M. J. R. Healy
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View article: Towards 5G Zero Trusted Air Interface Architecture
Towards 5G Zero Trusted Air Interface Architecture Open
5G is destined to be supporting large deployment of Industrial IoT (IIoT) with the characteristics of ultra-high densification and low latency. 5G utilizes a more intelligent architecture, with Radio Access Networks (RANs) no longer constr…
View article: Our alienated experience with digital machines
Our alienated experience with digital machines Open
Our alienated experience with digital machinesA contradiction exists at the heart of our interaction with digital technologies (DTs): they offer a myriad of possibilities to enrich our lives yet habitually fail to deliver on this promise, …
View article: Introduction: Contradictions of ICT
Introduction: Contradictions of ICT Open
This first chapter sets out the contradictory way in which Information Communication Technology (ICT) habitually fails to deliver on its promises despite its ability to enrich our lives. Author Mike Healy sets up two main contradictory vie…
View article: Critique and Conclusion
Critique and Conclusion Open
This conclusion discusses the extent to which the research themes have been addressed and identifies areas of possible further research. It also provides a critique of the project’s own research process. This book has considered three over…
View article: Alienation and Work: ICT Professionals
Alienation and Work: ICT Professionals Open
This chapter surveys the effectiveness of Marx’s theory of alienation by examining the experiences of ICT professionals within the workplace. This chapter studies whether Marx’s theory helps in creating the conditions to enable ICT profess…
View article: ICT, Senior End-users and Alienation
ICT, Senior End-users and Alienation Open
This penultimate chapter investigates the relationship between mature end-users and ICT. Although Marx referred to the pervasive nature of alienation and its influence in non-work environments, he did not develop this aspect of alienation …
View article: Alienation and Work: A Common View
Alienation and Work: A Common View Open
This chapter looks at the views of both the ICT professionals and scholars about a specific aspect of Marx’s theory of alienation, namely their attitude towards work. The author investigates whether the ICT professionals or scholars would …
View article: Marx and Digital Machines: Alienation, Technology, Capitalism
Marx and Digital Machines: Alienation, Technology, Capitalism Open
This book explores the fundamental contradiction at the heart of the digital environment: technology offers all manner of promises, yet habitually fails to deliver. This failure often arises from numerous problems: the proficiency of the t…
View article: Researching ICT: The Scholars’ Alienated Experience
Researching ICT: The Scholars’ Alienated Experience Open
‘Researching ICT: The Scholars’ Alienated Experience’ examines the experience of academics researching the ethical and societal aspects of ICT. The chapter asks how effective Marx’s theory of alienation would be when applied to what could …
View article: Researching Alienation
Researching Alienation Open
In this chapter, the author outlines a way to research Marx’s approach to alienation that moves beyond polemics. In doing so, he describes his chosen method of collecting, analysing and presenting data setting out the rationale for his cho…
View article: Marx and Digital Machines
Marx and Digital Machines Open
A problem that I have once solved can no longer puzzle me; I cannot guess what I already know.Having made a discovery, I shall never see the world again as before.My eyes have become different; I have made myself into a person seeing and t…
View article: Theories of Alienation – Seeman and Marx
Theories of Alienation – Seeman and Marx Open
This chapter examines in detail the two contrasting approaches to alienation of Seeman and Marx detailing how key concepts of Marx’s theory of humanity affects his understanding of alienation. After discussing Seeman’s more routinely-favou…