Examining the Socio-Technical Impact of Smart Cities

Examining the Socio-Technical Impact of Smart Cities

Author: Annansingh, Fenio

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-03-18

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1799853284

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Smart city development and governance is a technological issue and a complex mechanism of the political understanding of technology, environmental interest, and urban interactions in terms of both economic gains and other public values. A smart city is defined by the technology it possesses and how it integrates and uses that technology to improve operational efficiency, propel citizen engagement, and justify inward migration. Understanding the principles and policies at work creates a full understanding of smart cities. Examining the Socio-Technical Impact of Smart Cities is an essential publication that enhances our theoretical understanding of the socio-technical impact of smart cities by promoting the conceptual interactions between social and governmental structures (people, task, structure) with new technologies. Highlighting a wide range of topics including community inclusion, cultural innovation, and public safety, this book is ideally designed for urban planners, entrepreneurs, engineers, government officials, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.


Technical Impact

Technical Impact

Author: Al Kuebler

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-07-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781500555788

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"This new Amazon bestselling 4th edition will simply provide you with four things: * Proven ways to make the contribution of the IT function as beneficial as possible to the business it serves; * Proven ways to ensure that the IT function is fully recognized for the positive impact it has on business performance; * Enough explicit examples to instill confidence that these approaches are doable in any IT organization; and, * Advice on how to get started, even though you have no buy-in except your own. The collective application of these lessons has an important outcome: an IT function that is continuously improving its effectiveness to the enterprise. More importantly, the book explains how IT professionals and business managers can use collaboration, communication and persuasion to do that. More than technology itself, it is about continuously improving IT-business relationships through active interest, involvement and initiative. Unlike the ever-changing world of technology, these principles do not change. Technical Impact is intended for IT professionals and business managers who wish to make their IT management function more directly responsive to the businesses they serve. And it will also give IT professionals insight into ways to make their IT career last and make it count, remain enthusiastic about their contributions and improve their sense of accomplishment and reward."


Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition

Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition

Author: Paul J. Gertler

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2016-09-12

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1464807809

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The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities. The book incorporates real-world examples to present practical guidelines for designing and implementing impact evaluations. Readers will gain an understanding of impact evaluations and the best ways to use them to design evidence-based policies and programs. The updated version covers the newest techniques for evaluating programs and includes state-of-the-art implementation advice, as well as an expanded set of examples and case studies that draw on recent development challenges. It also includes new material on research ethics and partnerships to conduct impact evaluation. The handbook is divided into four sections: Part One discusses what to evaluate and why; Part Two presents the main impact evaluation methods; Part Three addresses how to manage impact evaluations; Part Four reviews impact evaluation sampling and data collection. Case studies illustrate different applications of impact evaluations. The book links to complementary instructional material available online, including an applied case as well as questions and answers. The updated second edition will be a valuable resource for the international development community, universities, and policy makers looking to build better evidence around what works in development.


Examining the Socio-Technical Impact of Smart Cities

Examining the Socio-Technical Impact of Smart Cities

Author: Fenio Annansingh

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781799853275

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"This book explores the theoretical understanding of the socio-technical impact of smart cities by promoting the conceptual interactions between social and governmental structures (people, task, structure) with new technologies"--


Impact of Federal Research and Development Policies on Scientific and Technical Manpower

Impact of Federal Research and Development Policies on Scientific and Technical Manpower

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty

Publisher:

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 968

ISBN-13:

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Considers the effects of the geographical distribution of federally funded RPD programs on the employment and manpower situations of local and national economies. Includes discussion of the so called "brain drain," through which scientists from midwestern areas relocate on the coasts where lucrative Federal contracts have increased salaries.