THE WAVES OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS OF THE MODERN AGE AND THE PRESENT CRISIS AS THE END OF THE WAVE OF THE INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION

• Authors: Šmihula Daniel
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The article is about new views on the theory of “long waves” and especially from the point of view of technological progress importance of which is stressed. It developed a new conception of waves of technological innovations in a modern society (from 1600 AD). The last- 5th wave (based on a progress in informatics and telecommunications) is just coming to an end. Today economic crisis must be seen also as the crisis of the end of the cycle of innovations. It could be overcome by a new technological revolution (post-informational technological revolution) which could start about 2015.

Keywords

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CRISIS; INNOVATION; POST-INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS

• Publisher: Institute of Political Sciences, SAS
• Journal: Studia Politica Slovaca: časopis pre politické vedy, najnovšie politické dejiny a medzinárodné vzťahy
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 32 – 47

Contributors

author

Šmihula Daniel

• Ústav politických vied SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic