scholarly journals Political and Economic Implications of Authoritarian Control of the Internet

2013 ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Daniel Arnaudo ◽  
Aaron Alva ◽  
Phillip Wood ◽  
Jan Whittington
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Economic Implications

Market Entry Potential and School-Economic Implications of Internet-Base TV

2011 ◽  
pp. 201-219
Author(s):  
Claudia Loebbecke ◽  
Marcia Falkenberg
Keyword(s):  
Market Entry ◽  
Distribution Channel ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Entry Barriers ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Potential Sources ◽  
New Entrants ◽  
And Shifts

Internet-based TV alleviates the distribution channel bottleneck and shifts licensing requirements compared to traditional TV. This lowers physical entry barriers to TV markets via the Internet in various forms. The case of the German TV sector is used to analyze TV market attractiveness for new entrants. A sequential framework for assessing the market entry potential of Inter-based TV is introduced. The skills set of an Internet-based TV provider for market entry is examined. Technical and legal pre-conditions for success are reviewed, potential sources of revenue are considered. Further, the chapter highlights possible socio-economic implications in the case of successful market entry of Internet-based TV.

What is the Digital Era?

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Evolutionary System ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Economic Relationships ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Social ◽  
Advanced Knowledge ◽  
Multiple Meanings ◽  
Very High

While there are many useful ways of describing and discussing the Digital Era, explanations of its existence are lacking. The Digital Era is characterized by technology which increases the speed and breadth of knowledge turnover within the economy and society. Evolutionary theory, as an explanation of the system we live in, states that sustainability relies on knowledge turnover. In parts of the system which are relatively stable, knowledge turnover is low, and new variation, when produced, is rarely retained. In other, less stable parts of the system, faster knowledge turnover is advantageous as new knowledge is produced more frequently allowing for adaptation to the changing surrounding environment. Mixing and matching rates of knowledge turnover makes for a dynamic but ever-lasting world. The Digital Era can be seen as the development of an evolutionary system in which knowledge turnover is not only very high, but also increasingly out of the control of humans, making it a time in which our lives become more difficult to manage. For example, in the second generation Internet, ‘the semantic web’, functionality, which understands meaning, replaces the search function of unknowingly matching words, which often have multiple meanings. In time, within this version of the Internet, software agents will exchange knowledge without human intervention. Equally, our understanding of the knowledge embedded within the human genome about how we relate to the world, generated in association with technology and freely available on the Internet, raises questions about our assumptions of control. Do we know enough about our future to change our genome? Can we control such changes and their diffusion? The social and economic implications of the Digital Era are huge and will increase as technological functionality becomes more knowledge-based, our everyday lives and understanding of ourselves become more linked to it, and it takes on a ‘life’ of its own. Understanding the Digital Era in terms of evolution will help ensure we build sustainable socio-economic relationships both with technology and with the advanced knowledge that technology helps us create.

“Insight” into Drug Quality: Comparison of Simvastatin Tablets from the US and Canada Obtained via the Internet

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1111-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A Veronin ◽  
Eunah Lee ◽  
E Neil Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Innovator Product ◽  
Drug Products ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Us ◽  
Blend Uniformity

Background: Recently, there has been much debate in the US concerning drug importation from Canadian Internet pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration and US drug manufacturers assert that drugs obtained from international markets via the Internet present a health risk to consumers from substandard products. The public's perception is that drugs from Canada are as safe as those from the US. Objective: To determine whether simvastatin tablets obtained via the Internet from Canadian generic manufacturers are comparable in blend uniformity, a major attribute of tablet quality, with the US innovator product. Methods: Generic simvastatin tablets from 4 Canadian Internet pharmacy Web sites and the US innovator product were obtained for pharmaceutical analysis, Tablet samples were analyzed using near-infrared spectroscopic imaging techniques, which are designed to detect formulation defects of drug products during the manufacturing process. Digital images were created, revealing the tablets’ internal structures. Results: The blend uniformity of the active pharmaceutical ingredient in the tablet samples from Canada was determined and compared with that of the US innovator product. Results indicated that there is little significant difference in blend uniformity among US innovator and Canadian generic tablets. Conclusions: Results of this study suggest comparable quality assurance manufacturing standards for the US innovator product and the Canadian generic drug products tested. These findings have clinical, legal, and economic implications that should be addressed by policy makers to safeguard consumers who choose to purchase Canadian-manufactured drugs via the Internet.

scholarly journals Balancing Opportunity and Affordability: Use of mobile phones in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Ian Watson
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Remote Community ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Torres Strait

