This book considers the interplay between the affordances of technologies, the experiences and processes of technological systems, and the process of learning and adaptation by state actors as part of governance reform in China. It offers detailed studies of specific projects and applications that are automated or quasi-automated in organising and governing social, economic, and cultural lives in the world’s largest techno-authoritarian regime. Written by scholars from six countries across ...

This document is a compilation of TOGAF Series Guides addressing Business Architecture. It has been developed and approved by The Open Group and is part of the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition.

It consists of the following documents:

TOGAF® Series Guide:Business Models

This document provides a basis for Enterprise Architects to understand and utilize business models, which describe the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value. It covers the concept and purpose of b...

This document is the Enterprise Agility and Digital Transformation TOGAF Series Guide Set. It contains two TOGAF Series Guides that have been developed and approved by The Open Group, and is part of the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition.

TOGAF® Series Guide: Enabling Enterprise Agility

This document is designed to help Enterprise Architects requiring information on how to adapt and use the TOGAF framework to support an Agile enterprise.

It covers the following topics:

• An introduction to the t...

In today’s world, considering sustainability in project management is no longer an idealistic ambition of a small group of caring individuals. It is a reality and a necessity for all project professionals operating in today’s business environment, in which economic performance needs to go together with performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

Sustainable project management is the ‘new normal’ in project management, in which the concepts of sustainability and...

Since Patrick Wolfe’s groundbreaking work on settler colonialism’s logic of elimination, the field has rapidly expanded, sparking debate about its origins, characteristics, and global impact. This volume advances the discussion by o ering a long-term, comparative analysis of settler colonialism as a structural phenomenon. Drawing on diverse case studies – from ancient Mediterranean societies to contemporary visions of settling Mars – contributors critically examine key questions: What...

Prepare for the updated version of Microsoft Exam AZ-900

and help demonstrate your real-world knowledge of cloud services and how they can be provided with Microsoft Azure, including high-level concepts that apply throughout Azure, and key concepts specific to individual services. Designed for professionals in both non-technical or technical roles, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals level.

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