«THE RESPONSIVE CITY |a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age»

«The Responsive City is a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age that will help leaders link important breakthroughs in technology and data analytics with age-old lessons of small-group community input to create more agile, competitive, and economically resilient cities. Featuring vivid case studies highlighting the work of pioneers in New York, Boston, Chicago and more, the book provides a compelling model for the future of governance. The book will help mayors, chief technology officers, city administrators, agency directors, civic groups and nonprofit leaders break out of current paradigms to collectively address civic problems». Continue a ler.

«Mobile For Good»

«An expert in nonprofit fundraising shows how to take full advantage of today's fastest-growing digital platformThe author of Social Media for Social Good provides a practical, step-by-step guide to launching a new website and email newsletter that is compatible with mobile devices, as well as optimizing their efforts on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other sites for mobile devices». + 

E o blogue Nonprofit Tech for Good onde a autora escreve.

«PARDON the Disruption»

Continuemos com a disrupção, agora com o livro da imagem, do qual a sinopse: «Pardon The Disruption high-lights the exponential advances in technology that have disrupted the legal system and the economy over time - but those changes will pale in comparison to what is about to occur! The book is written in two parts: the first part discusses the effect - past and projected future - on the legal system; the second part, on the economy. The two come together in a conclusive scenario that changes everything! The conclusions reached by this trio of authors are not only possible or plausible, but likely to occur in the future. These inveterate trend watchers see a confluence of trends that will lead to legal, economic and governance changes that will have dramatic effects on our lives. Using both real life and engaging fictional stories to illustrate their compelling points, this trio of authors not only reports on major trends occurring in the legal and economic realms, but uniquely projects where these exponential advances of technology will take us. NO OTHER book on the market has made these connections and projected future outcomes like this one!» +. E sobre o livro aqui na The Futurist.

«A Nova Era Digital»

 

Sinopse - «O presidente executivo da Google e o director da Google Ideas revelam os avanços tecnológicos da idade digital e o seu impacto na sociedade, estilo de vida, relações humanas e no terrorismo.
 "Neste livro fascinante, Eric Schmidt e Jared Cohen baseiam-se nas suas experiências para nos anunciar um futuro de rendimentos mais altos, maior participação e um genuíno sentido de comunidade - se tomarmos hoje as decisões correctas". Bill Clinton, ex-presidente dos EUA». Saiba mais. E aqui também.

 

“Engineering IT-Enabled Sustainable Electricity Services: The Tale of Two Low-Cost Green Azores Islands”

 

«(...).The key is the proper use of Information Technology (IT). (...)». +

 

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According to the three authors, the book was motivated by the “growing challenges and opportunities on the path to sustainable energy services, and focuses on the importance of information technology to overcoming problems, such as those brought about by integrating clean and efficient resources and by the high cost of these technologies.” The biggest challenge faced during the simulations of electric power systems was designing the IT architectures. (...)». Leia mais aqui.

E o «verde», tudo aponta para isso, será (tem de ser) o futuro ...