Grand Societal Challenges in Information Systems Research and Education: Ideas from the Ercis Virtual Seminar Series

By Jan vom Brocke, Sanja Tumbas, Sara Hofmann, et al.

How can sustainable development be achieved for all while addressing global climate change?.- ICT-Applications to align global resources with a growing population.- How can Information systems help to make policymaking be more sensitive to global long-term perspectives?.- Making the global convergence of ICT available for everyone.- How can the capacity to decide be improved as the nature of work and institutions change?.- The role of information technologies in changing the status of women to improve human conditions.- How can transnational organized crime networks be stopped from becoming more powerful and sophisticated global enterprises?.- How can growing energy demands be met safely and efficiently?.- How can scientific and technological breakthroughs be accelerated to improve the human condition?.- Global Challenges for humanity: How can ethical considerations become more routinely incorporated into global decisions?.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331915026X
• ISBN13: 9783319150260
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"