Grand Societal Challenges in Information Systems Research and Education
This book examines how information systems research and education can play a major role in contributing to solutions to the Societal Grand Challenges formulated in “The Millennium Project” (millenium-project.org). Individual chapters focus on specific cha
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Jan vom Brocke Armin Stein Sara Hofmann Sanja Tumbas
Grand Societal Challenges in Information Systems Research and Education Ideas from the ERCIS Virtual Seminar Series
SpringerBriefs in Information Systems Series editor Jörg Becker
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Jan vom Brocke · Armin Stein Sara Hofmann · Sanja Tumbas
Grand Societal Challenges in Information Systems Research and Education Ideas from the ERCIS Virtual Seminar Series
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Jan vom Brocke Department of Information Systems University of Liechtenstein Vaduz Liechtenstein
Sara Hofmann ERCIS University of Münster Münster Germany
Armin Stein ERCIS University of Münster Münster Germany
Sanja Tumbas Department of Information Systems University of Liechtenstein Vaduz Liechtenstein
ISSN 2192-4929 ISSN 2192-4937 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Information Systems ISBN 978-3-319-15026-0 ISBN 978-3-319-15027-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15027-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015932446 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
In the 1980s, the United States tackled the rise of Japanese computer research, particularly their “5th Generation Computer,” by introducing “Grand Challenges.” Engineers and scientists were called to action to address particular challenges to keep the Unites States’ competitive advantage. These Grand Challenges were revised by the National Science Foundation in 2009 but have remained largely the same over time.1 Grand Challenges are defined for disciplines (like information and communication technology2 and health3) and for regions (like Canada4 and South Africa5). The White House provides the several attributes that Grand Challenges feature6: • They help create the industries and jobs of the future. • They e
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