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A Cash-Free Society

Whether We Like It or Not

By: Kai A. Olsen

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A Cash-Free Society

Whether We Like It or Not

By: Kai A. Olsen

Information technology is changing the world through automation, by bypassing middlemen and by digitization. We see dramatic effects today in the music industry, going from CDs to streaming, in newspapers, from paper to online, and in the banking industry, from branch offices to the Internet. One of the most fundamental changes is the replacement of physical cash, money and coins, by bits in a computer. A Cash-Free Society is about this dramatic change. It shows the advantages and disadvantages and discuss how we – consumers, businesses and the society -can prepare for a new world where cash is no longer king. Banks are closing down branch offices and removing cash services. Customers wishing to withdraw money as cash are directed to ATMs. But the number of ATMs is declining. Mobile payments, either for paying bills or for person to person transactions will be the last nail in the coffin for cash . These changes are fed by the overwhelming advantages, both for consumers and businesses, to electronic payments. In the countries that lead this transition to a digital economy, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, nearly all transactions, both in volume and number, are digital. Today less than 3 percent of consumer payments are in cash in Norway. Though there are some disadvantages, there are clear benefits: cheaper transactions, less crime, simpler tax processing and it will become more difficult to operate in the black-market economy.

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166

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442227435

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9781442227439

The Internet, the Web, and EBusiness

Formalizing Applications for the Real World

By: Kai A. Olsen

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The Internet, the Web, and EBusiness

Formalizing Applications for the Real World

By: Kai A. Olsen

In this clear overview of the fundamental principles of Internet computing, author Kai Olsen defines formalized and unformalized processes, with a focus on the formalization of Internet and Web technologies; discusses eBusiness applications within Business-to-Consumer and Business-to-Business models; presents numerous examples, tables, and graphics to illustrate ideas in an easy-to-understand manner; and prophesizes about the effects that these technologies will have on everyday life, jobs, and society in the future.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810851679

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9780810851672

How Information Technology Is Conquering the World

Workplace, Private Life, and Society

By: Kai A. Olsen

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How Information Technology Is Conquering the World

Workplace, Private Life, and Society

By: Kai A. Olsen

Information Technology (IT) is conquering the world. It affects our jobs, our lives as private citizens, and society. Its impact is greater than other technologies, such as railways, personal cars, and the telephone. However, while most can understand the potential and constraints of these technologies, IT is often experienced as a “black box,” producing its effects without giving a clue as to how they are achieved. The aim of How Information Technology Is Conquering the World is to open this box and to offer a basic knowledge of the technology and how it works. We will then understand why IT can put toll both operators, metro train engineers, and stockbrokers out of a job, but at the same time have limited impact on bus drivers, nurses, and teachers. How Information Technology Is Conquering the World focuses on the interface between the technologies and the real world in order to explore not only where these technologies have their advantages but also where their limitations become apparent. The difficulty of introducing a new technology is emphasized with the practical goal of enabling readers to use technology to full advantage. This book is useful for those involved in, affected by, or interested in the technology; for students taking an introductory course in computing; and for managers and others who are interested in seeing how this rapidly evolving technology will affect their lives, jobs, and businesses now and in the future.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810887215

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9780810887213

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