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This volume records the proceedings of a workshop where experts from such different research disciplines as control engineering, systems engineering, sociology, art, philosophy and politics, met in Krems, Austria, to discuss the interplay between recent developments in automation and the cultural and social framework, with special emphasis on various approaches in the East and the West. Main topics of these intensive discussions were technology design, automation software and culture, social conditions, education, the computer and art, the design of man-machine systems and CIM and culture, as well as appropriate methods for interdisciplinary research.

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Author:   J. Forslin ,  P. Kopacek
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.250kg
ISBN:  

9783211823620

ISBN 10:   321182362
Pages:   115
Publication Date:   27 April 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Opening of the Workshop.- From Fragmentation to Integration. Summary of an Introduction to a Workshop on Cultural Aspects of Automation.- Background and Interfaces of Automation in Finland.- Prospective Autonomy of Automation.- A Rational Basis for Determining an Appropriate Level of Automation Technology.- The Impact of Information Technology on the Culture of Counselling.- Historical and Present Situation of Automation in Czechoslovakia from the Cultural and Sociological Points of View.- “East-West” Approaches of Automation: a Case-Study.- Automation Success Factors as Seen from a Developing Country.- Anthropocentric (or Human-centred) Technologies in Europe — Experiences and Perspectives.- Productivity and Culture: Some Elements for the Design of a Nation’s Project in the Face of the World Economic Restructuration at the End of the Twentieth Century.- Training of Human Resources for Automation Design in Developing Countries.- Socio-Economic Validation of a Modular Combinative and Non-Hierarchical Approach of Integrated Production Systems.- Computer Aided Creative Process in Fine Arts.- A Tutorial on Computers in Visual Arts.- Cultural Barriers for Work Automation in Developing Countries.- A Professionally-Disillusioned Generation — Can There Be Found Any Remedies?.- Comparative Study of Computer Integrated Manufacturing.- Development Trends of a Culture of Safety in Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Process Industries.- A Few Contradictory Aspects of Automation in Manufacturing Processes in the Post-Revolutionary Era in Czechoslovakia.- Philosophical Impacts on Technology.- Automation Might Mean Search for Freedom.

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