Digital Denmark: from information society to network society

AgroEcological Transitions : changes and breakthroughs in the making

“…Positive consequences are the world wide and 'on line' connections between people and hence never seen possibilities to communicate and to share information between like-minded in a network society (Falch and Henten, 2000). Without digital enabling, numerous economic opportunities of today would not exist: the digital era has increased productivity and performance of business significantly (Brynjolfsson and Hitt, 2003); there is a 'digital prosperity' discourse (Atkinson and Mckay, 2007).…”

Examining the Phenomenon of Information Society by Exploring the Use of Information Technology in Education

“…They devalued the degrees obtained through distance education because the quality of education had not been proven as equal to the traditional method [13].…”

“…According to the data about the occupational shift [13], the number of high paying, blue collar jobs available to workers with high school diplomas and low skilled jobs have been decreasing. Instead, knowledge jobs have been newly created and have increased substantially.…”

Regulation, public policy, and investment in communications infrastructure

“…Numerous qualitative studies have examined the role of the state in using public policy to facilitate the deployment of advanced communications infrastructures. These contributions highlight the success of countries with a tradition of state-private sector cooperation, including Japan, South Korea, the European Nordic countries, and the Netherlands (de Bijl & Peitz, 2008;Falch & Henten, 2000;Fransman, 2006;Frieden, 2005;Lee & Chan-Olmsted, 2004;Picot & Wernick, 2007). Empirical research also affirms the positive effects of tax credits but often comes to a more nuanced assessment of subsidies as they may be used to fund projects that may have happened regardless (Chrinko & Wilson, 2006).…”