The smart revolution towards the sustainable digital society : beyond the era of convergence The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the smart revolution including its social and economic impacts. It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can contribute to societies as a whole. The authors offer a guide to how advanced network technologies have led to a greater variety of applications and social networking services. These allow people to connect with each other both at a more personal and global level and will ultimately herald a new era of ICTs that will shape the digital society. This essential resource will appeal to academics government officials and practitioners in telecommunications and media.