Among the universe of civil society organisations a special one gained significance in Germany in the last decades. It is an organisation of a higher order compared to ordinary civil society organisations in performing overall functions in the realm of civil society. These organisations among...

The new paradigm known as “pervasive computing”or “ubiquitous computing” refers toa new development in the field of informationand communication technology. Duringthis development more and more everydayobjects will be equipped with microelectronics.Such “intelligent” or “smart”...

Futures studies are the scientific study of possible, desirable, and probable future developments and scope for design, as well as the conditions for these in the past and in the present. Modern futures studies assume that the future is not entirely determinable and that different future...