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Abstract
Chris Yapp has blogged for BCS for 6 years on the future of technology and how the economic and social impacts of technical developments may play out. Covering a wide variety of topics including smart cities, the internet of things, big data and privacy, this collection of his articles provides a guide to the opportunities and possible pitfalls of technical progress and how it will change the world we live in today.
Chris is a Freelance Consultant specialising in innovation and future thinking. He has 30 years experience in the IT Industry at ICL, HP, Microsoft and Capgemini. He has contributed to a number of books on IT, Management and strategic issues, is a frequent public speaker and a Fellow of BCS and the RSA. He blogs on technology futures for BCS.
Chris Yapp has blogged for BCS for 6 years on the future of technology and how the economic and social impacts of technical developments may play out. Covering a wide variety of topics including smart cities, the internet of things, big data and privacy, along with new material on where these technologies will go next and questions for further thought, this collection of his articles provides you with a compelling guide to the opportunities and possible pitfalls of technical progress and how it will change the world we live in today.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | i | ||
| Advert | ii | ||
| CONTENTS | v | ||
| AUTHOR | vii | ||
| PREFACE | viii | ||
| PART 1: WORKING LIFE | 1 | ||
| 1 DEATH OF THE IT PROFESSIONAL JULY 2009 | 3 | ||
| 2 THE FUTURE OF PROFESSIONS JUNE 2013 | 5 | ||
| 3 THE FUTURE OF WORK OCTOBER 2014 | 7 | ||
| 4 DIGITAL DETOX DECEMBER 2015 | 9 | ||
| 5 WHERE NEXT? | 11 | ||
| PART 2: THE WEB IS OVER – INNOVATION | 12 | ||
| 6 INNOVATION IN IT MARCH 2013 | 13 | ||
| 7 SELF-DRIVING CARS JANUARY 2012 | 15 | ||
| 8 SMART CITIES NOVEMBER 2014 | 18 | ||
| 9 INNOVATION VERSUS REGULATION JANUARY 2016 | 20 | ||
| 10 WHERE NEXT? | 22 | ||
| PART 3: DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE – BIG DATA AND THE IOT | 23 | ||
| 11 THE IOT: THE NEXT SECURITY FRONTIER APRIL 2012 | 25 | ||
| 12 BIG BROTHER AND BIG DATA JULY 2013 | 27 | ||
| 13 HEALTH DATA AND WEARABLE TECH JUNE 2014 | 29 | ||
| 14 DISCOVERABILITY AND THE IOT AUGUST 2014 | 31 | ||
| 15 THE T-SHAPED LEARNER JANUARY 2016 | 33 | ||
| 16 WHERE NEXT? | 35 | ||
| PART 4: TWO SETS OF FOOTPRINTS? – PRIVACY | 36 | ||
| 17 INFORMATION DESIGN, IDENTITY AND PRIVACY JANUARY 2010 | 37 | ||
| 18 PRIVACY, SIGNAL AND NOISE APRIL 2013 | 40 | ||
| 19 THE GOOGLE® JUDGMENT MAY 2014 | 42 | ||
| 20 ONLINE FAKERY OCTOBER 2015 | 44 | ||
| 21 WHERE NEXT? | 46 | ||
| PART 5: LIBRARIANS IN A ROOM – MAKING LIFE BETTER | 47 | ||
| 22 IT FOR ALL… BUT WHEN? MAY 2009 | 49 | ||
| 23 CONTRARIAN HISTORIES SEPTEMBER 2009 | 51 | ||
| 24 SEARCH LITERACY MARCH 2011 | 53 | ||
| 25 THE END OF UI WARS? JANUARY 2013 | 55 | ||
| 26 CLIMATE CHANGE AND IT JANUARY 2016 | 57 | ||
| 27 WHERE NEXT? | 59 | ||
| AFTERWORD | 60 | ||
| Copyright | 62 |