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Innovation and the Future of e-Books. Reprints
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Warren, John – RAND Corporation, 2009
The technological development and cultural acceptance of e-books today parallels the state of the printed book in the 15th century. E-books are increasingly available from a variety of distributors and retailers, and work on a myriad of devices, but the majority remain simply digitized versions of print books. Some devices or platforms include…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Textbooks, Internet, Innovation
Trends in Connectivity Technologies and Their Socioeconomic Impacts. Final Report of the Study: Policy Options for the Ubiquitous Internet Society. Technical Report
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Cave, Jonathan; van Oranje-Nassau, Constantijn; Schindler, Helen Rebecca; Shehabi, Ala'a; Brutscher, Philipp-Bastian; Robinson, Neil – RAND Corporation, 2009
This report is intended to inform the European Commission's DG Information Society and Media in developing its policies for the period 2010-2020. It is targeted to policymakers with expert knowledge of the field. The report summarises the work conducted in the study: "Policy Options for the Ubiquitous Internet Society". It builds on…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Trend Analysis, Foreign Countries, Internet
Matching Up to the Information Society: An Evaluation of the EU, the EU Accession Countries, Switzerland and the United States. Summary
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Graafland-Essers, Irma; Cremonini, Leon; Ettedgui, Emile; Botterman, Maarten – RAND Corporation, 2003
This report presents the current understanding of the advancement of the Information Society within the European Union and countries that are up for accession in 2004, and is based on the SIBIS (Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society) surveys and analyses per SIBIS theme and country. The report is unique in its coherent and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Measurement
Matching Up to the Information Society: An Evaluation of the EU, the EU Accession Countries, Switzerland and the United States
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Graafland-Essers, Irma; Cremonini, Leon; Ettedgui, Emile; Botterman, Maarten – RAND Corporation, 2003
This report presents the current understanding of the advancement of the Information Society within the European Union and countries that are up for accession in 2004, and is based on the SIBIS (Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society) surveys and analyses per SIBIS theme and country. The report is unique in its coherent and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Measurement