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"In the first half of the forum, each panelist explored a specific dimension of the global spread of technology. The topics varied widely, from reducing poverty to the impact of young people on technology to the need for systems thinking in engineering. But all seven presenters foresaw a world...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Academy of Engineering
Otros Autores: Olson, Steve, 1956-, Vest, Charles M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Technological innovations > Forecasting.
Engineering > Technological innovations.
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Technology and state.
Systems engineering.
Communication in science.
Ingénierie > Innovations.
Mondialisation.
Politique scientifique et technique.
Ingénierie des systèmes.
Information scientifique.
systems engineering.
globalism.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Industrial Technology.
Communication in science
Engineering > Technological innovations
Globalization > Economic aspects
Systems engineering
Technological innovations > Forecasting
Technology and state
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Perspectives on global technology. Engineering for the other 90 percent
  • Global expansion of the research workforce
  • The global youth movement in technology
  • The one laptop per child revolution
  • The coming era of systems thinking
  • Erasing the boundaries of space and time
  • Becoming a global leader. Charting a path into the future. Strategies for innovation
  • Avenues of communication
  • Integrating social and technological systems
  • Bandwidth as a factor in competition
  • Changing the nature of engineering
  • Women in engineering
  • The global engineer.

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