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Volume 30 Number 4
Winter 2011
Accidents in Fireworks Industries

DEPARTMENTS
3
SSIT Secretary’s Message
4 ISTAS 2012
5 Editorial
7 T&S Interview


FEATURES
12
Active Aging with Collaborative Networks*
Luis M. Camarinha-Matos and Hamideh Afsarmanesh
26 WiMAX – An Uncertain Promise for Bridging the Digital Divide*
Carlos Rey-Moreno, Javier Simó-Reigadas,
and Andrés Martínez-Fernández
34 Next Generation Internet Faces the Storm
Rose Mannan
39 Four Scenarios for Future Evolution of the Internet*
Borka Jerman-Blažicˇ
47 Minimizing Technology Risks with PIAs, Precaution, and Participation*
David Wright, Raphaël Gellert, Serge Gutwirth, and Michael Friedewald
55 Accidents and Disaster Management in Fireworks Industries*
T. Sekar, S.N. Ramaswamy, and NVN Nampoothiri

*Refereed articles.