовими частинами інтелектуальної, оскільки є результатом втілення відповідних форм інтелектуального капіталу, а цифрова економіка, трансформувавши постіндустріальне суспільство, стала об’єктивною основою становлення неоіндустріальної ери.
This open access edited volume provides theoretical, practical, and historical perspectives on art and education in a post-digital, post-internet era. Recently, these terms have been attached to artworks, artists, exhibitions, and educational practices that deal with the relationships between online and offline, digital and physical, and material and immaterial. By taking the current socio-technological conditions of the post-digital and the post-internet seriously, contributors challenge fixed narratives and field-specific ownership of these terms, as well as explore their potential and possible shortcomings when discussing art and education. Chapters also recognize historical forebears of digital art and education while critically assessing art, media, and other realms of engagement. This book encourages readers to explore what kind of educational futures might a post-digital, post-internet era engender.
This chapter examines the concept of the poor image in relation to a contemporary, critical art education. Coined by Hito Steyerl in 2009, the term describes digital, sometimes poorly resolved image copies, which are proliferating on the internet, often deprived of any context or image information. These new visual forms are accompanied by a shift in the way images are used and reflected, which in turn is central to post-internet art education. The article examines the term poor image and, in a second step, situates it in a contemporary teaching practice. In doing so, the author investigates its performative potential and speculates on how pictorial poorness may lead to pedagogical richness.
O estudo ateve-se a práticas de gestão socioambiental em indústrias do setor gráfico do vale Taquari/RS. Do universo de 20 empresas do setor gráfico da região, a pesquisa se restringiu a uma amostra de dez empresas delimitadas pelos segmentos de Offset e flexografia, constituindo-se em um estudo exploratório de natureza qualitativa, que abrangeu uma pesquisa em fontes primárias e secundárias. Os resultados indicaram que 77,8% das ações das categorias de sustentabilidade questionadas pela pesquisa vêm sendo adotadas pelas empresas, a exemplo de logística reversa, uso de tintas à base de água tratamentos dos resíduos líquidos e sólidos.
This research sets out to analyze the message promoted by start-up enterprises that apply blockchain technologies for the purpose of e-voting [blockchain-powered e-voting (BPE)], and their perceived effects of this technological solution on democratic outcomes. Employing Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis (CDA), I examined the written output of seven BPE start-ups (Agora, DemocracyEarth, Follow My Vote, Polys, Voatz, Votem, and VoteWatcher), as displayed in their websites. The close attention of CDA to power relations brought out relevant topics of discussion for analysis. Notably, these included: voting as an expression of democracy; technological determinism; individual versus communitarian understandings of democracy; the prominence of neoliberalism and the economic sphere; and technological literacy. Findings from the literature suggest that the assumptions of BPE start-ups about a blockchain-powered democracy diverge from widely accepted understandings of democracy. BPE start-ups envision a democracy determined by positions and institutions of power, by the technologically able, and by economic interests. This research argues that this conception of democracy disempowers voters from any form of decision-making regarding how democracy is run beyond their expression in the form of a vote decided by these established powers. The widespread addresses to existing elites to enable BPE, as well as what is left unsaid about community, collective rights and the not so technologically literate population, imply that BPE developers display concern for one particular expression among the many diverse and heterogeneous understandings of democracy, while disregarding outstanding privacy, security and accountability concerns associated to implementations of the technology for BPE. This work is a contribution to much needed research on technology and democracy’s deepening intersections, at a time of rapid technological innovation and turbulent democratic scepticism.
The industrial revolution left its place in the late 20th century to a new era
called the "Information Age". Information age; It is defined as the new economic
and social order of the world after the agricultural and industrial revolutions.
One of the countless names given to the age we live in is the "Information Age".
One of the most important features of this age is that knowledge is accepted as
one of the production factors. Marketing in the sense of technological developments; After the marketing 1.0 approach that emerged as a result of developments in production technologies and industrial revolution, information technology and marketing 2.0 approach that emerged by significant changes based on the internet, and marketing 3.0 processes emerging with new wave technologies, a new process called digital marketing,
which is also defined as digital marketing 4.0 (Taş & Şeker, 2017:12).
A comprehensive theory meticulously tested in the dynamic political waters of the U.S. and Europe, this text bridges the latest theoretical developments in the emerging and advanced democracies. A Cross-Cultural Theory of Voter Behavior offers an innovative and seldom seen international perspective that integrates up-to-date literature in political science with advanced political marketing to provide readers with useable, unified information. In addition, the text is replete with detailed references and illustrated with a wealth of informative tables and graphics to made pertinent data accessible and easily understood.
Recent years has witnessed a dramatic growth of different schools of entrepreneurship. In response to problems related to the environment, social development, and other co-occurring factors reported in the past few last years, the authors aimed to examine the roots of economic growth and large-scale structural transformations. We suggest that these transformations are based on civilizational theory. Accounting for the wealth of information in the sphere of civilizational development, the authors conducted research on the economic and social paradigms of entrepreneurial theory. Using the monographic method, the authors
demonstrated that evolutional institutional theory is the best way of crafting the foundation of civilization into the so-called “digital economy” in which the world is starting to live in.
The expression “software modernity” is used by Zygmunt Bauman in his book Liquid Modernity, to formulate the contrast between past and contemporary (post-Ford) modernity. An obsession with quantity and weight, seen as symbols of success, was typical for the first phase of modernity. It was a time of hardware, an era of heavy-loading machines, long factory walls and numerous staff, an age of heavy trains and gigantic transatlantic liners (Bauman 2000). Everything changed with a start of the new software modernity, for which Bauman uses the metaphor of liquidity, as patterns of social ties and production relations are losing their sturdy shape and merging into liquidity, pliability and variability-like liquids, which in contrast to solids are unable to preserve their form, though it is not easy to halt them, as obstacles are encircled, overwhelmed, absorbed or infiltrated. Even at the beginning of the 1970s, Alvin Toffler (1970) noted the start of fundamental and unstoppable technical changes, intensifying in pace. Some people were gratified by this speed of change, but many felt “shock”. The basic characteristics of the emerging (according to Toffler super industrial) society were newness, variety and transience, showering humanity with novelties and impulses to an unprecedented extent and variety. Consequently, people’s relations to the surrounding world revolve ever more around momentariness and temporality, first characterised by disposable goods but even extending to human relations. This heightened stimulation, according to Toffler, represented a crucible of human adaptive capabilities summed up in the expression shock of the future. One way to face this was to extend human adaptive capabilities, which should be the task, according to Toffler, of a new educational system.
Balanced Scorecard (Dengeli Ölçüm Kartı), Dengeli Ölçüm Kartının oluşturulması ve Dengeli Ölçüm Kartının uygulanabilmesi için Dengeli Ölçüm Kartının altyapı varlıklarını da ele alan ve bunların strateji ile ilişkisini gösteren kitabımız, örgütsel performansın ölçülmesi konusunda üniversitelerde okuyan öğrencilerin Dengeli Ölçüm Kartını anlamasında faydalı olacaktır. Ayrıca yöneticilere stratejilerini belirlerken önemli ipuçları verecektir. Örgütsel performansın ölçümü ve stratejilerin oluşturulması konusunda kitabın yardımcı olacağına inanıyoruz.
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