Mobile Communication and Social Change

Seoul, Korea

October 18-19, 2004
Organized by Institute for Communication Arts and Technology. 

This conference was meant to be a checking station to report what have happened in different societies in the East and West. Mapping and charting the current and future development/application of mobile media will help people understanding how societies are living with this new technological invention.

The Global and the Local in Mobile Communication

Budapest, Hungary

10-11 Jun 2004
Organized by Institute for Philosophical Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and WESTEL Mobile Telecommunications (Hungary)

Five areas of mobile communications were covered:

1. Globalization and mobile communication
2. Mobile communication and local life
3. MMS and video in mobile communication
4. Mobile communication and the new intimacy
5. Networks, links, and connections

Mobile Technologies and Health: Risks and Benefits

Udine, Italy

7-8 Jun 2004
Organized by the University of Udine's Department of Economy, Society and Territory and Department of Mathematics and Information Technology


An interdisciplinary workshop which discussed the state of the art of research in the field of mobile technologies and health.

This workshop was an opportunity for researchers interested in the field of mobile communication & health to exchange findings and ideas with other scholars. Its aim was to begin drawing a general picture of available information and an overview of research being conducted in various countries. At the same time, the workshop discussions also sought to identify issues that were ripe for further exploration or that seemed to act as barriers to further positive development of mobile communication technology for health advancement and emergency medical services.

Researchers, scholars, students, private and public sector managers and policy-makers interested in the area attended the conference. 

Seeing, Understanding, Learning in the Mobile Age

Budapest, Hungary

April 28-30, 2005

Organized by Institute for Philosophical Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Information and Communication Technology

Information and Communication Technology in Everyday Life: A Concise Introduction and Research Guide

Leslie Haddon

Book Description
How do cell phones change society? How do children use computers? How can we manage relationships via text messages? The internet, television, email and other new forms of information technology are changing at a rapid pace with potentially profound but also subtle influences on social life. This book offers a succinct introduction to both the experience and implications of these information and communication technologies (ICTs) in everyday life. Drawing on a wide variety of studies from different countries, the author considers the potential, or feared, social consequences of ICTs. Throughout, he analyzes what factors are shaping the debates surrounding information and communication technologies. The outcome is a cutting-edge book that offers a fresh approach to understanding ICTs and everyday life.

Citation:

Haddon, L. (2004). Information and communication technology in everyday life: A concise introduction and research guide. New York, NY: Berg.

The Mobile Connection

The Mobile Connection
The Cell Phone's Impact on Society

Rich Ling

Book Description
Has the cell phone forever changed the way people communicate? The mobile phone is used for "real time" coordination while on the run, adolescents use it to manage their freedom, and teens "text" to each other day and night. The mobile phone is more than a simple technical innovation or social fad, more than just an intrusion on polite society. This book, based on world-wide research involving tens of thousands of interviews and contextual observations, looks into the impact of the phone on our daily lives. The mobile phone has fundamentally affected our accessibility, safety and security, coordination of social and business activities, and use of public places.

Based on research conducted in dozens of countries, this insightful and entertaining book examines the once unexpected interaction between humans and cell phones, and between humans, period. The compelling discussion and projections about the future of the telephone should give designers everywhere a more informed practice and process, and provide researchers with new ideas to last years.

For more information about this book, please visit www.harcourt-international.com

Citation:

Ling, R. S. (2004). The mobile connection: The cell phone's impact on society. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann.