Promises and threats: IN2015 masterplan to pervasive computing in Singapore

Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-56

  Hua, Margaret Tan Ai ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MARKET CONDITIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84859343950     PISSN: 09717218     EISSN: 09730796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097172181101700103     Document Type: Article

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