Telematics
Opportunity or threat for peripheral areas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12353098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jesper Manniche (corresponding author), Carl H Marcussen |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 13-26 |
| Publication date | 1997-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rural Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-1656 • E-ISSN: 2204-0536 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5172/rsj.7.3-4.13 |
| OpenAlex | W2017014509 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article highlights some of the possibilities and constraints for utilising telematics in peripheral areas. Telematics is, semantically and technologically, an amalgamation of telecommunications and informatics. A theoretical basis for understanding regional and technological development is established. Theories that consider technology (including telematics) as primarily socially determined constructions, which are developed, diffused and renewed through interactions between actors, for example users and producers, are emphasised. Examples are given of the use and potential consequences for localisation of within three very different industries: telework (production and delivery of services by means of telematics), tourism (especially hotels), and manufacturing industries. Telematics reduces the importance of geographical distance but does not eliminate the need for face-to-face-contact. Therefore, telematics does not remove the distance barriers for peripheral areas and may result in decentralisation as well as centralisation. While it is up to telecompanies and political actors in the regions to provide the basic prerequisites for businesses exploitation of telematics, it is up to to meet the challenge of turning what might seem to be a threat but which - adapted to the firms local conditions and networks - could be a prosperous opportunity
Business · Computer security · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Telecommunications · Telematics · Business Strategy and Innovation · Computer Science · Engineering · Law
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |