scholarly journals Cyberpunk's Other Hackers: The Girls Who Were Plugged In

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Lindsey Dolich Felt
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Crip Theory ◽  
Early Information ◽  
Historical Accounts ◽  
Material Artifacts

This article locates an alternate paradigm of hacking in feminist cyberfiction, notably, James Tiptree, Jr.’s proto-cyberpunk novella, “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” (1973). I argue this story critically reorients our understanding of how information technologies and their material artifacts construct and reinforce norms of able-bodiedness and ability. Drawing on archival materials from Bell System, early information theory, and crip theory, my reading reveals that Tiptree’s portrayal of disability is tied to a cybernetic conception of error and noise. These frictions between users and their machine interfaces materialize unexamined performances of critical labor and noncompliance that I link to the emerging field of crip technoscience. Tracking these disruptions in cybernetic feedback across “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” and in historical accounts of the telephone switchboard operator, I show that error and noise underpin an early example of a feminist hacking ethos, and also crip accounts of electronic disembodiment often imputed to information society and cyberpunk fiction.

scholarly journals Takis Zenetos’s Electronic Urbanism and Tele-Activities: Minimizing Transportation as Social Aspiration

Urban Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Marianna Charitonidou
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Home Office ◽  
The Social ◽  
Residential Units ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Takis Zenetos was enthusiastic about the idea of working from home, and believed that both architecture and urban planning should be reshaped in order to respond to this. He supported the design of special public spaces in residential units, aiming to accommodate the inhabitants during working hours. This article argues that Zenetos’s design for “Electronic Urbanism” was more prophetic, and more pragmatic, than his peers such as Archigram and Constant Nieuwenhuys. Despite the fact that they shared an optimism towards technological developments and megastructure, a main difference between Zenetos’s view and the perspectives of his peers is his rejection of a generalised enthusiasm concerning increasing mobility of people. In opposition with Archigram, Zenetos insisted in minimizing citizens’ mobility and supported the replacement of daily transport with the use advanced information technologies, using terms such as “tele-activity”. Zenetos was convinced that “Electronic Urbanism” would help citizens save the time that they normally used to commute to work, and would allow them to spend this time on more creative activities, at or near their homes. The main interest of “Electronic Urbanism” lies in the fact that it not only constitutes an artistic contribution to experimental architecture, but is also characterized by a new social vision, promising to resynchronize practices of daily life. An aspect that is also examined is the relationship of Zenetos’s ideas and those of the so-called Metabolists in the 1960s in Japan, including Kenzo Tange’s conception of megastructures. Zenetos’s thought is very topical considering the ongoing debates about the advanced information society, especially regarding the social concerns of surveillance, governance, and sovereignty within the context of Big Data. His conception of “tele-activities” provides a fertile terrain for reflecting on potential implications and insights concerning home-office conditions not only within the context of the current pandemic situation but beyond it as well.

GLOBAL PROBLEMS OF MODERNITY AND THE SOCIETY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-16
Author(s):  
Narzulla Juraev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Consumer Attitude ◽  
Political Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Almost All

The rapid breakthrough observed today in the field of information and communication technologies testifies to the movement of mankind towards a new post-industrial phase of development -the information society. At the present stage, information is the main source of development of society. The penetration of information technology into almost all socio-economic spheres entails the formation of new needs and a new way of life for mankind.While noting the positive aspects of the information society, one should not forget about its negative aspects. With the development of modern society, the consumer attitude of people to the world is increasing. There is a danger of information dependence. For some people, virtual reality is often more significant than reality itself. To fully disclose the research, the scientific article used methods such as a systematic approach, historicity, comparative historical, structural, political analysis, functional and cultural analysis.At the end, scientifically grounded conclusions, recommendations and proposals on the need for spiritual and intellectual development of society weredeveloped.

scholarly journals Social assessment of technology and humanitarization of engineering in the information society

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-486
Author(s):  
V. A Tsvyk ◽  
I. V Tsvyk
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Assessment ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Technology ◽  
Moral Assessment

The article considers definitions of the contemporary technology and its social and moral assessment. In the information society, humanitarization of engineering and technical education in general becomes extremely important together with the social-humanitarian knowledge in the interdisciplinary assessment of the scientific-technological development. Technology Assessment (TA) is a new scientific discipline, a theory of assessing and forecasting the development of technology, and a practice of consulting. Based on the TA, algorithms are developed to identify negative effects of technology and to make scientifically sound decisions. An interdisciplinary dialogue on the social assessment of technology should focus not only on technocratic tasks but also on the social-humanitarian methodological and epistemological foundations of the TA. In recent years, this component of the social assessment of technology has influenced the Western-European academic discourse on Responsible Research and Innovation, which reflects the scientific understanding of the importance of ethical reflection of technical activity. Thus, there is an obvious need for the combination of the social-humanitarian expertise of innovative technological projects with technical, mathematical and applied methods in the information age. Contemporary radical changes determined by the scientific-technological revolution require new approaches, methods and forms of interaction between people and communities, while their global nature determines universal ethical principles of these relationships. The post-modern information development of Russia will be accompanied not only by implementation of information technologies in all spheres of life, but also by the social-moral assessment of technology, humanization and humanitarization of engineering, strengthening personal professionalism and creative abilities.

