EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: ISSUES, APPLICATIONS, CASE STUDIES by Paul Cunningham 

Commercializing and exploiting applied Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) research results is critical in reducing the global Digital Divide and building a sustainable Knowledge Economy. A major challenge for leveraging ICT around the world is taking account of local and regional differences. This requires meaningful cross-border communication between researchers, government and industry, as well as strategic dialogues in relation to regulation and policy.

While it is clear that the Digital Divide can be challenging in Europe and the Americas, clearly there are greater difficulties to be overcome in Asia and Africa. That acknowledged, it is often striking how once basic infrastructure and regulatory issues have been addressed and how learning from the experiences of others can enhance the impact of leveraging ICT. This book brings together a comprehensive collection of over 210 in ten broad thematic areas.

These are: ICT for Networked Enterprise; e-Government and e-Democracy; eHealth, Collaborative Working Environments; Networked, Smart and Virtual Organizations; SME Issues; Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills; Security and Identity Management; and Mobility and {tag Digital Content}. Papers within each thematic area are grouped as Issues, Applications and Case Studies, reflecting their primary focus.

“i-Transformation in Swiss Companies: a Decision-Support Tool for Small and Midsize Enterprises”, Philipp Zimmermann, Fabrice Holzer, IOS Press, The Hague, NL, 2007, 1770 pages, Set of 2 volumes, ISBN:158603801X

 VIRTUAL EDUCATION CASES IN LEARNING AND TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES by Fawzi Albalooshi

Advances in technology are making virtual education a force behind the educational policies and programs being developed for use in today’s colleges and universities. And, the faster the technology advances and changes, the more opportunities and requirements there are within organizations to adapt and implement these technologies in support of their ongoing missions to create effective and efficient environments. Virtual Education: Cases in Learning and Teaching Technologies examines the challenges and issues that universities face when implementing and utilizing virtual education technologies.

E-Collaboration Chapter V. "Identifying Key Factors of Motivation to Share and Re-Use Pedagogical Documents", Fernandes E., Holzer F., Wentland M., Zaerpour B., IRM Press, Hershey, PA, USA, 2003, 314 pages, ISBN: 1-931777-39-X

ISSUES AND TRENDS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS (2002 IRMA Confernce Proceedings held in Seattle, WA, USA)
by Mehdi Khosrowpour 

Table of Contents
Distance Learning,IT/Community Partnerships, IT Evaluation Methods, Ethics Issues, Virtual Organizations, Enterprise Resources, IT Business Value, Information Modeling Methods, Project Management and IT, Social Responsibility Issues, Text Databases, Document Management, Environmental Information Systems

As the field of information technology continues to grow and expand, it impacts more and more organizations worldwide. The leaders within these organizations are challenged on a continuous basis to develop and implement programs that successfully apply information technology applications. This is a collection of unique perspectives on the issues surrounding IT in organizations and the ways in which these issues are addressed. This valuable book is a compilation of the latest research in the area of IT utilization and management.

"Motivating Authors to Share and Re-use Pedagogical Documents", Fernandes Emmanuel, Holzer Fabrice, Wentland Maria, Zaerpour Bahram, IGI Publishing, Hershey, PA, USA, 2002, 1200 pages ISBN: 1-930708-39-4