The smart revolution towards the sustainable digital society: beyond the era of convergence

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I The ICT ecosystem in transformation -- 1. The dominance of the IT industry in a converging ICT ecosystem -- 2. Model analysis of the two-sided market of the mobile broadband business: in Japan and worldwide -- 3. Digital power shift from network to smart devices: how will regulators cope with digital power? -- PART II What did the smart revolution achieve for business and society? -- 4. Empirical analysis of the relationship between social media use and product innovation: focusing on SNS use and social capital -- 5. Efficiency of transport infrastructure and ICT development -- 6. Telecommunication service countermeasures against disasters: Japanese people's willingness to pay for telecommunication services -- 7. The role of media and ICT to motivate people to take post-quake recovery action: an evidence of the 'Pythagorean effect' -- PART III New issues created by the smart revolution -- 8. Customer service quality and incomplete information in mobile telecommunications: a game theoretical approach to consumer protection -- 9. Industry-specific patterns inherent in personal information leakage incidents in Japan: analyses of an incident database -- PART IV Regulation required for the smart revolution -- 10. Smart devices, fixed/mobile convergence and the cloud: some medium-term regulatory challenges -- 11. Problems with international mobile roaming: excessive deregulation works against users' interests -- PART V New features in the media industry -- 12. An estimation of marginal WTP for variety in the broadcasting platform -- 13. The impact of newly emerging media on traditional media platforms in Taiwan: a co-opetition perspective -- PART VI The smart revolution in countries -- 14. The Australian digital market: opportunities and challenges

The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the smart revolution, including its social and economic impacts. It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can contribute to societies as a whole. The authors offer a guide to how advanced network technologies have led to a greater variety of applications and social networking services. These allow people to connect with each other both at a more personal and global level, and will ultimately herald a new era of ICTs that will shape the 'digital society'. This essential resource will appeal to academics, government officials and practitioners in telecommunications and media -- Book jacket