#Digitalization#Statistics: "We are inclined to assume that digital technologies have suddenly revolutionized everything – including our relationships, our forms of work and leisure, and even our democracies – in just a few years. Armin Nassehi puts forward a new theory of digital society that turns this assumption on its head. Rather than treating digital technologies as an independent causal force that is transforming social life, he asks: what problem does digitalization solve?
When we pose the question in this way, we can see, argues Nassehi, that digitalization helps societies to deal with and reduce complexity by using coded numbers to process information. We can also see that modern societies had a digital structure long before computer technologies were developed – already in the nineteenth century, for example, statistical pattern recognition technologies were being used in functionally differentiated societies in order to recognize, monitor and control forms of human behaviour. Digital technologies were so successful in such a short period of time and were able to penetrate so many areas of society so quickly precisely because of a pre-existing sensitivity that prepared modern societies for digital development.
This highly original book lays the foundations for a theory of the digital society that will be of value to everyone interested in the growing presence of digital technologies in our lives."
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Exactly. I address dangers inherent to privilege of access in my paper from my 2011 plenary talk at UNESCO's First International Forum on Media and Information Literacy in Morocco:
"The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over screens has reached a breaking point—and it threatens to push out everyone but those with the 'right' access."
"The David Rumsey Map Collection was started over 35 years ago and contains more than 200,000 maps. The collection focuses on rare 16th through 21st century maps of North and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, globes, wall maps, school geographies, pocket maps, books of exploration, maritime charts, and a variety of cartographic materials including pocket, wall, children's, and manuscript maps. Items range in date from around 1550 to the present."
🎉 Today marked the completion of our project at a local school with its dedicated educators! 🏫 While they might not have had the chance to try everything we planned, their overall positive attitude towards digitalization is a big win for us. 🌐 It's crucial for the success of future projects. Embracing tech in education is the way forward! 🚀
How do P.E. teachers, keen on incorporating digital tools in their classes, address the concern of students potentially using their devices with cameras in locker rooms while others are changing or showering?
Join us at @CCC 's #37C3 conference track "Sustainability & #Climate#Justice"! We're thrilled to focus on the pressing issues of ecological injustice and ecosystem collapse. If you're passionate about creating a sustainable, just, and #democratic#digital future, we invite you to submit your presentations by November 11, 2023. We're particularly keen to hear from underrepresented groups and those from the global south.
The @CCC is back, inviting #hackers#activists, #artists, and technology enthusiasts to the renovated #Hamburg Congress Center. Expect insightful lectures, collaborative #learning, #creative#projects, and vibrant discussions in a peaceful, respectful atmosphere.
Join us at the #37C3 conference track "Sustainability & #Climate#Justice"! We're thrilled to focus on the pressing issues of ecological injustice and ecosystem collapse. If you're passionate about creating a sustainable, just, and #democratic#digital future, we invite you to submit your presentations by November 11, 2023. We're particularly keen to hear from underrepresented groups and those from the global south.