Perspectives and policies on ICT in society: an IFIP TC9 (Computers and Society) handbook - 179

Perspectives and Policies on ICT in Society is an essential reference for both academic and professional researchers interested in how computers and related applications influence individuals, groups, institutions and society as a whole.

This book is authored by Technical Committee 9 of the International Federation for Information Processing, whose membership consists ofrepresentatives of national computer societies and chairpersons of working groups specializing in the study of particular issues of social concern regarding Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

These issues encompass: computers and work; social accountability; ethics of computing; home orientedinformatics; ICT in developing countries; ICT misuse and the law; history of computing; and ICT, women and work.This book reflectsthe apprehension about the technocratic nature of various'Information Society' policies, including some critical voices on the nature ofand thesocial consequences of the emerging global 'Information Society'.

It is structured in two parts: the first part reporting on Information Society policy initiatives pursued in various countries and regions; the second part focusingupona number of relevant issues and thematic policies derived from the specialist knowledge of the TC9 working groups.