Education and the Knowledge Society

Information Technology Supporting Human Development

• Author(s): Tom J. van Weert,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 306
• ISBN_10: 1402077556
  ISBN_13: 9781402077555
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Physics / General , Computers / Computer Science , Computers / Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction , Computers / Social Aspects / General , Education / Computers & Technology , Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects , Science / Physics / Astrophysics , Computers / General , Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / General ,

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.