CMN 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: E-Democracy, Mercedes-Benz W136, Massive Open Online Course
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More mobile phones are the fastest diffusing technology in history. What is showcased and what is done and all the work that happens. In sweden, more than 2% work in it, and 50% of budget goes to that department. Allowed fishermen to lift themselves out of poverty. Allowed fishermen to communicate and optimize fishing routes. Able to optimize daily catch, cut out middle man, and pocket more money. #s in stock markets are usually set by algorithms e-government. E-procurement: allowed for transparencies of procurement process, transparency and efficiency from digitalization can help government to save money. Allows developing countries to leapfrog in technological advancements. Digitalization changes the way governments communicates with their citizens e-democracy. Voting systems are information processing systems that can be digitized. e-education. Digital content can be copy and pasted with no additional cost e-health. Use of digitalization can reduce healthcare costs by 1/3. Patients that don"t follow their prescription result in billion/year in the u. s.
