Essays about: "general purpose technology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 928 essays containing the words general purpose technology.

  1. 1. Increasing Governance Capacity and Governance Legitimacy. A Case Study of the Lithuanian Crisis Management System.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Marija Bukauskaite; [2024]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In 2022, the Government of Lithuania approved the new Crisis Management and Civil Safety law to establish the National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC). This thesis was written during the initial phase of the NCMC creation process. READ MORE

  2. 2. Inductive fast charging of IoT devices : An in-depth analysis of short-range wireless charging technologies based on induction

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Franz Wikner; [2024]
    Keywords : Electromagnetic power transfer; Inductive power transfer; Short distance WPT;

    Abstract : In the era of Internet of things (IoT), sensor-equipped devices exchange data over networks. In battery powered IoT devices, the lifespan of the devices is often much longer than the battery life, leading to multiple costly and environmentally hazardous battery replacements during the operational life of the devices. READ MORE

  3. 3. States sentiment towards Artificial Intelligence in international settings

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Viktor Skog; [2024]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : AI is creating a global societal paradigm shift since it is a general purpose technology with seemingly unstoppable potential. Although large economic and societal advantages seem apparent, the technology is also recognised to pose an existential threat to humanity. READ MORE

  4. 4. Powering Sustainable Development with SMRs - A qualitative study examining the potential effects of Small Modular Reactor deployment in Southern Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alixander Kanaan; Marcus Magnusson; [2023-07-19]
    Keywords : Small modular reactors; Sustainability; Eco-Innovation;

    Abstract : Europe has been immensely impacted by the recent turmoil in the continent and an energy crisis has emerged. Energy prices have soared over a period of two years and the price of energy is still at elevated levels throughout Europe and a high dependency on fossil fuels for energy production has become inevitable. READ MORE

  5. 5. Transitioning from on-premise computing to cloud computing A cost comparison case study on a Swedish grocery retail company

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Per Bondeson; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Using public cloud platforms for managing applications and compute is becoming increasingly common among organizations. In this thesis, a case study was performed at a Swedish grocery retailer that was in pursue of migrating all analytics related IT-resources hosted on both on-premise and private cloud to a public cloud platform. READ MORE