scholarly journals К вопросу о состоянии информационного общества

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 35-37
Author(s):  
И.Ф. Минхаирова ◽  
К.П. Жаворонкова
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Criminal Groups

The article deals with some problems of the formation of the information society and the implementation of information technologies. Attention is focused on the possibility of using the latest IT achievements not only for the benefit of society, but also in the interests of individual corporations and criminal groups. Cybercrime statistics are provided. The trend for their growth is shown. The work of the state in the field of information policy is analyzed. As a result, a general conclusion is made about the need to accelerate the pace of development of information technologies and the development of legal norms governing this group of public relations.

scholarly journals INFORMATION SOCIETY: INFLUENCE ON THE OPERATIONAL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THE PROSPECTS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11(61)) ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Sergey Sergeevich Gribkov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the impact of information technologies on the social and economic spheres, as well as the operational and service activities of the internal affairs bodies, in particular. The problems of detection, investigation and registration of crimes associated with the use of information and telecommunication technologies are touched upon. Prospective solutions to these issues are proposed.

“Information Isn’t Knowledge”: Denis Rougemont on the Verge of the Information Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 35.5 ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
Daniil T. Baboshin
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Social Experiment ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Definition Of Information ◽  
First Time

Today it’s not possible to deny the approach of the new epoch – the epoch of the information society. The high technologies have infiltrated the total scope of the everyday life of modern people. In 2020 our civilization confronted the new, but for a long time anticipated, challenge, - mass introduction of distant education in schools and universities. We still will have to comprehend the results of this social experiment in the nearest future. Still one fact arises no doubts: information nowadays is the product that is widely and easily (perhaps, too easily) accessible, but real knowledge remains the lot of the few, and even tend to marginalize. Forty years ago the stated problems became the issue of the studies of the Swiss philosopher Denis de Rougemont. His conclusions turn out to be more and more relevant with the acceleration of the process of culture, communications and education digitalization. His article “Information Isn’t Knowledge” has been published in Russian for the first time. The article deals with the issues of information technologies integration into the human cognitive activity, its influence on the thinking process and cultural, ethic and spiritual values formation. Denis de Rougemont step by step reveals the definition of information technologies, their application in various areas of human existence, their ability to compete with personality and the consequences of their integration in everyday life. These speculations become especially valuable in the era of the triumph for information society and global computerization.

E-Government Development Trends

2011 ◽  
pp. 3747-3753
Author(s):  
Monica Zuccarini
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Single Fragment ◽  
The Government

Information technology is changing the role of government, its functions, and its power. The long process of transformation of public sector organizations and the applications of computer technologies have started the talk about electronic government. In the last ten years, the debate concerning e-government has been the subject of various studies, promoting analyses, research approaches, and empirical surveys. Even so, there is still much confusion about the meaning of this term and the word e-government is often used in reference to e-voting, e-democracy, or e-administration. Therefore here we intend to provide the reader with some guidelines, trying to explain a concept that, although little more than ten years old, finds its roots in the ancient idea of the information society. We can start by saying that e-government represents just a single fragment of the broad discourse about the impact of information technologies on society. It is not an administrative experiment but a permanent part of the governmental process. According to Jane Fountain’s (2004) idea, we can define e-government as “the production and delivery of information and services inside government and between government and the public using a range of information and communication technologies” (para. 2). In this prospective, the Internet can be considered as a variable, which has been grafted onto the wider ground of factors leading to the transformation of government roles. Moving from this point, e-government will be analyzed as an intersection of two main trends. The first of these is the overall transformation of public sector organization. In this respect, the Internet variable has to be considered in the entire process of the government reinvention that made scholars talk about a major new revolution after the industrial one. The second trend is the information society development, a process that started since the 50s catching very soon the interest of governments.

Gender Dimension of ICTs in Latin America

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Aimée Vega Montiel
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The World ◽  
Core Areas

The 1995 Beijing Platform for Action posed strategies to have in media and information technologies an ally for gender equality. “Chapter J” identified core areas for this agenda: content and representation, access of women to decision-making positions at media and ICTs, gender mainstreaming in communication policy, access and use of women to media and ICTs. These strategies were reinforced by the World Summit on Information Society, that pointed out the prominent role of ICTs in women's human rights. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a constructive debate on gender and ICTs, by presenting some of the most significative trends in Latin America.

THE ROLE OF INTERACTIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN SPACE

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-79
Author(s):  
A. A LYuBIMOVA
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Practical Design

The author has investigated the usage of information terminology and has made the review of the practical design with the use of interactive information technology in modern and future urban planning. Such concepts as interactivity or grid-technologies aren't perceived separately from the art of architecture, so far as it concerns the creation of the urbanized space answering a technogenic level of community development. The existing examples of digital elements usage in urban planning raise the living standards of urban population. It supports the basic principles of sustainable development. Thus, the interactive urban space conception is current for the architecture of information society.

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