Beschreibung:
The book focuses on affects of digital technology advances in the mining, oil, and gas sectors. It synthesizes a series of questions including: Why have these sectors been historically slow to innovate? What specific strategies can improve innovation and uptake of new technologies? What new forms of technology will shape the sector in the decades ahead? What impact will new technologies have on resource extraction and energy production? How are digital technologies changing the competitive landscape and industry architecture? How will new technologies impact sustainability of the sector and can technologies improve social performance and environmental stewardship?
Section I: Processes and Organizational Design Underpinning Innovation in the Resources Sector. Section II: Advances in Mining, Oil and Gas Technologies. Section III: Social Responsibility and Environmental Stewardship.