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Author Archives: Peter Carr
Technology’s Impact This Week: 17th September
This is the fourth of a possibly more regular commentary on the impact that information technology is having on society, based on recent developments. This post is based on items posted in my Twitter feed: @impactofinfo Comments on its value … Continue reading
Technology’s Impact This Week: 10th September
This is the third of a possibly more regular commentary on the impact that information technology is having on society, based on recent developments. This post is based on items posted in my Twitter feed: @impactofinfo Comments on its value … Continue reading
Technology’s Impact This Week: September 5th 2017
This is the second of a possibly more regular commentary on the impact that information technology is having on society, based on recent developments. This post is based on items posted in my Twitter feed: @impactofinfo Comments on its value … Continue reading
Technology’s Impact This Week: August 26th 2017
This is the first of a possibly more regular commentary on the impact that information technology is having on society, based on recent developments. This post is based on items posted in my Twitter feed: @impactofinfo Comments on its value … Continue reading
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My Big Data: Concerns, Opportunities and Policies
The Social Disruption Survey, conducted earlier this year and reported in this blog, identifies Privacy as, of the issues that it considered, the area of greatest public concern in the impact that information technology is having on society. Personal use of information … Continue reading
The Socially Disruptive Impact of Information Technology Survey
The impact that information technology is having on society is wide ranging. As information technology enters more areas of peoples’ lives globally it is important to consider the nature of that impact. On this blog and in the University of … Continue reading
Jobs and the Information Technology Enabled Economy
The impact that information technology is having on the working lives of global citizens is a major concern in most developed countries today. Although job numbers are little changed from the past in many countries, statistics show issues with job … Continue reading
Cyber Warfare
Patrick Tucker describes the use of cyber tactics. Shortly after the fall of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, US forces sent text messages to insurgent fighters which told them to assemble at a certain point (eg. a street corner). When they … Continue reading
Interview With Anant Agarwal, CEO edX
Interview with Anant Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer of edX. Founded by Harvard and MIT and now with global university partners, edX provides quality online education worldwide. This interview with the University of Waterloo’s Peter Carr, discusses edX’s work delivering high … Continue reading
Better and More Education Using Information Technology
Education is vitally important today. This is not a new statement – it has been argued for thousands of years. Education enables people to be productive, get jobs and participate in society and most people have recognised this. Today, these … Continue reading
