Focusing on the case study of South Korea, the author argues that engineering megaprojects associated with capital city shifts require systematic strategic planning, meticulous research, construction and discussion of the alternative development scenarios and preparation of wide public debate of the topic. The article argues that even the projects that are not very popular could be relatively effective in achieving their goals povided that they are well planned in advance. The author argues that the choice of a new capital should take into account the prospect of the future political reunification of the Korean peninsula. The establishment of separate administrative, legislative and cultural capitals might be a viable option for new Korea.

We have been living and working in the information society for decades, yet still we struggle to understand and keep up in the face of its constant flux and vast scope. In this unique interdisciplinary text, three scholars at the forefront of this dynamic field provide a clear conceptual framework and interpretation of the global information society. They explain the three pillars of the information society—technology, knowledge, and mobility—and the global information society as a whole, both as an interconnected web and a regionally distinct phenomenon. Offering a nuanced understanding of this complex subject, this book will enable students to navigate and thrive in the dynamic and evolving world of information and communication technology.

Over the past 25 years, social movements have actively sought out and used new information and communication technologies (ICT), such as the Internet and mobile phones, to give voice to their concerns. The growth of access and use of ICT in the Middle East and North Africa provided resources for protesters and governments to influence political and social events. The widespread availability of the Internet and mobile phones to facilitate organization and action raises the research question of how ICT affects protest movements.

After more than a century of telephony and twenty years of the Internet, the world presents a mosaic of the application and use of information and communication technologies. The influences of ICT form and function are organized by the authors into four realms of ICT characteristics. Each dimension is a classification employed across space to show the scale and scope of ICT use. Within each dimension there is a range of experiences evident across the global information society, so that it forms a spectrum. The four spectra that help define information society are devices, access, culture, and governance. The paper examines how different places are experiencing recent and new information technologies, and draws attention to the importance of the local, as well as the global, when analyzing ICT. The four spectra are represented by data from 19 city states and heavily urban areas globally to illustrate the rich diversity of the ICT landscape. Evolving characteristics of ICT application and use show how different placescities, regions, countriescreate different environments for ICT.