Smart country - connected. intelligent. digital. Reinhard Mohn Prize 2017 / Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.).
| Other author | Bertelsmann Stiftung (Gütersloh, Germany) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Gütersloh] : Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, [2017] |
| Description | 94 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Smart Country - vernetzt, intelligent, digital. English. |
| Contents | Foreword. Background and approach of international research : International good practice research. Digitization in Germany: potential is being ignored : Insufficient digital competencies, a skeptical population -- A reticent state and private sector with regard to digitization -- Challenge: establishing a visionary, comprehensive internet infrastructure -- Conditions for a Smart Country Germany. Leveraging digital innovations to ensure full social inclusion : Policy and public administration -- Work and the economy -- Mobility and logistics -- Health and care -- Learning and information -- Structural elements. National pathways to a smart country : Key indicators of the reference countries : Structural, demographic and digital indicators -- Network infrastructure and social penetration of digitization in the reference countries. Estonia: the political will to become a digital nation : Comprehensive digital transformation in less than a generation -- The X-Road as the backbone of Estonia's digital strategy -- Adjustment of the governance structure -- Close networking with the economy -- Targeted development of internet infrastructure -- Lessons learned. Sweden: digitization as full-society project : Digitization as a long-term social issue -- Multi-stakeholder approaches as a model for success -- State broadband-expansion initiative -- Expansion of high-speed networks since 2009 -- Original goals already reached -- Tech-savvy society through broad digital-literacy support -- Digital standards from the private sector -- Lessons learned. Israel: using the power of innovation successfully : New momentum in digitization policy -- University policy and technology promotion as a motor of innovation -- Investor-friendly policies -- Startup nation: Israel's particular context -- The building of state-owned networks and the opening of existing infrastructure -- Lessons learned. Austria: digital transformation through e-government : Digitization policy: a coordinated mosaic -- E-government: a success story -- Investment in internet infrastructure -- Digital competencies higher on the agenda -- Multi-stakeholder approach in promoting innovation -- Lessons learned. Conclusion: best practices in becoming a smart country : Government-led digital strategy: overriding objectives, obligations and inclusiveness -- Internet infrastructure: ambitious, cooperative and solution-oriented -- Digital competencies: embedding skills development in education -- De facto digital standards: finding secure, agile and pragmatic solutions -- Action areas: communicating and promoting the opportunities inherent to digital technologies. References. Interview and discussion partners : LIst of institutions involved in the research conducted for the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2017 -- Principal contacts in countries surveyed. Expert commissions. RMP team and authors. |
| Abstract | Highlights digital solutions that strengthen social inclusion and the quality of life across regions and socioeconomic groups. The results of this year's international search for good practices in the areas of health and care, mobility and logistics, public administration, and learning and information policy are featured in this publication. Also featured are the lessons learned from pioneering digital nations such as Austria, Estonia, Israel and Sweden which have application for Germany as it develops its own national digital strategy, builds its network infrastructure, deepens digital competencies and advances the intelligent application of technology. |
| General note | Translated from the German. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Also available in electronic format. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version: Stiftung, Bertelsmann. Smart Country - Connected. Intelligent. Digital. Gütersloh : Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2017 9783867938082 |
| Issued in other form | 9783867938099 |
| Issued in other form | 9783867938082 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017468393 |
| ISBN | 9783867937856 paperback |
| ISBN | 3867937850 paperback |
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| ISBN | EPUB |
| Standard identifier# | 9783867937856 |
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