The connected society means a society in which people and people, people and objects, things and things, online and offline, one to one, one to many and many to many are connected using digital technology or the digital based society that stores, analyses and manages data collected by sensors and mobile terminals through a network.
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Connected Societies Through Digital Transformation
Ranjith P. V. (CMS Business School, Jain University, India), Aparna J. Varma (GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, India), and Ashwini J. (BIMS, University of Mysuru, India)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8587-0.ch011
Abstract
The converging, digitized, disruptive, and globalized world is transforming the way society exists and human beings live. These changes have helped us to collaborate and contribute in exciting and unforeseen ways by creating connected societies worldwide. Technology drives growth across industries and connects people thereby promoting further opportunities and changing the standard of living. IoT has enabled connectivity among people exponentially and advancement in the speed of internet connections have improved accessibility among users to acquire information and services worldwide around the clock. In many parts of the world, the internet has established itself as the primary medium to connect the societies. Digital transformation has made it essential for enterprises for changing their strategies to make sure that they are connected all the time virtually. This has enabled development of new and innovative approaches in education, healthcare, public service entertainment, etc. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the concept of connected societies and its importance.