...Stuti Saxena Purpose The paper aims to investigate the national open data portals of Japan, The Netherlands and Saudi Arabia to identify the role of cultural variations in terms of their open data initiatives. Design/methodology/approach Following a qualitative approach, Hofstede’s cultural...

...Jonathan L. Calof; Jack E. Smith; Kuniko Urashima; Yoshiko Yokoo; Hiroshi Nagano Purpose The 9th S&T Foresight for Japan has recently been completed. A key element of this Foresight is that S&T is now expected to indicate solutions for broad social issues and global issues (climate...

...Jacques Richardson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to arrive at an understanding of how Japan allowed herself to become involved in a conflict with such tragic proportions, for both Japan and others, as the Second World War. Design/methodology/approach In a reconstruction...

..., and statistically significant evidence of ICTs’ contributions to corporate operations and environmental issues. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Information systems Communications technology Japan Camford foresight/ vol.03, no.02, apr.01 the journal of futures studies, strategic thinking and policy © 2001...