This paper discusses the concerns on the digital divide and illustrates, through case studies, how the recent developments in the Information and Communication Technology can be gainfully employed in social development and in bridging the digital divide. It also addresses the phenomenon of E-Commerce and identifies the efforts made by different industry groups, international organizations and m...

The report summarises the latest independent scientific evidence on the use of dedicated electricity storage in electricity grids, explains potential impacts on electricity markets of recent and expected developments in storage technologies, and highlights what could be done through electricity market design, energy policy and investment support to ensure that grid-connected storage is used eff...

Object recognition technology has matured to a point at which exciting applications are becoming possible. Indeed, industry has created a variety of computer vision products and services from the traditional area of machine inspection to more recent applications such as video surveillance, or face recognition. In this chapter, several representatives from industry present their views on the use...

This paper reviews the technological, structural, and strategic change within the global pharmaceutical industry, which started in 1973 with the success of recombinant DNA. These changes significantly impact the industry paradigm and the strategy logic of a firm. We then focus on the developments within the Finnish biotechnology industry during the past five years and the future prospects and s...

concrete has a special place at the current century; it has been and is the most widely used building material. producing concrete has several environmental impacts that should be considered to prevent consequent problems. in recent years, several methods have been developed to produce concrete that is compatible with the environment and sustainable development basis. in these concretes, beside...