Information Science Reference Human Development and Interaction in the Age of Ubiquitous Technology (Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology)

The human condition is affected by numerous factors in modern society. In modern times, technology is so integrated into culture that it has become necessary to perform even daily functions. Human Development and Interaction in the Age of Ubiquitous Technology is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the widespread integration of technological innovations around the globe and examines how human-computer interaction affects various aspects of people's lives. Featuring emergent research from theoretical perspectives and case studies, this book is ideally designed for professionals, students, practitioners, and academicians. About the Author Hakikur Rahman is an academic with over 27 years having served leading education institutes and established various ICT4D projects funded by ADB, UNDP and World Bank in Bangladesh. He is currently serving BRAC University, Bangladesh as an Associate Professor. Before joining BRAC University he was doing his Post-Doctoral Research at the University of Minho, Portugal under the Centro Algoritmi. He has written and edited over 25 books, more than 50 book chapters and contributed over 100 articles on computer education, ICTs, knowledge management, open innovation, data mining and e-government research in newspapers, journals and conference proceedings. Graduating from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1981, he completed his Master's of Engineering at the American University of Beirut in 1986 and completed his PhD in Computer Engineering at Ansted University, BVI, UK in 2001.