Digitalization: Contexts, Roles, and Outcomes

Conceptually,  as well as practically, digitalization is similar to the implementation  of a modern computation model – the model may be a centralized setup  using a mainframe or it may be extended to an N-tier architecture.  Regardless of the specifics of the implementation, however, the  conceptual model of data processing remains the same. Digitalization is  nothing but a system relying on digital technologies to create, conduct  and, potentially, expand a business activity of some sort.  Digitalization can be used to create an e-commerce model for a small  business or to create a global supply and distribution chain geared  toward almost any kind of a business. It could also be used for  non-profit purposes, such as on-line education and telemedicine or  e-government.

Digitalization: Contexts, Roles, and  Outcomes is a contemplation and analysis of the socio-technical system  that is known as digitalization. It considers the context of  digitalization as well as the ways by which digitalization offers value  to the context within which it operates. This book aims to offer readers  an entry point to a path of inquiry into the different aspects of  digitalization. The goal is to identify main directions for further  inquiry as well as to outline the most obvious obstacles along the way.  The book aims to guide readers on their own unique journeys using the  basic ideas, principles, and concepts synthesized, developed, and  presented in the book. It is beneficial to both practitioners and  researchers.

The book covers:

• The functionality of digitalization
• The significance of digitalization
• Identifying the context of digitalization
• Designing a control system
• A cognitive model for the theory of digitalization
• Designing a theory of digitalization

The  book helps readers to consider the subject of digitalization in a  rigorous and rational way so their own perspectives can emerge stronger  and be substantiated and reinforced by building an argument vis-à-vis  perspectives and points examined in this book.