This book emphasizes the need for new directions and approaches for social and economic development in the emerging nations of the Asia-Pacific region through the use of Smart Technologies. It takes a holistic view of socio-economic and technical developments taking place through ASEAN and South Asia. Compared to practices in the 20th century, the use of Smart Technologies is likely to have a faster and greater impact on emerging nations (Smart Nations). Smart Technologies for Smart Nations: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region is core reading for academics, professionals, and policymakers interested in technological developments in ASEAN and South Asia.

This book contains contributions from an international scientific conference, “Smart Nations: Global Trends In The Digital Economy”, which was organized by the State University of Management (Moscow). By presenting international research on the issues of the Smart Nations concept, this book includes topics such as smart business in a "smart city", digital marketing systems and Smart Nations phenomenon: social and business aspects. The conference proceedings cover legal, informational, technological and other aspects of socio-economic development in the context of digital innovations. This work provides significant value for scientists, teachers and students of higher educational institutions and specialists, who are researching socio-economic development issues in the era of smart technologies.

This book offers a comprehensive review of smart technologies and provides perspectives on their applications in urban engineering. It covers a wide range of applications, from manufacturing engineering and transport logistics to information and computation technologies, providing readers with fresh ideas for future research and collaborations. The book showcases selected papers from the International Conference on Smart Technologies in Urban Engineering (STUE-2023), hosted by O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The conference, held on June 8–10, 2023, aimed to address the complex rehabilitation of areas damaged by military conflicts and natural disasters. The contributions within this book offer a wealth of valuable information, fostering a meaningful exchange of experiences among scientists in the field of urban engineering. By delving into this book, readers explore innovative approaches to tackle urban challenges, gain insights from experts, and contribute to the advancement of smart technologies for the betterment of cities worldwide.

This book tackles the emerging smart urbanism to advance a new way of urban thinking and to explore a new design approach. It unravels several urban transformations in dualities: economic relationality and centrality, technological flattening and polarisation, and spatial division and fusion. These dualities are interdependent; concurrent, coexisting, and contradictory, they are jointly disrupting and reshaping many aspects of contemporary cities and spaces. The book draws on a suite of international studies, experiences, and observations, including case studies in Beijing, Singapore, and Boston, to reveal how these processes are impacting urban design, development, and policy approaches. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many changes already in motion, and provides an extreme circumstance for reflecting on and imagining urban spaces. These analyses, thoughts, and visions inform an urban imaginary of smart design that incorporates change, flexibility, collaboration, and experimentation, which together forge a paradigm of urban thinking. This paradigm builds upon the modernist and postmodernist urban design traditions and extends them in new directions, responding to and anticipating a changing urban environment. The book proposes a smart design manifesto to stimulate thought, trigger debate, and, hopefully, influence a new generation of urban thinkers and smart designers. It will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners in the fields of urban design, planning, architecture, urban development, and urban studies.

This book examines the applications, trends and challenges of 5G Enabled technologies for Smart City and Urbanization systems. It addresses the challenges to bringing such capabilities of 5G-enabled technologies for smart cities and urbanisation into practice by presenting the theoretical as well as technical research outcomes with case studies. It covers key areas, including smart building, smart health care, smart mobility, smart living, smart surveillance, and IOT-based systems. It explains how these systems are connected using different technologies that support 5G access and control protocols. • Offers a comprehensive understanding of the emergence of 5G technology and its integration with IoT, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence for smart city and urbanisation • Focuses on useful applications of Smart City and Urbanization, which can enhance different aspects of urban life • Explores the advantages of using massive IoT and predictive analytics approaches in smart cities • IoT, Bigdata, Deep learning and machine learning techniques are explained to fuel smart city and Urbanization system • Addresses both theoretical and technical research outcomes related to smart city and urbanisation with 5G technology. It serves as a valuable reference for graduate students, researchers, and m practitioners seeking to deepen their knowledge and engage with the latest advancements in the areas of Smart cities and Urbanization systems.

This proceedings book presents a comprehensive view of “smart” technologies and perspectives of their application in various areas of economic activity. The authors of the book combined the results of the cutting-edge research on the topic of “smart” technologies in the digital economy and Industry 4.0 and developed a unified scientific concept. The current experience has been considered, and the prospects for the application of “smart” technologies in society to promote social advance have been identified. “Smart” technologies in public administration and law, as well as the experience in development of e-government, have been examined. “Smart” technologies in business activity have been studied, and the transition from digital business to business 4.0 has been justified. The book contains the collection of the best works following the results of the 13th International Research-to-Practice Conference “Smart Technologies” for society, state and economy which was run by the Institute of Scientific Communications (ISC) and was held on July 2–3, 2020. The target audience of this book includes researchers investigating fundamental and applied problems of development of “smart” technologies, as well as concerned parties outside the academic community, in particular, representatives of the digital society, high-tech business entities and officials regulating the digital economy and Industry 4.0.

As industries evolve, the demand for innovative solutions intensifies, yet challenges persist in harnessing the full potential of edible electronics (EE). From navigating complex interdisciplinary landscapes to overcoming material limitations and technological hurdles, researchers and professionals face a myriad of obstacles in realizing EE's promises. The lack of comprehensive resources further compounds these challenges, leaving many needing more guidance to navigate this dynamic field effectively. Edible Electronics for Smart Technology Solutions serves as a beacon of knowledge and practical insights for those navigating the complexities of EE. This comprehensive guide offers a holistic approach, addressing critical issues such as energy harvesting, materials development, and technological integration. By identifying emerging trends and promoting cutting-edge solutions, the book equips readers with the tools and strategies to overcome challenges and drive innovation.

As the application of smart technologies for monitoring environmental activities becomes more widespread, there is a growing demand for solutions that can help analyze the risk factors and impacts on the environment by focusing on energy consumption, storage, and management. This book is designed to serve as a knowledge-sharing platform, focusing on the emerging models, architectures, and algorithms being developed for smart computational technologies that can lead to efficient energy conservation and environmental sustainability.

Industry 4.0 explores the emergence of disruptive digital technologies such as robotics, blockchain, nanotechnology and 3D printing and their impact on human lives and jobs in globalized 21st century societies. Incorporating a cutting edge area studies perspective, it considers the challenges and long term implications of the rise of ‘Tech Giants’ such as Alibaba, Google and Baidu through the lens of past industrial revolutions, looking back at the transformative technologies and industrial developments - the steam engine, electrification, telegraph, mass production, and the rise of digital technology - upon which the modern world was built. It investigates the mirror profiles of the world’s largest tech companies in the US and China (Baidu and Google, Alibaba and Amazon, Wechat and Facebook) and provides a unique comparison of Tech Giants with 19th century colonial empires and monopolistic trading companies in terms of political-economic dominance. A key tool for instructors and students focused on courses on Technological History, Digital Technology and Cultures, New Media, Digital Ethics and China studies, this book provides practical guidance on how readers can equip themselves to face key workplace and societal challenges in a virtually interconnected world shaped by Tech Giant monopoly.