This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2019, held in Trondheim, Norway, in September 2019. The total of 61 full and 4 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 138 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: e-business; big data analytics, open science and open data; artificial intelligence and internet of things; smart cities and smart homes, social media and analytics; digital governance; digital divide and social inclusion; learning and education; security in digital environments; modelling and managing the digital enterprise; digital innovation and business transformation; and online communities.

The success of many companies through the assistance of bitcoin proves that technology continually dominates and transforms how economics operate. However, a deeper, more conceptual understanding of how these technologies work to identify innovation opportunities and how to successfully thrive in an increasingly competitive environment is needed for the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Transforming Businesses With Bitcoin Mining and Blockchain Applications provides innovative insights into IT infrastructure and emerging trends in the realm of digital business technologies. This publication analyzes and extracts information from Bitcoin networks and provides the necessary steps to designing open blockchain. Highlighting topics that include financial markets, risk management, and smart technologies, the research contained within the title is ideal for entrepreneurs, business professionals, managers, executives, academicians, researchers, and business students.

The regulation of technology is an important and topical area of law, relevant to almost all aspects of society. Technology Law: Australian and International Perspectives presents a thorough exploration of the new legal challenges created by evolving technologies, from the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations to the rise and regulation of cryptocurrencies. A well-written and fascinating introduction to technology law in Australia and internationally, Technology Law provides thorough coverage of the theoretical perspectives, legislation, cases and developing issues where technology and the law interact. The text covers data protection and privacy, healthcare technology, criminal justice technology, commercial transactions, cybercrime, social media and intellectual property, and canvasses the future of technology and technology law. Written by leading experts in the field, Technology Law is an excellent resource for law students and legal professionals with an interest in the area.

Technological advancements have always been welcomed with stiff resistance. The comfort of everyday life keeps our minds inactive. Pushing limits means thinking out of the box and stepping out of our comfort zones which to many is a daunting task. As cumbersome and beneficial as this might be, it is time to throw the crystal ball of evolution to understand how transactions in market places can boost the economy with more secure, virtual and efficient operations. This book unravels the mystery behind the evolution of money, what we have today and future plans. It answers the questions on cryptocurrency, its origin and evolution, artificial intelligence and blockchain technology platforms. It throws light on its uses and benefits to businesses, firms and governments, and practical examples of its effectiveness in the present and future transactions. Trust is a virtual part of our everyday life, from heeding to the doctor's advice to paying with a credit card at the grocery store, to name a few cases. In 2017, only 33% of Americans thought they could trust the government. Trust in business lost 10%, from 58% to 48% according to Edelman's Annual Trust Barometer Study. Prior to the global pandemic declaration of COVID-19, the Trust Barometer reveals that despite a strong global economy and near full employment, none of the four societal institutions that the study measuresaEUR"government, business, NGOs and mediaaEUR"is trusted. The cause of this paradox can be found in peopleaEUR(tm)s fears about the future and their role in it, which are a wake-up call for our institutions to embrace a new way of effectively building trust: balancing competence with ethical behaviour. Blockchain has come to restore this trust at a time it is most needed. For this gigantic evolution to be a success, we have to trust the system. Change is here! And to others-it's on the way. Be informed and up to date as this will take the world by storm.

This book describes how governments formulate policies, draft legislation, and manage stocks of legislation and how approaches to these tasks are converging. That convergence has developed over 30 years through the work by the OECD in its studies on regulatory reform and the work of other international organizations to improve regulatory management. The Institutions of the European Union and its member states, OECD member countries and a growing number of developing and transitional countries have developed a policy best described as ‘Better Regulation.’ That policy is characterized using regulatory impact assessment, improving public consultation, and reducing administrative burdens. The policy has brought improvements in legislative drafting and managing stocks of legislation. The book concludes with a description of the impact of information technology on governments and how the challenges posed by the Internet, globalization and pandemics are being met by new approaches to regulating to ensure its benefits exceed its costs.