Effects of pervasive computing on sustainable development

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-23

  Koehler, Andreas ^a   Som, Claudia ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; DATA PRIVACY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH; SECURITY OF DATA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PERVASIVE COMPUTING; SUSTAINABLE INFORMATION SOCIETY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 17444365797     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTAS.2005.1407743     Document Type: Article

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