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Developments in Telecommunications
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ABSTRACT
Published in 1997. Developments in information technology and telecommunications are giving new meaning to the concepts of space and time. In particular the concepts of "local" and "global" are starting to merge together even though they apparently represent entirely different scales. One example is "telework", also known as "telecommuting". Another is the rapid growth of outsourcing. These developments are based on new technologies such as multimedia, rapid improvements in storage technologies, and the information superhighway, including the Internet. The structure of the world's telecommunications industry is changing and, in addition, political and social autonomy is breaking down. The role of the nation state is challenged, as are the old avenues and levers of political power. Nation states have attempted to grab functional control over the emerging infrastructure, but they are ultimately unable to exert control over the flood of information surging around the world. There still remains a strong middle ground between local and global, dominated by multinational corporaions and governments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |12 pages
Foreword: Cyberspace — the emerging nervous system of global society and its spatial functions
part |2 pages
Global Perspectives
chapter 2|24 pages
Integrating the local level into global reality: some areas may have an edge
part |2 pages
Regional Perspectives
chapter 4|40 pages
Information networks as an alternative to regional isolation: the Balearic Islands
chapter 5|18 pages
Technology innovation and regional competitiveness
chapter 6|18 pages
The role of local access networks in regional economic integration in Eastern Europe
chapter 7|14 pages
Regional competitiveness: why the Greater Bay Area needs to re-engineer its telecommunications infrastructure
chapter 8|22 pages
Attracting information technology investment to Ireland’s branch plant economy
part |2 pages
Corporate Perspectives