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BL
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727424
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b547156
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J. Forslin and P. Kopacek (eds.).
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Cultural aspects of automation : : proceedings of the 1st IFAC workshop on cultural aspects of automation, October 1991, Kresm, Austria\ J. Forslin and P. Kopacek (eds.).
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| Publication Statement
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Wien ; New York: Springer-Verlag, ©1992.
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| Series Statement
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Schriftenreihe der Wissenschaftlichen Landesakademie für Niederösterreich.
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(viii, 113 pages) : illustrations.
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370919220X
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: 9783709192207
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| Contents
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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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In October of last year experts from different research disciplines, like control engineering, systems engineering, sociology, art, philosophy, and politics met in Krems (Austria) to discuss the interplay between recent developments in automation and the culture and social framework, with special emphasis on the approaches in the East and the West.
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Automation -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
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Computers -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
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Machinery in the workplace -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
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HM221.J467 1992
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J Forslin
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Peter Kopacek
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