This article reports on the findings of a research project that investigated the use of mobile phones and the internet in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. Indigenous Australians living in remote areas have previously had little access to and use of the internet (Rennie et al 2013) and are far less likely to access the internet within the home than non-Indigenous Australians (Rennie et al 2010). The proliferation of mobile phone ownership in Indigenous communities in Australian and internationally (Brady et al 2008) is resulting in increased access to the internet via mobile devices, as well as new communication, social and economic implications for phone owners. Using qualitative methodologies, including focus groups and semi-structured interviews in four remote communities, this article explores the ways that remote community members are using mobile phones; their access to online information and social media; and the problems they experience with service provision, bills and connectivity. It reinforces the need for more research into barriers to phone and internet usage by Aboriginal and Torres Strait people in remote areas, as well as the importance of informing remote community members of their telecommunications rights.

Putting things to work: social and policy challenges for the Internet of things

Info ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
William H. Dutton
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Business Models ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Individual Choice ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a critical assessment of the Internet of things (IoT) and the social and policy issues raised by its development. While the Internet will continue to become ever more central to everyday life and work, there is a new but complementary vision for an IoT, which will connect billions of objects – “things” like sensors, monitors, and radio-frequency identification devices – to the Internet at a scale that far outstrips use of the Internet as we know it, and will have enormous social and economic implications. Design/methodology/approach – It is based on a review of literature and emerging developments, including synthesis of a workshop and discussions within a special interest group on the IoT. Findings – Nations can harvest the potential of this wave of innovation not only for manufacturing but also for everyday life and work and the development of new information and services that will change the way we do things in many walks of life. However, its success is not inevitable. Technical visions will not lead inexorably to successful public and private infrastructures that support the vitality of an IoT and the quality of everyday life and work. In fact, the IoT could undermine such core values as privacy, equality, trust and individual choice if not designed, implemented and governed in appropriate ways. Research limitations/implications – There is a need for more multi-disciplinary research on the IoT. Practical implications – Policymakers and opinion formers need to understand the IoT and its implications. Social implications – If the right policies and business models are developed, the IoT will stimulate major social, economic and service innovations in the next years and decades. Originality/value – This paper pulls together discussions and literature from a social science perspective, as one means to enable more multidisciplinary studies of emerging developments.

Macroeconomic Implications of Virtual Shopping

2001 ◽  
pp. 104-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Hakan Yetkiner ◽  
Csilla Horvath
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Internet Shopping ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Macroeconomic Variables ◽  
On Line ◽  
Macroeconomic Implications ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Virtual Shopping ◽  
Current Experience

Recently, parallel to developments in the communication technology, on-line shopping has become increasingly popular for many products, like books, CDs, software and computers. Most analysts conjecture that the future will witness a wider basket of products and a higher trade volume via the Internet. This chapter investigates the economic implications of Internet shopping in a Ricardian equilibrium framework. First, it shows the necessary and sufficient condition for the shift to Internet shopping. Next, it indicates that macroeconomic variables like consumption and income rise when this shift takes place. Thus, this shows that the economic implications of Internet shopping will be higher than the current experience, and Internet shopping will become an important element of the ‘new economy’ when the bulky part of the shopping is done via the Internet.

A hitchhiker’s guide to microscopy and microanalysis using telecommunications, e-mail, and the Internet

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 390-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nestor J. Zaluzec
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Information Superhighway ◽  
The World ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
On Line ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Communication Software ◽  
Basic Ideas ◽  
E Mail

The Information SuperHighway, Email, The Internet, FTP, BBS, Modems, : all buzz words which are becoming more and more routine in our daily life. Confusing terminology? Hopefully it won't be in a few minutes, all you need is to have a handle on a few basic concepts and terms and you will be on-line with the rest of the "telecommunication experts". These terms all refer to some type or aspect of tools associated with a range of computer-based communication software and hardware. They are in fact far less complex than the instruments we use on a day to day basis as microscopist's and microanalyst's. The key is for each of us to know what each is and how to make use of the wealth of information which they can make available to us for the asking. Basically all of these items relate to mechanisms and protocols by which we as scientists can easily exchange information rapidly and efficiently to colleagues in the office down the hall, or half-way around the world using computers and various communications media. The purpose of this tutorial/paper is to outline and demonstrate the basic ideas of some of the major information systems available to all of us today. For the sake of simplicity we will break this presentation down into two distinct (but as we shall see later connected) areas: telecommunications over conventional phone lines, and telecommunications by computer networks. Live tutorial/demonstrations of both procedures will be presented in the Computer Workshop/Software Exchange during the course of the meeting.

Innovations on the Internet

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-00038
Keyword(s):  
The Internet
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