Our presentation gives an outlook on some of the main results of a strategic European study entitled “EP2010 – The Future of Electronic Publishing Towards 2010”. The paper puts forward the thesis that, driven by the emerging knowledge economy, “traditional” publishing industries will have to face the technological and economic challenges of knowledgeenhanced publishing: Novel publishing objects...

A recent proliferation and success of the Internet, together with availability of relatively inexpensive digital recording and storage devices has created an environment in which it became very easy to obtain, replicate and distribute digital content without any loss in quality. This has become a great concern to the multimedia content (music, video, and image) publishing industries, because te...

A recent proliferation and success of the Internet, together with availability of relatively inexpensive digital recording and storage devices has created an environment in which it became very easy to obtain, replicate and distribute digital content without any loss in quality. This has become a great concern to the multimedia content (music, video, and image) publishing industries, because te...

One of the greatest effects of the digital media and Internet is the birth of a new political sensibility that extends beyond the boundaries of the local politics. Recent studies show that the digital citizens are more optimistic, tolerant and committed to change. And they vote. They vote for a more democratic society. It is not a surprise that the digital media are getting more attention by th...