From Information to Smart Society Environment, Politics and Economics [Paperback]

This book presents a collection of research papers focusing on issues emerging from the interaction of information technologies and organizational systems. In particular, the individual contributions examine digital platforms and artifacts currently adopted in both the business world and society at large (people, communities, firms, governments, etc.). The topics covered include: virtual organizations, virtual communities, smart societies, smart cities, ecological sustainability, e-healthcare, e-government, and interactive policy-making (IPM).

The book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on a variety of information systems topics. It is also particularly relevant to information systems practitioners such as IS managers, business managers and policy makers. The content is based on a selection of the best papers (original double-blind peer-reviewed contributions) presented at the annual conference of the Italian chapter of AIS, which was held in Milan, Italy in December 2013.

Lapo Mola is Assistant Professor at University of Verona, Italy and affiliate professor at I?SEG School of Management campus Lille and Paris in France. He worked from 1997 to 2002 as Consultant and Project Manager in more than 30 ERP implementation projects where his main role was the analysis and reconfiguration of the business processes, including the redesign of organization structures. He is an active member of the AIS, Association for Information Systems, organizing itAIS 2005 (the Conference of the Italian Chapter of AIS) ECIS 2009 (European Conference on Information Systems) and MCIS 2014 (Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems). He is also Ancillary Meeting Chair for ICIS 2013 in Milan. His current research projects include, the impact of Information Infrastructures, such as ERP, Busl3)