The information society : innovation, legitimacy, ethics and democracy : in honor of professor Jacques Berleur S.J. : proceedings of the conference "Information society : governance, ethics and social consequences", University of Namur, Belgium, 22-23 May 2006
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Congress
1 online resource (xxiii, 306 pages)
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pt. 1. Technology and democracy : views on the IS
pt. 2. Ethics and democracy into the ICT
pt. 3. Governance of IS : from economic regulation to a new social contract
pt. 4. Applied issues : health, profession and education
pt. 5. For an ethical and democratic governance of the IS : lessons from WSIS
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