How to Tell When a Digital Technology Is Not Ready for You

The stages of digital technology readiness are viewed through the lens of three contemporary and widely discussed examples, namely distributed ledger technology, machine learning, and the internet of things. I use these examples to clarify when there is really just an old technology being re-branded...

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Main Author: Jon Crowcroft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Patterns
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389920300015
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Summary:The stages of digital technology readiness are viewed through the lens of three contemporary and widely discussed examples, namely distributed ledger technology, machine learning, and the internet of things. I use these examples to clarify when there is really just an old technology being re-branded, when there is something genuinely new and useful, and whether there may be over-claiming.
ISSN:2666-3899