This volume covers a wide spectrum of issues relating to economic and political development enabled by information and communication technology (ICT). Showcasing contributions from researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers, this Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges...

This book provides an extensive, up-to-date overview of the ways in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to develop tourism and hospitality. The coverage encompasses a wide variety of topics within the field, including virtual reality, sharing economy and...

This book encourages thoughtful technological innovation while remaining conscious of its positive and negative consequences for society, presenting a method to help innovators anticipate consequences, minimize resistance, and enhance acceptance

This Palgrave Pivot explores how communication technology such as the Internet has changed the nature of trade, focusing especially on economy-wide reductions in company size (granularity) and the role of retailers (disintermediation). By increasing access to comparative data, influencing...

This book analyzes extensive data on the world’s rapidly changing and growing access to, use and geographies of information and communications technologies. It studies not only the spatial differences in technology usage worldwide, but also examines digital differences in the major world...

Begrüßung -- Einführung -- World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) -- Telekommunikation und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung: Politische Erfahrung und Herausforderung -- Technologiediffusion und globale Wissensvernetzung -- Technologie- und Wissensdiffusion als Heraufsorderung an die Player am...

Characteristics of the Digital Economy -- Digitalization -- Economic Theory -- Theoretical Foundations -- Networks in a Fragmentation Model -- IT Services in a General Equilibrium Macro-Model -- Model: Entry of a Digital Goods Producer -- Comparison of the Models -- Economic Policy -- General...

Consumer Intelligence and Analytics -- Data Management -- Social Media -- eTourism and Smart Destinations -- Intelligence Systems: Mobile, Wearable, and Sensor -- Tourism Website Analytics -- Distribution Systems -- ICT and Tourism Experiences -- e-Learning.