Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion

by Paiva, Sara

Author	: Paiva, Sara
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 375
Release	: 2018-05-19
Genre	: Technology & Engineering
ISBN	: 1522552715

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Advancements in technology have allowed the creation of new tools and innovations that can improve different aspects of life. Mobile technologies are an ever-expanding area of research that can benefit users. Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion provides emerging research on the use of mobile technology to assist in improving social inclusion in several domains and for users in their daily lives. While highlighting topics such as alert systems, indoor navigation, and tracking and monitoring, this publication explores the various applications and techniques of mobile solutions in assistive technology. This book is an important resource for researchers, academics, professionals, and students seeking current research on the benefits and uses of mobile devices for end users and community acceptance.

Social Inclusion and Usability of ICT-enabled Services.

by Jyoti Choudrie

Author	: Jyoti Choudrie
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 326
Release	: 2017-10-31
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1317387791

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Social Inclusion and Usability of Innovative ICT-enabled Services is a cutting-edge research book written for researchers, students, academics, technology experts, activists and policy makers. The book explores a wide range of issues concerning innovative ICT-enabled digital services, their usability and their consequent role in social inclusion, It includes the impacts of the use of ICT-enabled digital services on individuals, organisations, governments and society, and offers a theoretically informed and empirically rich account of the socio-technical, management and policy aspects of social inclusion and innovative ICT-enabled digital services. This publication offers insights from the perspectives of Information Systems, Media and Communications, Management and Social Policy, drawing on research from these disciplines to inform readers on diverse aspects of social inclusion and usability of innovative ICT-enabled digital services. The originality of this book lies in the combination of socio-technical, management and policy perspectives offered by the contributors, and integrated by the editors, as well as in the interdisciplinary and both theoretically framed and empirically rich features of the various chapters of the book. While providing a timely account of existing evidence and debates in the field of social inclusion and technology usability, this book will also offer some original insights into what practitioners, experts and researchers are to expect in the near future to be the emerging issues and agendas concerning the role of technology usability in social inclusion and the emerging forms and attributes of the latter. Through a collection of high quality, peer reviewed papers; Social Inclusion and Usability of Innovative ICT-enabled Services will enhance knowledge of social inclusion and usability of innovative ICT-enabled digital services and applications at a diverse level.

Handbook of Smart Cities

by Juan Carlos Augusto

Author	: Juan Carlos Augusto
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 1697
Release	: 2021-07-17
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 9783030696979

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This Handbook presents a comprehensive and rigorous overview of the state-of-the-art on Smart Cities. It provides the reader with an authoritative, exhaustive one-stop reference on how the field has evolved and where the current and future challenges lie. From the foundations to the many overlapping dimensions (human, energy, technology, data, institutions, ethics etc.), each chapter is written by international experts and amply illustrated with figures and tables with an emphasis on current research. The Handbook is an invaluable desk reference for researchers in a wide variety of fields, not only smart cities specialists but also by scientists and policy-makers in related disciplines that are deeply influenced by the emergence of intelligent cities. It should also serve as a key resource for graduate students and young researchers entering the area, and for instructors who teach courses on these subjects. The handbook is also of interest to industry and business innovators.

Research Anthology on Concepts, Applications, and Challenges of FinTech

by Management Association, Information Resources

Author	: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 671
Release	: 2021-02-05
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1799886034

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FinTech, an abbreviated term for financial technology, is a digital revolution changing the way banking and financial services are being used both by individuals and businesses. As these changes continue to take place, the financial industry is focused on technological innovation and feeding into this digital revolution to better serve consumers who are looking for easier ways to invest, transfer money, use banking services, and more. FinTech is increasing accessibility to financial services, automating these services, expanding financial options, and enabling online payments and banking. While the benefits are being continually seen and this technology is becoming more widely accepted, there are still challenges facing the technology that include security concerns. To understand FinTech and its role in society, both the benefits and challenges must be reviewed and discussed for a holistic view on the digital innovations changing the face of the financial industry. The Research Anthology on Concepts, Applications, and Challenges of FinTech covers the latest technologies in FinTech with a comprehensive view of the impact on the industry, where these technologies are implemented, how they are improving financial services, and the security applications and challenges being faced. The chapters cover the options FinTech has unlocked, such as mobile banking and virtual transactions, while also focusing on the workings of the technology itself and security applications, such as blockchain and cryptocurrency. This book is a valuable reference tool for accountants, bankers, financial planners, financial analysts, business managers, economists, computer scientists, academicians, researchers, financial professionals, and students.

E-governance in Small States

by Anthony Ming

Author	: Anthony Ming
Publisher	: Commonwealth Secretariat
Total Pages	: 150
Release	: 2013-07-18
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 1849291020

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This book seeks to inform small state policy-makers of the conditions and processes involved in the planning and execution of e-Government projects.

Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2015

by Osvaldo Gervasi

Author	: Osvaldo Gervasi
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 798
Release	: 2015-06-19
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 3319214071

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The five-volume set LNCS 9155-9159 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2015, held in Banff, AB, Canada, in June 2015. The 232 revised full papers presented in 22 workshops and a general track were carefully reviewed and selected from 780 initial submissions for inclusion in this volume. They cover various areas in computational science ranging from computational science technologies to specific areas of computational science such as computational geometry and security.

Human-Computer Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

by Management Association, Information Resources

Author	: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 2249
Release	: 2015-10-02
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 1466687908

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As modern technologies continue to develop and evolve, the ability of users to interface with new systems becomes a paramount concern. Research into new ways for humans to make use of advanced computers and other such technologies is necessary to fully realize the potential of 21st century tools. Human-Computer Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications gathers research on user interfaces for advanced technologies and how these interfaces can facilitate new developments in the fields of robotics, assistive technologies, and computational intelligence. This four-volume reference contains cutting-edge research for computer scientists; faculty and students of robotics, digital science, and networked communications; and clinicians invested in assistive technologies. This seminal reference work includes chapters on topics pertaining to system usability, interactive design, mobile interfaces, virtual worlds, and more.

Recent Advances in Intelligent Assistive Technologies: Paradigms and Applications

by Hariton Costin

Author	: Hariton Costin
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 220
Release	: 2019-11-07
Genre	: Technology & Engineering
ISBN	: 3030308170

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This book illustrates the rapid pace of development in intelligent assistive technology in recent years, and highlights some salient examples of using modern IT&C technologies to provide devices, systems and application software for persons with certain motor or cognitive disabilities. The book proposes both theoretical and practical approaches to intelligent assistive and emergent technologies used in healthcare for the elderly and patients with chronic diseases. Intelligent assistive technology (IAT) is currently being introduced and developed worldwide as an important tool for maintaining independence and high quality of life among community-living people with certain disabilities, and as a key enabler for the aging population. The book offers a valuable resource for students at technical, medical and general universities, but also for specialists working in various fields in which emergent technologies are being used to help people enjoy optimal quality of life.

Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services

by Masaaki Kurosu

Author	: Masaaki Kurosu
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 816
Release	: 2014-06-09
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 3319072277

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The 3-volume set LNCS 8510, 8511 and 8512 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2014, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece in June 2014. The total of 1476 papers and 220 posters presented at the HCII 2014 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 4766 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas.