information technology revolution
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What is the nature of information technology revolution?
How different is it from agricultural/industrial revolution?
What does globalization have to do with the nature of the information technology revolution?
Nature of IT Revolution converging set of technologies in microelectronics, computing (machines and software), telecommunications/broadcasting, and optoelectronics. (Mulgan, 1991)
Lessons from Industrial Revolution Historical Sequences of IT Revolution Information Technology Paradigm (5
main characteristics)
IT revolution pervasiveness not exogenous information, but as the fabric in all human activities
Technology to act on information Immediate application
knowledge generation/communication device, cumulative feedback loop between innovation and the uses of innovation
Technology innovation isn’t as isolated instances (Mokyr, 1990)
Use network logic, flexible, and highly integrated system
Sustainability Green ITSustainability in the Information Societyrecycle, repair, re-use, upgrade
Bell, Daniel. 1976. The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Castells, Manuel. 1996. “The Information Technology Revolution”,dalam The Rise of Network Society. Oxford: Blackwell Publisher. hal 29-65
Negroponte, Nicholas. 1995. The Digital Absence of Localism
Green IT Roadmap. http://www.greenit.net/products_greenitroadmap.html. Diakses tanggal 27 September 2010
Peter, Martina. 2002. Information Technology-the key to Sustainability. Empa Academy Science Forum, dalam www.empa.ch. Diakses tanggal 27 September 2010
Why Green IT? http://www.greenit.net/whygreenit.html. Diakses tanggal 27 September 2010