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A. N. TuriTechnologies for Modern Digital Entrepreneurshiphttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6005-0_1

1. Digital Economy and the Information Society

Abeba N. Turi1 
(1)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
 

About a decade has now passed since the fourth industrial revolution took root in our post-modern society. With the aim of giving a clear picture of the digital economy, this chapter is designed to cover the state of the art and major developments under this economic system. Accordingly, we will look at the information society and the digital economy on which such society is built on. An extensive discussion on the monopolization of digital platforms, free riding of the Web, smart business models, and emerging technologies will be presented. ...

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