Big Tech and Society in the 21st Century

2022 ◽  
pp. 75-80
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Facial Recognition ◽  
Auto Industry ◽  
Digital Age

This chapter examines the socio-political impacts of big tech in the 21st century. The chapter begins by examining the rise of big tech, and it compares the power and reach of big tech with the auto industry. The chapter next turns its attention to the concept of surveillance capitalism and reviews arguments developed by Shoshana Zuboff. Specifically, this section examines how capitalism has undergone fundamental changes in the digital age that require new responses to protect fundamental human rights. The chapter concludes by examining some of the key developments of surveillance capitalism, including facial recognition as well as government responses.

Why management models are crucial to the success of business models

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Denning
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Models ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The author posits that the management model of an organization determines what kind of business models can be pursued within that organization and that successful 21st century management models are very different from those that succeeded in the 20th century. Design/methodology/approach The author compares and contrasts successful 21st century management models with models that succeeded in the 20th century. Findings Success in the digital age requires a 21st century management model and mindset based on an obsession with delivering value to customers. Practical implications The management model incorporates the key ‘written and unwritten rules’ of the firm. The success of digital innovation can be threatened by 20th Century management assumptions that thwart Agile initiatives. Originality/value Article explains how Agile mindsets and practices are essential to the 21st century management model, and how they potentiate the firm’s focus on creating customers.

Financial literacy and sustainable development in the digital age (legal dimension)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natal'ya Povetkina ◽  
Ekaterina Kudryashova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Law And Economics ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Municipal Employees ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Legal Identification

The work is aimed at forming a systematic theoretical and practical approach to the development of financial literacy in the format of sustainable development in the age of the digital revolution. The authors address the current issues of the evolution of the development and legal identification of financial literacy, consider it in the context of human rights and sustainable development of the state. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the impact of financial literacy on the successful fight against poverty. For researchers, practicing lawyers and economists, state and municipal employees, teachers, postgraduates, students of law and economics universities and faculties.

Rethinking Risk and Security of Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 535-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Hankey ◽  
D. O Clunaigh
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Digital Age

Human Rights in the Digital Age

2019 ◽  
pp. 916-924
Author(s):  
Leonid G. Berlyavskiy ◽  
Larisa Y. Kolushkina ◽  
Ruslan G. Nepranov ◽  
Alexey N. Pozdnishov
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Digital Age

scholarly journals The University in the 21st century: Teaching the New Enlightenment at the Dawn of the Digital Age. Ed. Marvin Lazerson

Gerundium ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Köpösdi
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The University

A kötet alapos elemzést ad arról – a téma részletes történeti és filozófiai hátterét is jól megvilágítva –, hogy a 21. század felsőoktatásának milyen fő irányvonalak, elvek és módszertan mentén kellene újjászerveződnie, hogy mely gyakorlatokat, szemléletet és módszereket kellene radikálisan újragondolni, illetve, hogy a szerzők meggyőződése szerint melyek azok a változások, amelyek nem csak alátámasztják, de már meg is követelik a radikálisan új szemléletmód alkalmazását a felsőoktatásban.

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