[PDF] Visioning and Engineering the Knowledge Society – A Web Science Perspective: Second World Summit on the Knowledge Society, WSKS 2009, Chania, Crete, … Miltiadis D. Lytras, Ernesto Damiani, John M. Carroll, Robert D. Tennyson, David Avison, Ambjorn Naeve, Adrian Dale, Paul Lefrere, Felix Tan, Janice Sipior, Gottfried Vossen

This book, in conjunction with the volume CCIS 49, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second World Summit, WSKS 2009, held in Chania, Crete, Greece, in September 2008. The 62 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are?deal with?information technologies – knowledge management systems – e-business and business, organizational and inter-organizational information systems for the Knowledge Society, knowledge, learning, education, learning technologies and e-learning for the Knowledge Society, social and humanistic computing for the Knowledge Society ? emerging technologies for the society and the humanity, culture and cultural heritage – technology for culture management – management of tourism and entertainment – tourism networks in the Knowledge Society, e-government and e-democracy in the Knowledge Society, innovation, sustainable development and strategic management for the Knowledge Society, service science, management, engineering, and technology, intellectual and human capital development in the Knowledge Society, advanced applications for environmental protection and green economy management, future prospects for the Knowledge Society: from foresight studies to projects and public policies, technologies and business models for the creative industries.