The next phase in the digital revolution: Intelligent tools, platforms, growth, employment

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 54-63

  Zysman, John ^a   Kenney, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

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EID: 85041610915     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: 15577317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/3173550     Document Type: Article

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